Groton Selected as Navy awards $642M contract boost for Virginia class submarine work
Groton, CT – General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. has secured a $642.3 million contract modification to continue design and support work for the Navy’s Virginia class submarine program, the Pentagon announced. Contract…
Hollywood massage parlor prostitution, human trafficking ringleader arrested
HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit, in conjunction with detectives from the Hollywood Police Department, arrested a Miami woman on Thursday for operating four massage parlors in Broward…
Toms River Charlie Brown’s closed for over a year? What’s Next? Texas Roadhouse?
TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s been more than a year since Charlie Brown’s was forced to shut down. Once the home of the infamous local dive bar, Phil’s Liquor Locker Lounge, the…
New smartphone repair shop opens in Brick Township
BRICK, N.J. – A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, has opened in Brick at 503 Route 70. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and…
New commercial plaza being built in Silverton is now ready to lease
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Leasing is now under way for a new 12,600-square-foot retail center in the Silverton section of this Ocean County municipality being developed by March Construction of Wayne, .N.J. R.J. Brunelli & Co., LLC was named exclusive leasing…
Ocean Mental Health Services has a new name
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Ocean Mental Health Services, Ocean County’s leading provider of mental health, behavioral, and addiction services, has announced a rebranding that will better reflect its six-decade legacy and vision for the…
Toms River-based fitness chain acquires 13 Planet Fitness locations
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Grand Fitness Partners, one of the largest franchisees within the Planet Fitness system, today announced that it has acquired a portfolio of 13 Planet Fitness locations across Virginia from the Asbell…
Rita’s Italian Ice CEO goes Undercover Boss in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River will once again be the location for a hit television show as Rita’s Italian Ice CEO goes undercover. The area is famous for being featured on…
Columbus welcomes Another Broken Egg, inviting residents for cafe style breakfast and brunch
Columbus, OH – Another Broken Egg Cafe expanded on January 4, 2022, to Columbus, Ohio by opening its first new location in 2022 and its eighth location in the state. This is the first…
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to open five locations throughout Philadelphia
New York, NY – Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the nation’s fastest growing dumpling automat concept, is set to bring automat technology home with its signing of a multi-unit franchise deal in Philadelphia. Franchisees…
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ coming to San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA – Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ remains one of the fastest growing hot dog and BBQ franchises in the US. Crave is known for its delicious BBQ, not to mention…
Germany’s Scholz says raising minimum wage a matter of respect
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that his Social Democrats (SPD) were pushing ahead with their election promise to raise the national minimum wage to 12 euros an hour,…
Lebanon to start virtual talks with IMF next week
– Lebanese officials will start talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday, an official government source told Reuters. An IMF spokesperson also told Reuters on Saturday that a team will start…
Red Lobster names new Chief Marketing Officer
Orlando, FL – Red Lobster announced Patty Trevino will join its Senior Leadership Team in the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer. Trevino comes to Red Lobster from CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc.…
Green Turtle opening first new restaurant in 10 years
Columbia, MD – The Greene Turtle, a sports bar bringing people together over food and sports, announced the opening of a new corporate-owned restaurant in Gambrills, Maryland. The new location, set to open…
California’s battle to cut emissions with biofuels burns in new truck engines
(This January 20 story corrects to reflect changes to LCFS would align with carbon neutrality goals; adds line regarding statistical significance of NOx increase in study) By Laura Sanicola – Renewable diesel…
Venezuela’s public companies quadruple foreign currency sales to central bank
CARACAS – Sales of foreign currency by Venezuela’s public companies, including oil producer PDVSA, to the South American country’s central bank quadrupled in 2021, according to a document seen by Reuters. Advisors…
Brazil government to veto 3.1 billion reais in budget items to fund payroll -sources
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s government will veto 3.1 billion reais ($568 million) in discretionary expenditures and congressional appropriations in the 2022 budget to allow those funds to…
Farms Fail As Fertilizer Prices Soar
Soaring fertilizer prices across the globe have impacted farmers making it more expensive to produce food and forcing them to cut back on production, The Wall Street Journal reported. Diammonium phosphate, or…
Lithuania setting up 130m euros fund for businesses harmed by China
VILNIUS – Lithuania is setting up a 130 million euros loan fund for businesses hit by Chinese action as the country faces economic pressure from Beijing after allowing Taiwan to open a…
German govt to cut 2022 growth forecast to 3.6% – draft
By Christian Kraemer and Holger Hansen BERLIN -The German government will cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 3.6% from its October estimate of 4.1%, according to a draft of…
Chile’s Boric unveils centrist Cabinet as markets breath sigh of relief
By Fabian Cambero and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO -Chile’s leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric unveiled his Cabinet on Friday, throwing markets and investors a bone by picking current central bank head Mario…
German government forecasts 2022 inflation at 3.3%
BERLIN – The German government expects inflation to reach 3.3% on average this year, after skyrocketing to 3.1% in 2021, according to a draft of the annual economic report seen by Reuters.…
U.S. charges Belarus officials with aircraft piracy over diverted Ryanair flight
By Jonathan Landay and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -Four Belarusian government officials have been charged in the United States with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last May to arrest a…
Murphy signs New Jersey law to allow for online car sales, electronic signatures and online titling
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Ron Dancer’s bill permitting online car sales, e-signatures and e-titling was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday. “The Covid-19 government lockdowns forced a hard look at…
Canada Dec retail sales seen down as COVID restrictions bite
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales most likely fell by 2.1% in December as authorities imposed restrictions to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and retailers faced challenges, Statistics…
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