| Senate committee to hold hearings on racing franchise
Albany -- The State Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering will conduct three public hearings to examine the future of the State Racing Franchise, committee Chairman William Larkin of Cornwall-on-Hudson said Tuesday. The first hearing will review Governor Spitzer's State Racing Franchise recommendations and Memorandum of Understanding. It will also explore the economic and regulatory issues related to his recommendation. The hearing will be conducted on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 11 a.m. in Hearing Room A of the Legislative Office Building in Albany. The second hearing will focus on issues related to the impact of awarding the State Racing Franchise on communities surrounding Belmont Park. This hearing will be conducted during the first week of October in Elmont.
Hoppin’ in
WINCHESTER —Two local companies in the fast-food franchise industry have joined to bring SONIC drive-in restaurants to the region. H.N. Funkhouser and Co. and Allen Properties Inc. plan to open seven restaurants in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and Martinsburg-Charles Town, W.Va., areas in the next four years. Construction will start on the first SONIC — in the Wal-Mart Supercenter plaza on U.S. 50 West — in early 2008. The second will be built later in the year in Gateway Plaza on Berryville Avenue. The number of SONIC drive-in restaurants — best known for their 1950s-style service, including carhops on roller skates — has grown to 3,000 throughout the country. In 1953, Troy Smith opened the first restaurant, Top Hat Drive-In, in Shawnee, Okla.
Yogen Fruz continues its expansion into the US: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Yogen Fruz USA Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Master Franchise Agreement with Two Towers Inc. for the San Francisco Bay Area, in the state of California, U.S.A. This agreement extends to cities with a middle-to-high income demographic such as Berkley and Walnut Creek. .
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