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These days, shopping center owners have to do at least a little something to generate excitement about their properties. There was a time, between the 1980s and mid-1990s or so, when the opening of a new shopping mall would be enough of an event in and of itself and could […]

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Fri Aug 24, 5:37pm

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A Beverly Hills upscale sushi restaurant, Urasawa, is under investigation by the California Labor Department for allegedly denying overtime pay and forbidding employees from taking breaks. One particular sushi bar employee contends that he often worked nearly 60 hours per week for only $11.50 per hour until one night he was fired […]

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Fri Aug 24, 5:36pm

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As any Orlando real estate professional will tell you, obtaining proper permits and clearances is absolutely vital if a potentially lucrative development deal is ever to become reality. Not obtaining these permits could mean a promising commercial real estate concept never moves past the idea stage. Unfortunately for the developers […]

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Fri Aug 24, 5:34pm

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Groceries are groceries are groceries, right? Well, not exactly. These days, the grocery market is fracturing and diversifying. Budget-conscious chains, like the no-frills Aldi, are thriving, as are premium, high-end stores, like Wild Oats and Whole Foods. Middle-market chains are neither withering nor exceptionally prospering, though they do command the […]

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Fri Aug 24, 5:32pm