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FAT Brands Announces Opening of First Tri-Branded Location – Nation’s Restaurant News

FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc.announces the opening of its first tri-branded location to date, a Fatburger, Buffalos Express and Hot Dog on a Stick. Situated in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Valley Village, the restaurant boasts a classic all-American menu of custom-built burgers, Fat and Skinny Fries, fresh, all-natural chicken wings and savory hot dog on a stick and cheese on a stick products.

Since 2013, we have been able to effectively scale the co-branded model of Fatburger and Buffalos Express, said Mason Wiederhorn, Chief Brand Officer ofFAT Brands. As FAT Brands has continued to expand its portfolio, we have been exploring other like-minded brands to join together, most recently, Johnny Rockets and Hurricane Wings. With Fatburger, Buffalos Express and Hot Dog on a Stick, you could not ask for a better pairingLos Angeles-born concepts, iconic food offerings, and loyal fan bases. We are excited to showcase them all together as an ultimate one-stop shop for delicious food.

Ever since the first Fatburger opened in Los Angeles 70 years ago, the chain has been known for its delicious, grilled-to-perfection and cooked to order burgers. Founder Lovie Yancey believed that a big burger with everything on it is a meal in itself; at Fatburger everything is not just the usual roster of toppings. Burgers can be customized with everything from bacon and eggs, to chili and onion rings. In addition to its famous burgers, the Fatburger menu also includes Fat and Skinny Fries, sweet potato fries, scratch-made onion rings, Impossible Burgers, turkeyburgers, hand-breaded crispy chicken sandwiches, and hand-scooped milkshakes made from 100% real ice cream.

From theHot Dog on a Stick menu, guests can enjoy the brands famous, made-to-order Original Turkey hot dog on a stick. For a cheesier option, fans can opt for a cheese on a stick, dipped in top-secret party batter and cooked to golden perfection. On the Buffalos Express side, patrons can choose bone-in or boneless wings accompanied by a range of original sauces. All of Buffalos Express wings are accompanied by celery, carrots, and blue cheese, ranch, or honey mustard dressing.

The Fatburger, Buffalos Express and Hot Dog on a Stick tri-branded restaurant is located at 4806 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Valley Village, CA 91607 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

For more information on Fatburger, visitwww.fatburger.com. For more information onBuffalos Express, visitwww.buffalos.com. For more information on Hot Dog on a Stick, visitwww.hotdogonastick.com.

About FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands

FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT) is a leading global franchising company that strategically acquires, markets, and develops fast casual, quick-service, casual dining, and polished casual dining concepts around the world. The Company currently owns 17 restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazolis, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalos Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses, and franchises and owns over 2,300 units worldwide. For more information on FAT Brands, please visitwww.fatbrands.com.

About Fatburger

An all-American,Hollywoodfavorite, Fatburger is a fast-casual restaurant serving big, juicy, tasty burgers, crafted specifically to each customers liking. With a legacy spanning 70 years, Fatburgers extraordinary quality and taste inspire fierce loyalty amongst its fan base, which includes a number of A-list celebrities and athletes. Featuring a contemporary design and ambience, Fatburger offers an unparalleled dining experience, demonstrating the same dedication to serving gourmet, homemade, custom-built burgers as it has since 1952 The Last Great Hamburger Stand.

About Buffalos Express

Founded in 1985 in Roswell, Georgia, Buffalos Express is a fast casual chain known for its world-famous chicken wings and proprietary wing sauces. Co-branded with over 100 Fatburger restaurants to date, Buffalos Express significant growth can be attributed to its high-quality menu offerings and unparalleled dining experience. Featuring a contemporary design and ambience, whether guests are dining-in or having take-out/delivery, Buffalos Express offers friends and families the flexibility to enjoy their world-famous chicken wings however they prefer. Buffalos Express Where Everyone is Family.

About Hot Dog on a Stick

Established in 1946 in Southern California, Hot Dog on a Stick is known for its fresh, made-to-order hot dog on a stick and cheese on a stick products, hand-stomped natural lemonade, smiling customer service, and its iconic bright striped uniforms. Hot Dog on a Stick provides customers with a fun, all-American quick service restaurant experience, catering services for events, party packs, and fundraisers. Hot Dog on a Stick has over 50 locations in the U.S.

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BSEs new process-driven boss may just be what the bourse needs – Moneycontrol

A process person and not a peoples manthis is what people who have worked and interacted with the new chief of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sundararaman Ramamurthy over the years have to say about him.

The new managing director and chief executive officer of BSE is an old hand at capital markets and a wiz in the often vexing segment of derivatives.

On November 28, the stock exchange said in a filing that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had approved the appointment of Ramamurthy as the MD and CEO. His appointment now has to be cleared by the shareholders of the exchange.

Nearly 19 years at rival the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in various capacities makes him the perfect choice for the job, according to one of his former colleagues.

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The 62-year-old Ramamurthy was one of the key hands to shape the stock exchanges equity derivatives segment into the powerhouse it is today, with nearly 90 percent of the market share. NSEs enviable technological transformation and efficiency in clearing and settlement are attributed to Ramamurthys efforts.

At NSE, Ramamurthy handled an array of projects and also spearheaded the National Securities Clearing Corporation, the exchanges clearing house. His expertise in the area of capital markets is unparalleled and his track record at NSE would now be put to test at the rival exchange.

He was seen as the next in line for the top job at NSE but then he moved out, said a former colleague.

Ramamurthy quit NSE in late 2014 to join Bank of America (BofA), where he is the chief operating officer. His time at IDBI Bank in the early stage of this career helped Ramamurthy ease into his role at the multinational bank. He is credited with reducing impaired assets at the bank to almost nil, boosting the banks revenue during his stint.

But, not every feedback is positive. Described at times as unbending and inaccessible, Ramamurthy is recalled to be at loggerheads with many in the office. His approach to conflicts, at times, seemed somewhat petty to colleagues.

That said, there is little doubt that he was a stickler for rules and governance, which helped him immensely at his job. He is by the book and a stronghold in corporate governance but many times, things have become toxic too, says a colleague at BofA.

The upshot is that Ramamurthy has all the professional credentials to lead BSE into a growth path, especially since the stock exchange has become a publicly listed company and is accountable.

BSEs top job has been vacant for more than four months now after former chief Ashish Chauhan resigned to join NSE in July.

Chauhans move to NSE was in the aftermath of an ugly scam involving top executives Chitra Ramakrishnan and Ravi Narain, which resulted in a criminal inquiry against them. Ramakrishnan resigned from NSE in 2016 but it wasnt until 2022 that her wrongdoings came to light during a forensic audit. Ramamurthy has closely worked with both Narain and Ramakrishnan.

Notwithstanding the co-location scam at NSE perpetrated by top bosses, the stock exchange has risen to dizzy heights in terms of market share, technological superiority and clout.

The right man for a reboot

BSE, on the other hand, has been struggling to revive its derivatives segment with little success. Now more than before, it needs to fix its various issues in this segment and lure brokers.

Low volume in derivatives has meant that most brokers have stayed with NSE, leaving BSEs operations bereft of depth with high costs. With Ramamurthys experience and domain expertise, the fortunes of BSE could finally change.

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Garner to break ground on new Public Safety Station Tuesday – CBS17.com

GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) Wake County and the Town of Garner are preparing to break ground on a new Public Safety Station Tuesday.

It comes after Garners Town Council unanimously approved the plans in September.

The estimated $10.2 million contract for the station was approved by the Wake County Board of Commissioners, officials stated.

The 16,816-square-foot facility will be built on the 7800 block of Caddy Road and will serve as a co-location of Garner Fire-Rescue, Town of Garner Police and Wake County EMS.

Officials said the building will include:

Tuesdays groundbreaking is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the site location and will feature guest speakers from Wake County and the Town of Garner, according to a news release.

Organizers said parking will be available across the street for attendees.

The facility is expected to open for service by winter of 2023.

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Harbor Freight Tools to bring jobs to Hazleton with opening of new location – fox56.com

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Live animal crib makes return at new location in Dublin – Belfast Telegraph

Dublins live animal crib is to return this year but at its new home in St Stephens Green Park.

he Christmas tradition is usually set up outside Mansion House, but it was cancelled earlier this month.

However, following discussions with the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), the Office of Public Works (OPW) confirmed the move to the Summer House in St Stephens Green Park.

The crib will be back on December 8 and will include shelter to a donkey, two sheep, and a goat, gathered around a scene which captures the Nativity story.

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The live crib was cancelled by Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy, a Green Party member, who said it was good, but we can do better, suggesting choirs, games, or a Santa postbox would be more interactive for children.

In a statement, a spokesman for the OPW said animal welfare is paramount and the shelter in the Summer House will be installed in line with the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council guidelines.

The department said the animals will be tended to on-site every day by their owner and will return to their farm in Wicklow each afternoon.

Members of the public will not be able to enter the Summer House, but will be able to see the crib from the outside.

Patrick ODonovan, the minister with responsibility for the OPW, said: I am delighted that the OPW and IFA were able to find a location so that the live animal crib can return to Dublin for the 27th year in a row to delight children in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

I believe St Stephens Green offers an appropriate, sheltered space for the animals and is easily accessible for the public.

As a parent, I understand how popular this nativity scene with real animals is for thousands of families in and outside the city, and I look forward to its opening on December 8.

IFA president Tim Cullinan said: The live animal crib is a central part of the pre-Christmas experience in Dublin.

It also allows children to see animals in a traditional Nativity scene. The crib also serves to bring rural and urban communities together.

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Google to pay Michigan $12M over location tracking services, experts say it’s a win for consumers Michigan Advance – Michigan Advance

Google this month agreed to pay out $391.5 million across 40 states, including $12 for Michigan, after attorneys general sued the technology company for being deceptive about their location tracking practices in what experts said is an important win for consumers.

The settlement was a result of attorneys general suing Google for violating consumer protections. The AGs said the company was misleading consumers into thinking their location tracking services were turned off while the company carried on collecting the information via web services, maps and other Google apps on Wi-Fi and cellular towers.

Additionally, until May 2018, Google tracked the location of those who had logged out of Google apps, even while this move led users to think they had disabled location services.

I am glad Michigan will benefit from this historic settlement, which lets Google know that its obtuse privacy practices have gone unchecked for too long, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement.

The attorneys general launched the investigation into Google after the Associated Press published an article in 2018 revealing the faults in Googles location tracking services. The lawsuit presented by the attorneys general examined the companys operations from 2014 to 2020.

As a result of the settlement, Google will have to make its location tracking practices clear, including revealing how the company collect location data and what data it is allowed to collect when users disable the services for one setting but not another. It will also be forced to explain to users how to turn off their location tracking, delete their acquired data in settings and how to put in place limits on data retention.

Sophia Brueckner, co-director of the Center for Ethics, Society and Computing at the University of Michigan, said that this is a very good step for consumers because it ensures companies, like Google, have to be more transparent. She said it also enables users to have more granular control over if they want to opt-in or opt-out of a tracking service.

I think they are key to how we incorporate these technologies into our lives going forward, Brueckner said. So I think thats a really good decision.

Brueckner noted how important it is for consumers to have both control over and information about their data being collected, specifically location services, since location data can reveal a lot about a consumer. She also said consumers should know how their data is being used, whether it be given to an advertiser, police, and insurance company or some other entity.

The settlement follows a recent history of state attorneys general waging lawsuits against Big Tech companies over antitrust violations, harmful speech, breaches of privacy and illegal labor practices.

Salom Viljoen, an assistant law professor at the University of Michigan with a focus on the political economy of social data, said that there has been a lot more success at the state level than the federal level in bringing enforcement actions against Big Tech because state requirements for civil litigations, like class action lawsuits, are lower than those at the federal level.

Additionally, state level action has been more effective, according to Viljoen, because attorneys general have had more expertise, more capacity and more appetite for bringing privacy based consumer protection cases.

As the problem suddenly grew larger and more pervasive, [attorneys general are] really the people who have expertise and track records of success in bringing these kinds of claims, Viljoen said.

Viljoen said that while state level action was effective and that the settlement with Google is a first step, she emphasized the need for federal regulation to cement more help for consumers.

The goal should be to develop more substantive regulation, Viljoen said. And place substantive limits on location information, just given how valuable and how sensitive it is.

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For a wireless zoning bylaw, fierce debate continues ahead of a town meeting vote. At stake: Widespread signal gaps in parts of Lenox. – Berkshire…

LENOX It took well over 150 hours of public meetings over at least 18 months, but in a two-day period this week, a highly debated wireless communications facilities bylaw made it from committee to a special town meeting ballot scheduled for Dec. 8.

The proposals movement to the town meeting started with a brisk 15-minute virtual meeting Monday night, as the Planning Board voted 4-0 to deliver the towns extensively workshopped bylaw proposal to the Select Board.

The Select Board then voted unanimously on Tuesday to include the plan for debate and a decision at the upcoming special town meeting on Dec. 8. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the Duffin Theatre at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. A two-thirds supermajority is needed to approve the proposal.

A legally required public hearing on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall and via Zoom will give supporters and opponents a sounding board.

The goal of the zoning bylaw is to help plug major cell signal gaps in sections of Lenox, especially downtown, the southeast neighborhoods and the village of Lenox Dale.

Supporters assert emergency calls are problematic for first responders and the public in low-signal areas. Opponents claim health hazard risks exist if cell towers are placed too close to homes.

The bylaw emphasizes that before a new tower is proposed in a residential district, the applicant must also demonstrate that it is not feasible or effective to locate the structure in other zones or on municipal facilities.

New free-standing towers require a minimum setback distance of 250 feet to the nearest residential property line. But the zoning board by a supermajority vote could reduce the setback to 1 1/2 times the height of the tower as long as the impact on surroundings is not substantially increased and there is no viable location without the reduction.

In commercial and industrial zones, the minimum setback must equal the height of the new tower. But the ZBA may allow a shorter setback if the shorter setback provides adequate safety and aesthetics.

In a nutshell, heres a summary of the bylaws other major goals applying to wireless communications towers, antennas, ground equipment and related accessory structures, as reviewed by Town Counsel Joel Bard of KP Law:

Accommodate the growing need and demand for wireless communications services.

Establish procedures to ensure that applications for facilities are reviewed to comply with federal, state, and local regulations followed by a decision within a reasonable period of time as required by state and federal regulations.

Minimize the impacts of facilities on surrounding land uses by establishing standards for location and compatibility.

Encourage the placement of facilities on existing structures to minimize new visual, aesthetic and public safety impacts, or effects upon the natural environment and wildlife.

Protect the character of the town while meeting the needs of its citizens to enjoy the benefits of wireless communications services.

Special permits from the towns zoning board would be needed for a new tower in the one-acre and three-acre residential zones, as well as commercial and industrial districts.

In all zones, ZBA approval would be required to install a facility on an existing structure, such as an existing tower, building, or other structure such as a water or fire tower or pole. Zoning board approval would be needed for substantial changes to existing facilities.

Applications for special permits have to demonstrate the need for a proposed facility, based on existing and proposed signal coverage, and show that alternative solutions are unavailable to reduce the impact on the community.

New wireless facilities cannot have an undue adverse impact on historic resources, scenic views, residential property values, or natural or man-made resources, the proposed bylaw states.

Ideally, it adds, a new facility shall be located on an existing structure, such as a tower, to avoid increasing its impact on the community.

Preferred locations for any new towers are along commercial and industrial corridors or in suitable municipal locations or other sites where the settings, other structures, and intensity of uses already in place are more compatible with the industrial nature of wireless facilities.

Remote locations on largely undeveloped areas may be acceptable if the result is a new tower that is generally not visible to the public.

As a first preference, the bylaw advocates concealed co-location on an existing structure or attachment to an existing tower without a substantial change. Second, third and fourth preferences involve camouflaged location on existing facilities, substantial change to an existing base station or tower or a new camouflaged or concealed tower.

The least-preferred solution is a new unconcealed, non-camouflaged tower.

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Denver opens warming stations, overnight shelter due to freezing temps and snow – Rocky Mountain PBS

DENVER The City and County of Denver opened warming shelters, Tuesday, Nov. 29 amid freezing temperatures and a few inches of snow on the ground.

The snow is expected to end Tuesday afternoon, but Denver residents looking to get out of the cold can make use of the citys warming stations, which are located in the recreation centers in Denver.

The recreation centers will operate as warming stations offering water, bathrooms and a place to sit, if needed during regular business hours. A full list of recreation centers and their hours is available here.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock also announced that the Carla Madison Recreation Center (2401 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206) will operate as an overnight shelter. The city is setting up cots for people to sleep in at the rec center. The center will close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 and open the next morning at 9 a.m.

The city also noted that while not officially warming stations, people can visit Denver Public Library locations for a break from the cold. Find a library location near you here.

The City and County of Denver is currently reviewing its guidelines on when warming shelters will open in the city after the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment received criticism earlier this month over outdated temperature thresholds.

The warming stations and overnight shelters are especially vital for people experiencing homelessness, who are at a disproportionately high risk of hypothermia and death.

Benjamin Dunning works with Denver Homeless Out Loud, an advocacy group for people experiencing homelessness. He said that while there is still a need for lots and lots of improvements, Denver is doing better than we have been for a while in terms of helping unhoused people during extreme weather.

Dunning said the key for taking care of unhoused people is making sure they have a safe place to sleep inside. Dunning noted, though, that many people dont necessarily feel safe in some of the overnight shelters in Denver.

Sleeping in congregate shelters with several people is a great risk because they become an easy target for other struggling folks, Dunning explained.

Denvers Department of Housing Stability recommends people go to front door facilities if they are in urgent need of shelters. These facilities, according to the department, offer both walk-up access and have the ability to refer (and sometimes transport) to other shelters as appropriate.

The Department of Housing Stability recommends these front door locations:

Dunning said that he would like to see Denvers faith community step up especially during extreme weather. There are hundreds of churches in Denver alone, and if they each accepted just a few unhoused people for overnight shelter, Dunning said, then they could dramatically reduce the number of people sleeping outside during dangerous weather.

For people eager to help, Dunning suggested donating cold weather gear to unhoused people, particularly high-quality cloves, coats and sleeping bags.

For more information on resources and places to donate, click here.

Kyle Cooke is the digital media manager for Rocky Mountain PBS. You can reach him at kylecooke@rmpbs.org.

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Inspired: CentralReach Joins Bell Works in ‘Office of the Future’ – TAPinto.net

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