The financially ailing Red Lobster restaurant chain is closing 48 of its 650 U.S. locations. Reports surfaced last month that Red Lobster was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but to date the company has not pursued this strategy. Thai Union Group acquired...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: One of the most lucrative and audacious scams in the real estate world involves the shakedown of taxpayers to finance the stadiums owned and operated by professional sports teams. Tons of money that could be used to improve schools, social services,...
Toronto-based Ted Baker Canada, which conducts business operations for Ted Baker Ltd. in the U.S. and the Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand stores in Canada, announced the closing of its retail operations. The closures impact 31 U.S. and nine Canadian stores...
The 40-story Burnett Plaza, the tallest building in Fort Worth, was sold in a foreclosure auction for $12.3 million. The Dallas Business Journal reported the 1 million-square-foot office building was purchased at about $12 per square foot, which was less than 1% of...
A hospital chain’s financial illness, an uncommonly generous charitable donation and Sweden ignoring Jerome Powell’s lead. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of May 6-10. Miss: Is There a Doctor in the...
The plans for a sprawling biotech park in Connecticut that were unveiled in April 2023 have been quietly canceled. Ryan Companies, a Minnesota-based developer, proposed the creation of 120-acre HealthTech Park on former farmland located along Interstate 95 outside of...
