CALGARY — After opening its first location in Calgary in March 2007 in the Kingsland area, Cobs Bread has major expansion plans for the city.
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Franchise restaurant set for downtown location
With a crowd surrounding him, Joel Acton, and his wife Sibylle, made the official announcement that Dukes Country Club and Mingles on Main pub and eatery will be closing their doors as of Oct. 12, during a small media conference held Tuesday, at the restaurant and bar’s location on 101 Avenue.
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Dramatic opening for city enterprise
One of the largest drama schools in the world has found a home in Lethbridge.
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Smashburger franchise on the menu for Sherwood Park
EDMONTON – Smashburger, a company that bills itself as America’s fastest growing, better burger restaurant chain, is coming to Sherwood Park.
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Edmonton’s Mr. Handyman franchisee honoured as chain’s 2012 rookie of the year
EDMONTON – The one constant in the evolution of Lee Miskew — from Mr. Entertainment at age 20 to Mr. Handyman two decades later — has been customer service.
“I liked helping people out. It brought me a lot of joy,” said Miskew, who owns the only Mr. Handyman franchise in Edmonton and was recognized recently as chain’s rookie of the year for 2012.
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Chicken on the Way is on its way to Red Deer.
Chicken on the Way is headed to Red Deer
The longtime Calgary restaurant is expanding beyond its home city, with Red Deer first on the list. An outlet is scheduled to open in Bower Plaza at No. 128, 2325 Gaetz Ave. — the former premises of Baby Pops boutique — in early May, said Myrna Derowin, Chicken on the Way’s franchise operations manager.
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Cover appearance for Propertyguys.com owners
A Central Alberta couple has earned a spot on the cover of a national business magazine.
Don and Elaine Lysons, who own the local PropertyGuys.com franchise, were chosen to appear on the front of the January issue of Canadian Business Franchise.
The trade magazine’s circulation exceeds 10,000 and it’s also available online at: www.kenilworth.com/publications/cbf/de/201301/index.html.
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Rita’s Italian Ice awards master franchise for Canada to Calgary company
CALGARY — Rita’s Italian Ice, the United States’ largest Italian Ice concept with over 625 outlets, has awarded a master franchise for all of Canada to Canada Water Ice Company Ltd. of Calgary.
The company announced Thursday that Steve McDonough, president of Canada Water Ice Company, and a franchise veteran, will serve as the master franchisee overseeing growth throughout the country. The agreement calls for 80 outlets of the frozen treats to be developed over the course of the next five years.
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Junior kindergarten franchise business expands to Calgary
CALGARY— A Vancouver-based company that operates early childhood centres has expanded into the Calgary market with aggressive plans to open many more new facilities here and in Edmonton in the next two years.
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