ALEXANDRIA, Va.—What if electric vehicles could power up in the same amount of time it takes to fill a gasoline-powered car with fuel? Some EV experts believe this future path the industry should be focusing on to garner more widespread EV adoption, reports the Wall Street Journa...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. & STILLWATER, Okla.—Weigel's is celebrating its 25th year of Weigel’s Family Christmas, an annual event supporting underprivileged children from East Tennessee. With the help of the Salvation Army, 250 children ages five to eight years old have been selected to r...
MIAMI—Uber Eats is now using automated, self-driving robots to deliver food orders in Miami. The company has partnered with Cartken, a leading robotics company, for the service. Uber is using the robots for select merchants in the Dadeland area of Miami-Dade County with plans to ...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops has opened new travel stops in Muscatine, Iowa; Patterson, California; and Normal, Illinois. The Muscatine location adds 60 jobs and 29 truck parking spaces to Muscatine County; the Patterson location adds 85 jobs and 91 truck parking spaces to S...
DES MOINES, Iowa—Kum & Go is offering all customers E15 grade fuel for $1.99 per gallon from December 23-26. There are 198 Kum & Go locations that offer E15, and customers can locate the store nearest them online or on the Kum & Go App and find the blue E15 handle when fueling up...
TORONTO, Ont.—CordovaCann Corp., a cannabis-focused consumer products and retail company, has entered a nonbinding letter of intent with Midwest retailer Jackson BevCo Inc. on a managed services agreement to facilitate the opening and operation of cannabis retail stores within or...
CHICAGO—NielsenIQ’s newly released "The Changing Climate of Sustainability" report focuses on the impact of climate change on the consumer-packaged goods industry. Over the next five years, the report suggests that two rapidly emerging drivers of change, governance and cost will ...
MILFORD, Conn—Subway, which claims to sell more freshly-baked cookies than any other restaurant company in the United States—is taking its sweet treats to a new level to celebrate National Cookie Day on Sunday, December 4: four footlong cookies, with toppings ranging from indulge...
SAN FRANCISCO—Uber Eats is partnered with Midwest grocer Meijer to offer grocery delivery in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The service is available in nearly all of Meijer’s 250 locations. "Meijer is known for freshness—fresh food, fresh thinking and ...
DENVER—7E CO Holdings LLC, a division of Monfort Companies, has acquired 19 gas and convenience store locations across southwest Oklahoma. All locations will be operated by 7E Holdings LLC under the Chisholm Corner brand name. The Chisholm Corner portfolio is the company's most r...
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