Start the week informed with Business Monday from The Republican for July 30, 2012.
Friendly's CEO John M. Maguire at the company's Wilbraham headquarters..Start the week informed with Business Monday from The Republican for July 30, 2012:
New Friendly's CEO John Maguire wants chain to get back to basics
Maguire wasn’t CEO during the bankruptcy, but he said the alternative would have been to close the chain. He said the bankruptcy saved 377 restaurants and about 5,700 jobs. Read more »
Springfield's Gus & Paul's bakery busy after owner speaks out
Gordon R. Weissman, owner of Gus & Paul’s, spoke up about the competition he faces from big-box retailers he says make an inferior product. Read more »
Boston Business Journal editorial: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's rant against Chick-fil-A was foolish, offensive
Staking out an offensive political position ought not disqualify anyone from running a reputable business. Read more »
More Business Monday
• Voices of the Valley: Donna Reed, The Pink Petal Boutique and Gifts, South Hadley
• U.S. prepares to auction leases of huge tracts off East Coast shore for wind farms
• United Technologies sees 14 percent increase in profit despite 5 percent drop in sales
• Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup used same vendors that got Capital One in trouble with feds
• Commentary: Sandusky child rape scandal at Penn State could have been avoided with proper legal counsel
Notebooks:
• Boston Business Journal, Business bits: Big Papi's waived, NY Times unloads Red Sox shares, Dunkin Donuts eyes Latin America expansion, and more
• Western Mass. Business etc: Mass. survey shows consumer education needed, Springfield College earns energy rebates, Crocker honored for excellence, and more