Sales are up, but profits are down. Those are the conclusions drawn in Restaurants Canada’s latest quarterly report, which found that in spite of stronger-than-expected sales 67% of Canadian eateries were reporting lower profits than they were a year ago and…
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Economic development is often described as a data-driven process. RFIs are issued. Responses are scored. Sites are ranked. Incentives are compared. A winner emerges. The competitive intelligence that shapes location decisions is often available to your consulting team but rarely…
Fuel prices jumped 17 spots to become the trucking industry’s biggest concern in 2026, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top Industry Issues report. Lawsuit reform... ATRI releases the top 10 Issues facing the trucking industry in 2026 Fuel prices jumped 17 spots…
Mack Trucks added about 270 staff at its Lehigh Valley Operations production plant in Pennsylvania in recent months. The production line additions are the latest example of an industrywide trend predicated on rising demand for trucks and the ongoing freight market…
Tractor Supply's top-line recovery was driven by new stores and management initiatives, but profitability remains challenged. Click here for this TSCO update. - Tractor Supply Company delivered a Q3 double beat, with revenue and EPS exceeding expectations despite ongoing margin pressures and…
Walmart received a thumbs up from Hancock County Council for a tax abatement for robotics equipment for its IND3 distribution center (pictured). The county also approved a separate personal property tax abatement for Walmart’s 6437 Enterprise Drive location, set to become its…
Agrograde, a physical A.I. startup building technologies that make fresh produce packhouses autonomous, has introduced India’s first AI-powered optical sorting system developed specifically for arecanut, with the first commercial deployment installed at Vikas Traders in Mangalore, Karnataka. The system can process…
A new European research project will combine artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and crop science to develop more resilient potato and rice varieties capable of withstanding increasing environmental pressures. Funded through the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, BIOCRAFT (Crafting System Resilience…
Brunswick Centre was brought by Scarborough Group International in 2021 and closed last September ahead of its transformation into a leisure-led destination, renamed Square One. The plans would include a multiplex with capacity for about 600 people as well as a family-focused…
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