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Vice President Kamala Harris says she wants to provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers, but critics say the plan would only make housing issues worse.

Harris proposes $25,000 down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers — is it a good idea?

Walmart is rolling out Burger King deals as a new perk for its Walmart+ paid membership. The new benefit became included in Walmart+ starting Thursday.

Walmart and Burger King partnering for exclusive deals

Mcdonough, GA

Thursday marks the official opening of Chick-fil-A’s first-ever elevated drive-thru restaurant in Georgia. Its super-sized kitchen sits above a set of four drive-thru lanes.

Chick-fil-A's first elevated drive-thru restaurant opens

TheStreet

Seven & I, parent of 7-Eleven, is in talks with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

7-Eleven parent company on verge of mega merger

Pennsylvania State

Laval, Quebec and Cranberry Township, Pa. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian parent company of Circle K, has agreed to acquire GetGo Café + Markets from Giant Eagle Inc., a supermarket chain based in Pennsylvania. GetGo’s portfolio includes 270 gas station and convenience store locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio,...

Parent Company of Circle K Agrees to Acquire 270 GetGo Convenience Stores, Makes ‘Friendly’ Takeover Bid for 7-Eleven Owner

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., (ACT), the parent company of the Circle K convenience-store brand, has submitted a “friendly,” nonbinding proposal to Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., the parent company of 7-Eleven Inc., to acquire all outstanding shares of the company. Seven & i has on Monday confirmed that...

The owner of Circle K wants to buy the owner of 7-Eleven

Indiana State

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is expanding its footprint of convenience stores in the United States through an acquisition while eyeing an even bigger deal that would create a global c-store powerhouse. The Quebec-based convenience store giant, best known for its Circle K and Couche-Tard banners, has reached a definitive agreement to...

Couche-Tard strikes deal with Giant Eagle; makes takeover offer to 7-Eleven parent

The Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores has made a bid to buy 7-Eleven in what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company on record.

7-Eleven targeted by Circle K owner for huge convenience store tie-up

Los Angeles, CA

California State

(The Center Square) - The owner of fast-casual food chains Tender Greens and Tocaya filed for bankruptcy, citing California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage, inflation, and the state’s empty office districts as contributing factors. The bankruptcy effort is aimed at restructuring and keeping stores open and employees at work.

Two more California chains file for bankruptcy, citing $20 per hour minimum wage

Ohio State

Kroger Co. is seeking to block the Federal Trade Commission’s in-house case against its proposed purchase of rival grocer Albertsons Cos., claiming the proceeding is unconstitutional. The FTC, eight states and Washington, DC, challenged the Kroger-Albertsons tie-up in February, suing to block the largest supermarket merger in US history....

Kroger Seeks to Block FTC Case Against Albertsons Acquisition

Fortune

For 89 years Tyson Foods was a family affair—but nobody could protect scion John Randal from his worst instincts.

The youngest Fortune 500 CFO was set up to run his family’s $21 billion chicken empire. His erratic behavior could change that

Normal, IL

NORMAL (25News Now) - An executive who was key to ramping up production at Rivian Automotive’s plant in Normal for the past two years is leaving the company in what is at least the third departure of a high-ranking Rivian leader since July. Tim Fallon is leaving to become...

Company’s competitor hires Rivian’s manufacturing chief

Kroger sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday, pushing back on the government’s authority to stop its mergers with Albertsons (ACI). The grocery giant filed a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio claiming the FTC’s efforts to stop the merger are unconstitutional.

Kroger is suing the FTC for holding up its grocery merger with Albertsons

Alimentation Couche-Tard, a convenience store chain based in Canada that operates Circle K stores, is making overtures to acquire Seven & i Holdings, the Japan-based parent company of 7-Eleven. The takeover would form one of the largest retail groups in the world, according to a New York Times report. Seven...

Circle K parent makes play for 7-Eleven parent company

Alimentation Couche-Tard, parent of Circle K convenience stores, has agreed to acquire GetGo Café + Markets, the convenience store arm of supermarket chain Giant Eagle, according to a Monday morning announcement. The deal, expected to close in the calendar year 2025, includes all 270 GetGo stores, located across Pennsylvania,...

Couche-Tard to acquire GetGo’s 270 c-stores

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Business Insider

Ho's stake in the newly-public company is worth nearly $70 million. Bloomberg estimates his family's fortune at $13 billion.

Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

McDonald's released some collector's cups this week, and people have responded by quickly putting them on resale websites and commenting on the quality.

McDonald's 'Collector's Meal' cups fetching high prices on resale market

Seattle, WA

The coffee giant’s new CEO won’t have to relocate to the corporate headquarters in Seattle, according to his offer letter.

Starbucks welcomes new CEO Brian Niccol with a $113 million payday—and he can work remotely

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7-Eleven parent company facing possible acquisition

Alimentation Couche-Tard is looking to acquire another major convenience store player — Seven & i, the parent company of the 7-Eleven...

7-Eleven parent company facing possible acquisition

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