Traffic Slows at Fast Casual Restaurants
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The growth of new fast casual  restaurants slowed to 13 percent in the year ended in September  from 17 percent year before, according to a study released on  Tuesday by market research firm The NPD Group.
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By JAY BINNEWEG  Here's a news release that hit my inbox just before deadline: This weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. As people prepare for their holiday trips, they should be on the lookout for speed traps.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Fred Marion is drilling holes into a door with an electric drill, fixing a hinge problem before customers begin ordering lunch in his restaurant. His place is sandwiched among the tourist trappings of 78 specialty shops and 18 rides in Old Town. Damon's is No. 130 on the locator map, between a pizza place and the Turbo ...
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Jun. 16--Traffic along Chinden Boulevard between Cloverdale Road and Hewlett-Packard will shift Tuesday to new lanes on the south side of Chinden, the Idaho Transportation Department said.
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Online shoppers intent on skipping long lines and clogged parking lots at the mall are discovering a different kind of traffic problem this holiday season: overcrowded Web sites that are cracking under the pressure.  -The Washington Post
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Motorists suffer daily traffic jams because the Highways Agency has been slow in tackling the problem, a report says.
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The second of two articles Traffic along Fort Hunt Road moves more slowly. The local beauty salon does a steady business of "roller sets" under bubble hair dryers, and the barbershop around the corner offers shaves. Full-time attendants at the service station pump gas, check tires and clean winds...
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 27--BILOXI --  A wreck that left a Mercedes heavily damaged on westbound Interstate 10 has traffic slowed to a crawl near mile marker 43.
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It may soon no longer be considered quite so gauche, in the midst of a restaurant meal, to reach into one&#39;s pocket or purse for a cell phone.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 15--Grand Forks motorists can expect longer than usual delays Monday at the intersection of Columbia Road and 24th Avenue South.   Contractors will begin paving a section of Columbia at 7 a.m., weather permitting.
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By Aaron Corvin, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 5--With hundreds of people fed and more on the way, Mike Jagielski was thinking about restocking the supply of burgers and hot dogs.  "I may have to run over to Stadium Thriftway to buy some stuff," he said.
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Driver shortages and stiff competition have intensified a push for speed - and regulation, too.
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Key happenings this week in the retail and restaurant sectors.
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Inauguration boosts area businesses in the slowest month of the year.
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By John Welbes, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 13--If you buy ice cream at Tim & Tom's Speedy Market on St. Paul's Como Avenue, a display screen near the cash register will flash a sign that you forgot the cones.
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Some flit between stops, fueled by homemade granola. Others plod along, more tortoise than hare.
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Given the impact that hurricane season had on casual dining chains and fast-food restaurants throughout the Southeast, it should come as little surprise that the company