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Michigan Athletics seeks company to replace longtime retailer M Den


Michigan Athletics seeks company to replace longtime retailer M Den

Update: The M Den location at Twelve Oaks Mall has closed, the store announced Thursday, August 15. The company is awaiting the sale, the store said. The University of Michigan athletic department is no longer interested in collaborating with The M Den. However, the school is fixated on the retailer’s name. According to an email […]

Owner closes popular Lehigh County bakery for health reasons


Owner closes popular Lehigh County bakery for health reasons

Ongoing health concerns have prompted the owner of a popular Whitehall Township bakery to close her shop for good. Jessica Pelletier, owner of the Wicked Sweet LLC brick-and-mortar store since April 2017, announced the impending closure on the company’s Facebook page Friday. The store is scheduled to have its last day on Aug. 31 at […]

Rite Aid continues to close stores, 11 more locations to close


Rite Aid continues to close stores, 11 more locations to close

Rite Aid has also announced the closure of more of its stores. The company announced on Monday that it would close 11 more stores as part of bankruptcy filings. Ten of the 11 stores are in Ohio and Michigan. One location will be closed in California. Since the beginning of June, Rite Aid has announced […]

Reuters: Les Schwab is up for sale again, owners want $7 billion


Reuters: Les Schwab is up for sale again, owners want  billion

Les Schwab Tire Centers is up for sale again, and the investment firm that owns the Bend-based company is seeking $7 billion for it, according to a new report from Reuters. A California investment firm called Meritage Group bought Schwab Tire from Les Schwab’s descendants four years ago. Terms were not disclosed. Meritage retained its […]

Montgomery Park office complex in northwest Portland sold for a fraction of previous selling price


Montgomery Park office complex in northwest Portland sold for a fraction of previous selling price

The Montgomery Park office complex in northwest Portland has been sold for $33 million to a company affiliated with the Menashe real estate family, according to land records filed Friday. Three family members involved in Portland-based Menashe Properties — Barry, son Jordan and daughter Lauren — declined to comment Friday. The building at 2701 NW […]

Houston man goes to jail for leaving his own phone number in a robbed cell phone store


Houston man goes to jail for leaving his own phone number in a robbed cell phone store

A Houston-area man who was more tempted to rob cell phone stores than freedom has been sent back to prison for a series of crimes he committed just months after being released from prison for another robbery. Quantez Whiteside, 25, pleaded guilty on Feb. 20 to a three-day robbery spree in 2021 that occurred just […]