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FILE - This Oct. 5, 2011 file photo shows a sign displayed on the door at Friendly's restaurant in Brunswick, Maine. Friendly's Restaurant, an East Coast restaurant chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company said it will sell substantially all of its assets to the restaurant company, Amici Partners Group, and all 130 of its locations will remain open while in restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

Friendly’s files for bankruptcy

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressNovember 2, 2020

Then McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook is interviewed at the New York Stock Exchange, July 26, 2017.

McDonald’s sues ousted CEO, saying he covered up affairs with employees

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressAugust 10, 2020

A customer steps out of a Pier 1 Imports store which was having a closeout sale, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Larchmont, N.Y. Home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after years of sliding sales. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company, which was founded in 1962, has recently struggled with increased competition from online retailers such as Wayfair. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection amid online challenge

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressFebruary 17, 2020

STEVE EASTERBROOK

McDonald’s CEO out over employee romance

by Cathy Bussewitz Associated Press, and Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressNovember 3, 2019

This image made from video shows bottles of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel that will replace smaller bottles of them by 2021, filmed at Marriott's headquarters in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it will eliminate small plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel from its hotel rooms worldwide by December 2020. They’ll be replaced with larger bottles or wall-mounted dispensers, depending on the hotel. (AP Photo/Dan Huff)

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Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressAugust 28, 2019

FILE - In this March 28, 1990, file photo, Chrysler Corporation Chairman Lee Iacocca sits in a 1990 Dodge Viper sports car as the Chrysler in the 90's six city tour makes a visit to New York. Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca, who became a folk hero for rescuing the company in the '80s, has died, former colleagues said Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was 94. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda, File)

Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca dies at age 94

by Tom Krisher Associated Press, and Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressJuly 2, 2019

A blue raspberry jolly rancher sour beer is poured at the Strange Brew Festival in Reno, Nev.

As craft beer market grows, so do wild flavors

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressMay 29, 2019

In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, photo Laurie Ware, a customer at Starbucks in Nashua, N.H., speaks about a potential presidential run by Starbucks founder Howard Schultz. Some people are already calling for a boycott of Starbucks, and the company itself emphasized that all customers, regardless of political affiliation, are welcome at its stores. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Starbucks faces tricky time as ex-CEO mulls presidential run

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressFebruary 2, 2019

Hotel companies are getting into the business of home-sharing, and Marriott has been testing the concept in London in partnership with a home-sharing company called Hostmaker. This photo shows the bedroom of a flat available for short term rent.

Hotels try their hand at home-sharing

by Dee-Ann Durbin AP Business WriterJanuary 23, 2019

FILE- In this May 31, 2018, file photo an LED grow light is displayed at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo in New York. Curiosity from one the world's largest tobacco companies about the marijuana business sent shares of a Canadian cannabis company higher at the opening bell Tuesday, Dec. 4. Cronos Group confirmed talks late Monday with Marlboro maker Altria about a possible investment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Altria the latest to explore pot

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressDecember 7, 2018