As our children prepare to celebrate Halloween this evening, businesses across the country are being subjected to the governmental version of tricks & treats, as well, depending upon the state within which they operate their businesses. The Tax Foundation released their annual Tax Climate Index this week identifying states by their business-friendliness rating. For the…
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We reported to you back at the beginning of this month on a ruling by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development that rejected a complaint by labor advocates that about 100 low-wage workers were not being paid a “living wage” as required by a 1913 state law. Well, it seems that one of the labor-backed…
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Speaking of the irony of some government mandates on business, we took note of another article this week, this one in the Washington Business Journal, reporting that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) will be spending $840 million over the course of the next four years in order to help practicing medical doctors…
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The Wall Street Journal opined this week on the impact on budgeting for 2015 that potential Obama Care fines are having on businesses. Direct from the WSJ, “As companies nationwide begin to set up budgets for 2015, one line item seems to be a problem for some companies – fines related to the Affordable Care…
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Yesterday, Dunkin’ Brands released their Q3 earnings numbers – missing the revenue consensus target by $4.5 million but beating the EPS target by $.02 on an adjusted basis. Our restaurant analyst, John Gordon of Pacific Management Consulting Group, provides us the following notes . . . It noted its sales would be a challenge and…
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We heard a good deal of talk at the National Conference about millennials and the impact they are having (and will continue to have) on QSRs as the impact of the Baby Boomer generation wanes. Then, we noted an interesting report was released this week by City Observatory, a Portland Oregon based think tank that…
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DDIFO enjoyed a great National Conference this week – and I just got back last night, so this will not be a long issue of Small Regular, No Sugar. There are a couple of timely items however, that I thought important enough to convey. First, thank you to the exceptional presenters we enjoyed over the…
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Speaking of interesting reports, New York based Development Counsellors International, surveyed 356 executives to determine which cities are most and least “business-friendly”. Not surprisingly, California and New York retained their positions as the least business-friendly states in the nation from the last time the survey was conducted back in 2011. On the positive side of…
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We’re there! Yes, the DDIFO National Conference will begin Monday at the Rio Hotel & Casino in all the glitter and glamour that is Las Vegas! I hope those of you who are planning to attend enjoy safe and comfortable travel to the “Entertainment Capital of the World”! And, I also hope you’re registered (so…
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In a recent decision that may shock private property advocates throughout the country, the Massachusetts Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Glovsky v Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. in which they essentially determined that private property would qualify as public space for the purpose of access in those cases where the private retail…
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