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based chain is shutting down after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. The 76-year-old company known for its ice cream and hamburgers is the latest restaurant chain to file for bankruptcy, as food costs remain high and consumers continue
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:30A
Airports provide many benefits, do not cost the county
In last week's Opinion section, Fred May made a case for shutting down much of Trinity County's government to avoid bankruptcy. Among the list of proposed cuts was the elimination of five of the six county airports that he says are “unfunded mandates”
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:30A
Gallery: Violent clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts
Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths in central Athens Wednesday, where thousands of striking state sector workers marched against cuts the government says are needed to save the nation from bankruptcy. Thousands of striking state sector
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:29A
Friendly's closes 63 restaurants; all 5 local stores still open
AP Updated 11:24 AM Wednesday, October 5, 2011 NEW YORK — The parent of the Friendly's restaurant chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday and said that it has already closed 63 of its stores. Each store employed about 20 people,
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:29A
Quick News: Friendly Ice Cream files for bankruptcy
Friendly Ice Cream Corp., the 76- year-old restaurant chain known for its ice cream and burgers, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors four years after being bought by private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. The company, which opened at the
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:28A
Friendly's Closes 63 Restaurants
Friendly Ice Cream Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with plans to sell itself to current owner Sun Capital Partners Inc., subject to an auction process. On launching its restructuring, the Wilbraham, Mass., company said it has
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:26A
Friendly's files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection; Portsmouth location among
NEW YORK (AP) — The parent of the Friendly's restaurant chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday and said that it has already closed 63 of its stores. Each store employed about 20 people, so about 1260 jobs were lost.
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:24A
Storefronts: Six area Friendlys to close
Friendly's announced this morning that six of its Capital Region restaurants — and 63 overall — will close as the company seeks bankruptcy protection. Here's the local list: Oddly, we're keeping all of the ones here in Syracuse.
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:17A
Bankruptcy judges asking $100 to cover Kagan talk
AP WASHINGTON — The national organization of bankruptcy judges says reporters are welcome to cover Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's talk at its convention in mid-October, if they pay $100. Groups sometimes close their events to the press or allow
Updated: 10/05/2011 11:07A
Friendly's Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Closes 63 Stores
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | October 5, 2011 10:28 AM EDT Friendly's parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. has closed 63 of its 500 Friendly's family restaurants as the company seeks to reorganize its
Updated: 10/05/2011 10:30A
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