>>Burgerville Coporate
(Vancouver, WA) -- A popular Pacific Northwest burger chain is making changes in its head office, ahead of a planned expansion. Former Dutch Bros CEO Joth Ricci will join Burgerville as Executive Chairman, as a group of local investors takes an ownership stake. The Mears family, which founded Burgerville, remain as shareholders. Burgerville’s 40th location is expected to open in Wilsonville later this year … and there are plans to open as many as 10 more over the next year. In February, the chain announced it’s looking at Bend for its first restaurant east of the Cascades.
>>A Look Ahead At The Week In Business
(Undated) -- Coming up in the business week ahead, we'll get the latest look at consumer credit to get things rolling on Tuesday. The same day brings earnings results from the likes of Walt Disney, Reddit, Lyft and Virgin Galactic. Earnings from Airbnb and Uber follow on Wednesday. Weekly jobless are due Thursday with most analysts expecting a slight uptick in the number of first-time requests for unemployment benefits. The week winds up with preliminary data on consumer sentiment.
>>Boeing Starliner Test Flight Scheduled
(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- Boeing is set to launch its first ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA. The highly-anticipated test flight for the commercial space capsule could happen before the end of the day from Cape Canaveral on a week-long mission to the International Space Station. The Starliner is designed to take crews to and from the ISS.
>>Tesla Accused Of 100+ Air Pollution Violations
(Fremont, CA) -- Air quality managers in the San Francisco Bay Area are sounding the alarm about Tesla's impact on the region. The local air district accuses the electric vehicle maker's Fremont, California plant of potentially emitting thousands of tons of illegal pollutants in recent years. After more than 100 notices of violations since 2019, the air district is handing the matter to its enforcement arm, its hearing board to issue an abatement order. The Fremont plant's paint shop is the target of the abatement order. It has been the source of many of the violations. The air district is asking the hearing board to compel the company to take action.
>>"The Fall Guy" Looks To Claim Top Spot At The Box Office
(Los Angeles, CA) -- It looks like "The Fall Guy" is landing at the top of the weekend box office. The film made ten-point-four-million dollars opening day, which includes just over three-million dollars from preview screenings. The love-triangle tennis drama "Challengers" will come in second after earning over two-million dollars on Friday. And in honor of Star Wars Day, Disney's 25th anniversary re-release of "Star Wars: Episode One -- The Phantom Menace" will take third.
>>Airbnb Introduces "Icons" Category
(San Francisco, CA) -- Airbnb has a new category. The online vacation rental company introduced "Icons" last week. Folks have a chance to stay in places themed after movies, television shows and more. Some notable places include a house in New Mexico which resembles the one in Disney/Pixar's "Up," a New York mansion based off Marvel's "X-Men '97," and a Ferrari Museum in Italy. Users can request a stay via the Airbnb app, and will be chosen by a lottery.
