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The strike began Sept. 13 with an overwhelming 94.6% rejection of the company’s offer to raise pay by 25% over four years. Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash.

A handful of swing states are once again the focus of a high-stakes election, where electoral votes will decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins. Americans are gearing up for yet another contentious presidential election. And while nearly 155 million people across the United States voted in the 2020 presidential election, all eyes will be on seven key swing states to see whether the race tips to Vice President Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump.

Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May. TGI Fridays closed nearly 50 locations abruptly in October, then filed for bankruptcy in early November. Hooters shut down dozens of stores in June, while Buca di Beppo declared bankruptcy in August. Even budget standby Denny’s said in October that it would close about 150 stores in the next two years, citing “choppy economic conditions” and the fast pace of inflation for food away from home. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Sit-down chain restaurants may be the quintessential American business, beginning with the expansion of Howard Johnson’s after World War II as families got in the car and started to travel.

Since it opened in 2016, Denver Central Market has remained relatively consistent, without much turnover. In fact, aside from the addition of chef Zach Spott’s Lunchboxx in 2021, there haven’t been any new purveyors at the upscale Larimer Street food hall — until now. In August, chef Andrea Frizzi handed the reins of his two concepts – Vero, a pasta and pizza spot, and seafood market Tammen’s – over to developer Ken Wolf (who owns the food hall) in order to focus on his new Milano-inspired eatery, Risica, slated to open next year.

Metro Denver’s housing market heated up instead of cooling down last month as buyers defied expectations they would take a wait-and-see approach until the election was over. If anyone was hitting the pause button, it seemed to be sellers. Buyers closed on 3,443 residential properties last month, a 2.3% increase from September and a nearly 8% bump up from October 2023.