Eric Mandel - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/eric-mandel/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:06:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Eric Mandel - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/eric-mandel/ 32 32 103504436 Comcast pledges $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned Houston small businesses https://houstonnewmedia.org/comcast-pledges-1m-in-grants-to-bipoc-owned-houston-small-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comcast-pledges-1m-in-grants-to-bipoc-owned-houston-small-businesses Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:06:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=19d2aa1aa89f99b61cc36c447d48951d Comcast will give six-figure grants to 100 small businesses owned by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in Houston as part of its pledge to assist companies most burdened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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]]> 108358 Here are highlights of the severance package Coca-Cola is offering 4,000 employees https://houstonnewmedia.org/here-are-highlights-of-the-severance-package-coca-cola-is-offering-4000-employees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-are-highlights-of-the-severance-package-coca-cola-is-offering-4000-employees Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:16:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fcbf63cdd3edc654e2397f79b802f131 Coca-Cola's "voluntary separation program" includes some major incentives, including at least a year's pay plus a 20% bump. Here are more details of the package.

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]]> 71207 Chick-fil-A closes dining room doors https://houstonnewmedia.org/chick-fil-a-closes-dining-room-doors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chick-fil-a-closes-dining-room-doors Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:51:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1530d151f15b54a886c4ed4802fd9234 Atlanta-based fast-food giant Chick-fil-A took a major step in following the newest coronavirus guidelines, announcing it will temporarily move to take-out and carry-out only.

Chick-fil-A said March 15 that it will close its dining room seating at all...

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]]> 26651 Rebranding pushes Atlanta-based chicken chain toward ‘Texas roots’ https://houstonnewmedia.org/rebranding-pushes-atlanta-based-chicken-chain-toward-texas-roots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rebranding-pushes-atlanta-based-chicken-chain-toward-texas-roots Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:47:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2b762dc6f860529063052f4085a75f64 With the fried chicken wars in full swing, Atlanta-based Church's Chicken is hoping that Texas sells.

Church's, Atlanta's fourth-largest franchise, will test a global brand relaunch in Canada that stresses the restaurant's link to the Lone Star State,...

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