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Recent Examples of ownerWest End Bagels will add a second location in Waxhaw, years after its 2021 debut in nearby Indian Land, South Carolina, the owners shared on social media this week.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026 There were few international visitors, an absence that has perplexed business owners who banked on hundreds of thousands of new faces to patronize their establishments.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026 Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026 The true owner of the registration is at risk of being fined the same amount.—
Hali Smith
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Idaho Statesman,
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proprietor
Noun
Blackberry Farm has been around for decades, and really began hitting its stride in the 2000s, as then-proprietor Sam Beall (son of the original owners, Sandy and Kris) expanded and refined the structures and seriously upgraded its food and wine lists.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
This weekend, Elizabeth Hall, a 15-year wedding planning veteran and the proprietor of Elizabeth Hall Events for nine years, is putting on a wedding at the Ocean House resort in Rhode Island.