The first inexpensive Bessemer steel is commercially produced in America from a two-and-a-half ton converter at the Kelly Pneumatic Process Company in Wyandotte, Michigan.

Bill Hewlett, 25, and Dave Packard, 26, sign the informal agreement that creates the HP partnership, based in a one-car garage on Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California.  This building is now designated, “the birthplace of Silicon Valley.” A coin toss decided the order of names.

The Dress Barn, Inc. trades as Dress  Barn at 830 locations nationwide.  The specialty apparel stores, offering quality career and casual apparel, occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in power, outlet, regional and community centers, in addition to metro downtown areas.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.  Preferred cotenants include grocery stores, discount department stores, fashion anchored and soft goods retailers.  Preferred demographics include a population of 120,000 within a five-mile radius earning a minimum median household income of $45,000.  The company prefers to locate in inline spaces between two major anchors and in centers with a minimum GLA of 150,000 sq.ft.

Retail Strategies, Inc. trades as Downtown Locker Room at 60 locations throughout GA; Chicago, IL; MD; NC; VA and Washington, DC.  The stores, offering men’s apparel and footwear, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in malls and strip centers.  Plans call for five openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months.  A vanilla shell and tenant improvement allowance are required. 

Fatburger Corp. trades as Fatburger at 90 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MI, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX and WA.  The restaurants occupy spaces of 1,800 sq.ft. to 2,200 sq.ft. in freestanding locations.  Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. 

Carrols Corp.  trades as Taco Cabana at 140 locations throughout NM, OK and TX.  The restaurant occupies spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months.  Typical leases run 20 years.  A land area of one acre is required.

Edo Japan, Inc. trades as Edo Japan at 85 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MD, NM, NV, OR, UT and WA and throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec, Canada.  The Japanese restaurants occupy spaces of 400 sq.ft. to 600 sq.ft. in mall locations and 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in power and strip centers.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout HI and western Canada during the coming 18 months.  Typical leases run 10 years.  A vanilla shell is required.  The company is franchising.

Carrols Corp. trades as Burger King at 330 locations throughout IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC and VT.  The fast food restaurant occupies spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. 

Great Wraps operates 87 locations nationwide. The sandwich shops occupy spaces of 1,500 sq.ft. to 1,800 sq.ft. in malls and lifestyle, power and strip centers, in addition to urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 10,000 within one mile earning $35,000 as the average household income.

Chipati, Inc. trades as Pockets at 13 locations throughout IL. The restaurants, offering healthy salads, calzones and sandwiches, occupy spaces of 1,114 sq.ft. in mixed-use and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Chicago, IL metropolitan area during the coming 18 months.