CALIFORNIA MULLS, NYC DELAYS CALORIE COUNTS ON MENUS
Does this menu make me look fat?....[full story]

MASSACHUSETTS POISED TO PASS FRANCHISEE PROTECTION
As franchising has grown, so have franchisor-franchisee legal challenges. A proposed law isn't passing without criticism....[full story]

COLORADO'S NO-BARE-HAND CONTACT RULE TAKES EFFECT MARCH 1
If you're not gonna cook that after handling it, get the gloves ready....
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WISCONSIN, VIRGINIA, COUNTY IN KENTUCKY STEP CLOSER TO SMOKING BANS
The trickle has become a torrent, and now entire states are routinely legislating smoking limits....[full story]

OPERATORS SAW TRAFFIC, SALES REBOUND IN LATE 2006
Falling gasoline prices appeared to help as traffic and check averages both grew 2% for the quarter ended Nov. 30....[full story]

ECONOMISTS BOOST 2007 GDP, CONSUMER SPENDING FORECAST
The big boys think things are looking up for the U.S. economy....[full story]

CONSUMER PRICES JUMP MORE THAN ANTICIPATED IN JANUARY
If you ate less and needed no medical attention in January, maybe you didn't notice....[full story]

FREE BOOK ON SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN OFFERED
Green is shaping up to be THE topic for the foreseeable future. This book can help you work it out....[full story]

STUDY SHOWS COPPER IS AN E. COLI KILLER
Could copper be a, well, copper bullet against a major foodborne illness?....[full story]

EPA ANNOUNCES LIFECYCLE BUILDING COMPETITION
Think your Green self is bad? The EPA invites you to show what you've got....[full story]

CANADA REPORTS ANOTHER MAD COW
If this weren't such a serious topic, we'd make a joke about Denny Crane on television's "Boston Legal."....[full story]