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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Federal Lawsuit Accuses 25 Restaurants of Fraud
Restaurants in the Charleston, South Carolina area are facing the heat over alleged fraud. In an amended federal lawsuit filed by the South Carolina Shrimpers Association that specifically names 25 businesses, they are accused of fraud after allegedly misleading their customers over the source of their shrimp, according to Patrick Phillips and Melissa Rademaker of WIS 10. The lawsuit says the businesses were "found to be outright fraudulent" after claiming their shrimp was from local sources when it was instead coming from foreign ones. The amended lawsuit comes on the heels of an initial suit filed on June 13 that accused 40 Charleston-area restaurants of false advertising with their shrimp based on the findings of genetic testing done by SeaD Consulting in May, according to Anna Sharpe of The Post Courier. The other 15 restaurants have not been named in the lawsuit yet, and it isn't clear when that will happen. The restaurants are accused of violating the federal Lanham Act and the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. The SCSA says local shrimpers cannot compete against cheaper imported products, and the alleged practice is unfair to both restaurants that do use locally-sourced shrimp, and customers who believe they are getting a certain product instead of "an inferior, mislabeled product." 'We are under attack on many fronts,' SCSA vice president Bryan Jones said. 'The high propensity of fraud in the Charleston market is of grave concern because it not only impacts our bottom line, but it chips away at the goodwill and reputation that our entire South Carolina shrimping fleet has built over decades.' At least five of the 25 businesses named in the amended lawsuit, including Mount Pleasant Seafood, Tavern & Table, Poseidon's Playground, Crave Hospitality Group and Page's Okra Grill, have denied the allegations. Federal Lawsuit Accuses 25 Restaurants of Fraud first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 3, 2025
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Baltimore City Public Schools Moves to Modernize Nutrition Operations with LINQ
WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, today announced a new partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, marking an important step in the district's efforts to modernize nutrition services. Serving more than 150 schools, Baltimore has named LINQ as a partner and is exploring the implementation of the LINQ School Nutrition Suite —a unified, cloud-based platform for menu planning, inventory management, and compliance reporting—to drive greater operational efficiency, financial transparency, and student well-being. "This Baltimore partnership highlights LINQ's expanding role as a trusted ally to major districts—helping them streamline operations, free up critical resources, and stay focused on what matters most: improving student outcomes,' said LINQ CEO Bryan Jones. Share 'Large metropolitan districts like Baltimore face increasingly complex operational and compliance challenges, and school nutrition is no exception,' said Bryan Jones, CEO of LINQ. 'This partnership highlights LINQ's expanding role as a trusted ally to major districts—helping them streamline operations, free up critical resources, and stay focused on what matters most: improving student outcomes.' The LINQ School Nutrition Suite brings together leading technologies in a purpose-built platform for K-12 districts. It simplifies day-to-day operations, automates reporting requirements, and helps districts ensure funding compliance—all while improving the experience for staff, families, and students. The addition of Baltimore builds on LINQ's strong momentum in major city districts, joining recent milestones with Richmond Public Schools (ERP Go-Live) and Cleveland Metropolitan School District (post-implementation operational impact). Together, these customer milestones reflect rising demand for scalable, secure, student-centered operational solutions across K–12. Baltimore City Public Schools is named as a partner in this initiative. About LINQ: LINQ modernizes K-12 school operations with best-in-class, cloud-based software solutions built to help districts return more resources to classrooms. LINQ streamlines finance, HR, nutrition management, and payments into a secure unified platform, reducing administrative burden and untangling workflows. LINQ partners with 30% of school districts across the U.S., helping serve over 1 billion school meals annually to over 17 million students and processing payroll for 364,000 teachers, administrators, and staff. Over 3.4 million registered users on the LINQ Connect app can use it to manage school fees and payments. Learn more at
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Baltimore City Public Schools Moves to Modernize Nutrition Operations with LINQ
One of the nation's largest metropolitan school districts names LINQ as a partner in its effort to streamline operations and strengthen student meal programs WILMINGTON, N.C., May 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, today announced a new partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, marking an important step in the district's efforts to modernize nutrition services. Serving more than 150 schools, Baltimore has named LINQ as a partner and is exploring the implementation of the LINQ School Nutrition Suite —a unified, cloud-based platform for menu planning, inventory management, and compliance reporting—to drive greater operational efficiency, financial transparency, and student well-being. "Large metropolitan districts like Baltimore face increasingly complex operational and compliance challenges, and school nutrition is no exception," said Bryan Jones, CEO of LINQ. "This partnership highlights LINQ's expanding role as a trusted ally to major districts—helping them streamline operations, free up critical resources, and stay focused on what matters most: improving student outcomes." The LINQ School Nutrition Suite brings together leading technologies in a purpose-built platform for K-12 districts. It simplifies day-to-day operations, automates reporting requirements, and helps districts ensure funding compliance—all while improving the experience for staff, families, and students. The addition of Baltimore builds on LINQ's strong momentum in major city districts, joining recent milestones with Richmond Public Schools (ERP Go-Live) and Cleveland Metropolitan School District (post-implementation operational impact). Together, these customer milestones reflect rising demand for scalable, secure, student-centered operational solutions across K–12. Baltimore City Public Schools is named as a partner in this initiative. About LINQ: LINQ modernizes K-12 school operations with best-in-class, cloud-based software solutions built to help districts return more resources to classrooms. LINQ streamlines finance, HR, nutrition management, and payments into a secure unified platform, reducing administrative burden and untangling workflows. LINQ partners with 30% of school districts across the U.S., helping serve over 1 billion school meals annually to over 17 million students and processing payroll for 364,000 teachers, administrators, and staff. Over 3.4 million registered users on the LINQ Connect app can use it to manage school fees and payments. Learn more at
Leader Live
22-04-2025
- General
- Leader Live
Historic Flintshire police station could become family home
The Grade II listed building on Salisbury Street was built in 1901, as the terraced houses surrounding it were also under construction. Believed to have been designed by Flintshire County architect Samuel Evans, the police station is symmetrical on the outside - with two external front doors - but not internally. It became a youth employment centre in the 1960 before being taken over by the Probation Service through the 80s and the latter part of the 20th century. It has been vacant for a number of years and attempts to sell the building have not been successful. North Wales Police have now applied for listed building consent to turn the building into a large single-family home. On the History of Shotton website, Bryan Jones of Shrewsbury recalled moving into the police station in September 1938. "Sandbags were being put up to protect the windows in the event of air raids. My father was PC 28 John Jones. Sometimes we would collect pieces of shrapnel in the playground the day after an air raid on the steelworks. Other days watch dog fights high up in the sky." Another contributor, John Roberts of Bromborough, recalled: "I moved to the police station in Salisbury Street in 1942. "My father Robert Roberts, PC 36, was promoted to sergeant. One of my early memories is of a few World War One vintage Lee Enfield rifles which were held in the cells for the Home Guard. "Another memory is of VE day and the street party which followed. My parents had managed to preserve a set of Christmas tree lights, which somebody hung in a V from a rope across the street. Unfortunately, after a few days in the open they were useless, but we all felt it had been worth it." The building features two entrance corridors and four rooms at the front, with a large 6.7m x 6.1m room at the back with a kitchen. There are two downstairs toilets and a shower while upstairs there are three more large rooms, another kitchen and two more toilets. The building still retains its original - though worn - sandstone police crest featuring its year of construction.
