Long John Silver's News

Greenpeace International said Wednesday that Louisville-based Yum Brands is making its trademark KFC chicken buckets using wood harvested from Indonesia's rain forest, destroying the habitat of the endangered Sumatran tiger.

As Business First reported in February , Glasscock was part of a group of local investors who purchased the brand from Yum! Brands Inc.

Louisville headquarters, hanging a large banner from the restaurant giant's building in response to what they claim are KFC's destructive practices to rain forests.

Mayor Jim Gray and Commerce Lexington representatives officially welcomed long-time Kentucky corporate citizens A&W Restaurants, Inc., back to Lexington Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's new headquarters at Coldstream Research Campus.

All four companies are among the nation's leaders in using social media to influence business, according to an index created by Austin, Texas-based Dachis Group Inc.

Staff report RIO GRANDE - Commencement and Fouder's Day ceremonies at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College are Saturday, May 5. The two events will feature keynote speeches from highly successful individuals who have interesting stories to tell.

Big retailers across the board have been missing estimates lately, but in Apple town, brick-and-mortar is matching the company's other successes.