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| Maeve Pesquera Maeve O’Gorman Pesquera has been involved in Houston’s restaurant industry for 18 years. Her love affair with the restaurant business began as a student at the Conrad N. Hilton School of Hotel and Restaurant Management in the early 1990s. After accepting a job with the Vallone Restaurant Group, Pesquera was selected by Tony Vallone to be his youngest general manager at age 21. She later was recruited by Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in 2002 to open its new restaurant in Houston, becoming only the second female operating partner in the company. Since then, the Fleming’s location in River Oaks has held the record for the highest-grossing first year in the company’s history, and has continued to be recognized within the organization for reaching high sales and profit goals. The restaurant is in the top 10 percent of all Fleming’s locations in sales. Pesquera was interviewed by Christine Hall. bizjournals.com |
Subaru, Ford, VW, Audi among safest brands, concludes insurance institute Triangle automobile dealers may be upset that the federal government’s “cash for clunkers” program is over, but Wednesday morning may have brought them cheer, thanks to the latest auto safety results. bizjournals.com |
Study: High-end stores help drive Baltimore retail growth A business research organization has named Baltimore the No. 2 city most likely to experience retail growth this year and next. bizjournals.com |
California trans fat ban takes effect Jan. 1 Californians will begin 2010 a little bit healthier with the first phase of the statewide ban on trans fats taking effect. bizjournals.com |
WSJ: Movie Gallery Inc. weighs second bankruptcy Citing people familiar with the business, the Wall Street Journal reports that Movie Gallery Inc. may file for bankruptcy, less than two years after it completed a reorganization. bizjournals.com |