MOD Pizza Raises $33M in Equity Capital and Closes $40M Credit Facility
New Capital to Support Continued Rapid Growth Beyond 300 Stores
MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC (“MOD Pizza”, “MOD” or the “Company”), a pioneer of fast casual pizza, today announced that it has raised $33 million of additional equity and closed a new $40 million credit facility. The latest equity funding brings the company’s total equity capital raised to date to more than $185 million. These financings are expected to support MOD’s continued rapid growth in 2018, bolstering its presence in its existing markets across the U.S. and U.K. With the recent opening of its 300th system-wide[1] location, MOD continues to lead the fast casual pizza segment.
TV One Partners with Ford Motor Company, AT&T, American Family Insurance, Black Radiance, Disney Pictures, McDonald's, Toyota and Walmart to Sponsor the 49th NAACP Image Awards Telecast and Red Carpet
Terrence J Returns to Host and Serve as One of The Producers for the Red Carpet Live! Pre-Show, Joined by Special Correspondent Tanika Ray at 8 p.m. ET
TV One is joining forces with a distinguished team of sponsors supporting the 49th NAACP Image Awards: Red Carpet Live! pre-show on Monday, Jan. 15 at 8.00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT. and the subsequent live telecast of the 49th NAACP Image Awards on TV One at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT. Sponsors include Ford Motor Company, AT&T, American Family Insurance, Black Radiance, Curls, Disney Pictures, McDonald’s, Walmart and Toyota.
Half Price Books Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds himself helping not only American soldiers but hundreds of Vietnamese citizens both wounded and ill.
Wells Fargo Invests $6.6 Million in Lending Capital and Grants for Black Businesses
Wells Fargo, the nation’s third-largest bank, is awarding $6.6 million in lending capital and grants to 12 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) nationally that black-owned small businesses and others can use to flourish and create jobs.
Mother Allegedly Left Her 3 Children in the Car With Freezing Temperatures While She Shopped at Walmart
A mother in Kentucky was arrested after she left her three children in a cold car with 15-degree temperature while she was shopping at Walmart. The police responded to the area following the concerned customers who saw the children. A four-year-old, twenty-month-old, and six-month-old were found inside an unlocked car with windows partially rolled down.
Black-Owned Tech Firm Sues Kaiser Permanente Over Patent Infringement
Better Life Technologies Group, Inc., a small African-American technology company focusing on wireless wearable technologies, has sued Kaiser Permanente for $50 million, claiming the medical giant stole its trade secrets on wearable medical devices and shared them with its competitors which in its view may have contributed to the birth of a $30 billion dollar industry which focuses on wireless-wearable wellness communications between physicians and patients. Better Life’s issued patent US 8,659,432 B2 covers human monitoring in aquatic environments and patient monitoring applications in hospitals and homes.
New Book “No Justice,” the Story of Robbie Tolan, Who Was Shot By the Police… Survived and Won a 10-Year Battle in Supreme Court
In the early morning hours of December 31, 2008, in a quiet Houston, TX suburb, Robbie Tolan’s life was changed forever. Mistakenly accused of stealing his own car, while it was parked in his own driveway, Tolan, a young black man, was shot in the chest by a white police officer…the bullet ripping through one of his lungs before lodging in his liver. The entire incident unfolding right in front of Tolan’s horrified parents.
Chevrolet Will Reveal Its All-New Silverado 4500HD and 5500HD at the Work Truck Show 2018
Chevrolet confirmed today that it will reveal its all-new Silverado Class 4 and 5 chassis cab trucks at The Work Truck Show® 2018, which takes place March 6-9 in Indianapolis. The Work Truck Show is North America’s largest work truck event and this year it is expected to draw more than 11,000 public and private truck fleet operators, dealers and equipment distributors to the Indiana Convention Center.
UMC – Urban Movie Channel Now Available For Download On Android Devices
Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service created for African American and urban audiences in North America, today announced the arrival of its highly-anticipated Android app. Available to download free in the Google Play store at http://bit.ly/2BRPu9b, UMC offers a seven-day free trial and thereafter, is just $6.99/month or $59.99/year. Some of the exciting features of the new app include an immersive user experience for subscribers to set their personal content preferences; as well as UMC All Access, a passport to view behind the scenes interviews, events, and other exclusive entertainment content.
Local Hospital Kept This Doctor on Staff Despite 2 Rape Allegations From Patients
Ryan Williams, a doctor in Cleveland Clinic who allegedly raped two patients, was kept on staff during the time that the hospital was negotiating the confidential settlement.
TLC’s SAY YES TO THE PROM Returns for Seventh Consecutive Year, Making Prom Dreams Come True and Empowering Deserving High School Students Nationwide
2018 SAY YES TO THE PROM special to premiere on TLC on March 24 at 9/8c
TLC’s SAY YES TO THE PROM initiative is back and kicking off the 2018 prom season alongside returning retail partner Macy’s to help 1,000 underserved and academically high-achieving students across the country find the perfect prom look. In addition to gifting students with prom dresses, tuxedos and accessories as well as one-on-one style sessions with Monte Durham of TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATLANTA, TLC and premier editorial partner Seventeen magazine also are, for the first time ever, bringing the prom of a lifetime to one deserving high school as part of the initiative’s inaugural “Win A Dream Prom for Your School” contest.
Astros to Host Houston Winter Invitational in February
Tickets on sale now for six-team, nine-game tournament from Feb. 2-4
Tickets for the sixth annual Houston Winter Invitational, which will be held at Minute Maid Park from Feb. 2-4, are available for purchase online now. The tournament will feature six NCAA Division II universities, squaring off in nine games across the three days. Tickets can be purchased at Astros.com/Invitational.
Martinville Drive Roadway Pavement Replacement Schedule
Houston City Council Member Dave Martin would like to announce that repairs are scheduled to begin along Martinville Drive today, January 8, 2018. The scope of work includes the replacement of existing pavement with new asphalt concrete pavement as well as ditch regrading. Construction is anticipated to be completed by early Spring 2019.
Expansion Set for Popular Houston Furniture Chain
Exclusive Furniture Announces the Opening Four New Sprawling Showrooms
Known for the popular tagline "Where Low Prices Live," Sam Zavary the President and CEO of Exclusive Furniture, is excited to announce the expansion of the mid-priced family owned and operated furniture chain, currently operating six stores throughout the city of Houston. As he works to continuously advance the brand and his footprint in the furniture industry, Exclusive Furniture is set to open four new showrooms over the course of the next two years with two slated to open in mid 2018.
Debut Story Shares Inspiring Tale Of Baseball's Impact On Small Iowa Town
In the fictional village of Cottage Park, Iowa, time is best measured not by the hands of a clock but by the innings in a baseball game. In this quiet, northwestern Iowa community where businesses are shuttered and economic stability is scarce, two institutions flourish: the Holy Trinity Church – as spectacular as any Roman cathedral – and the local, dusty baseball diamond.
Investigation into Fatal Crash at 8400 South Sam Houston Parkway East
Houston police are investigating a fatal crash at 8400 South Sam Houston Parkway East about noon on Saturday (Jan. 6).
Cancelling Temporary Protected Status for El Salvadoran Nationals is Another Cruel, Misguided Act by Trump
Jackson Lee: “The Trump Administration’s ill-conceived decision to cancel Temporary Protected Status for El Salvadoran nationals threatens to tear thousands of families apart while undermining efforts to promote a stability in Central America.”
Toyota Launches New Mobility Ecosystem and Concept Vehicle at 2018 CES
e-Palette Alliance will leverage Toyota’s Global Mobility Services Platform to develop advanced vehicle and related mobility services for business applications
Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda today announced a new mobility service business alliance and e-Palette Concept Vehicle designed to meet the demands of future multi-mode transportation and business applications.
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Civil Rights, Housing, and Community Development Organizations Urge HUD to Maintain Critical Fair Housing Tool
Seventy-six national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing, and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s sudden decision to effectively suspend the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation.
