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Whether you wanted to enjoy a Checkers burger or open up a Checkers franchise, if you lived in Rhode Island, you were out of luck. However, thanks to a change in distribution partners at the tail end of 2014, that’s no longer the case.

Jennifer Durham, vice president of franchise development for Checkers and Rally’s restaurants, recently told Rhode Island’s WPRO the brand is eyeing Little Rhody for a new location. In short, residents of The Ocean State may no longer have to make a run to New York to enjoy everything Checkers has to offer.

“Since we made that change in distribution our focus has been to grow the New England market more aggressively,” Durham told WPRO. She went on to say the brand hopes to have a Checkers open in Rhode Island by this time next year.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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