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RestaurantNews: Restaurants Among the Leaders in Post-Recession Job Growth
Franchises adding fair share of jobs as restaurant sector leads the way.
The food-service industry is leading the way for employment in America’s post-recession economy, according to RestaurantNews.com.
“The restaurant industry continued to add jobs at a steady pace in May, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” Bruce Grindy, chief economist at the National Restaurant Association, was quoted as saying. “Eating and drinking places added a net 17,000 jobs in May on a seasonally-adjusted basis, which followed a gain of 17,800 jobs in April.”
Grindy went on to say that eating and drinking establishments rank only behind the professional and business services sector and the health care and social assistance sector in job creation since the start of the recovery, adding a net 1.7 million jobs.
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Nick Powills
FollowNick 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.
