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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

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To keep the 76,000-square-foot store running with only 120 employees, down 40% from the prior year, and with 50% fewer staff in the restaurant, they had to find efficiencies like streamlining the restaurant menu. My dad told me: ‘Rick, if you want the restaurant to run well, be in the restaurant.’ Great advice.”

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Glenn and Mindy Stearns: Building a Legacy of Kindness

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He and Mindy met briefly at a blackjack table in 2002, though neither had or showed any interest in the other. At a dinner with Vice President Dick Cheney, the conversation turned to health. By the end of the first season, he had founded a restaurant called Underdog BBQ. That didn’t happen. Cheney talked about how great he felt.

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