State roundup: Eastman buys in China

Also: Chattanooga hospital no longer hiring smokers, Italians buy Pulaski plant, restaurant chain in NASCAR deal, and more... [From our print edition featured in Monday's City Paper]
Jan 24, 2010 11:30 AM

State roundup: China auto venture unveils Tunica plans

Also: Knoxville imaging company lands cash, Unilever invests in Covington, and more... [From our print edition featured in Monday's City Paper]
Oct 11, 2009 10:37 AM

Ruby Tuesday must pay $10M in assault case

A Rutherford County jury has ruled that the restaurant chain needs to pay more than $10 million to a customer who was attacked by a fellow patron after the latter had been served oodles of booze. Local attorney George Nolan of Leader Bulso Nolan & Burnstein helped represent plaintiff Dan Maddy, whose complaint is available here.
Aug 31, 2009 6:57 AM

State roundup: Federal money for charter schools

A hairy boycott for Ruby Tuesday, a possible major HQ for Knoxville, and more... [From our print edition featured in Monday's City Paper]
Aug 16, 2009 4:04 PM

State roundup: More business taxes to balance jobless fund

Also: Graceland hotel/convention center on hold, Ruby Tuesday growing in the Emirates, boat plant idled, and more... [From our print edition featured in Monday's City Paper]
Jun 7, 2009 10:16 AM

Analyst: Cost cuts not enough for eateries

Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus and Raymond James have downgraded a number of casual-dining stocks to 'underperform,' saying Ruby Tuesday's small surprise last week shouldn't be taken as an industrywide phenomenon.
“We would not be looking at casual dining names as investment vehicles until late 2009 at the earliest or until we can see more meaningful relief to the continued declining traffic and sales trends,” the analyst added.
Shares of Cracker Barrel (Ticker: CBRL) fell more than 5 percent today.
Apr 15, 2009 3:14 PM

Light in the casual-dining tunnel?

A number of Tennessee-based restaurant stocks are trading significantly higher this morning after Ruby Tuesday said its expected 2009 loss will be smaller than previously expected. Maryville-based Ruby Tuesday (Ticker: RT) has spiked almost 50 percent, while O'Charley's (Ticker: CHUX) is up 16 percent and Cracker Barrel (Ticker: CBRL) and J. Alexander's (Ticker: JAX) have added at least 3 percent.
Apr 8, 2009 9:19 AM

Morning Links: 3 April 2008

Pinnacle CEO chats with News-Sentinel, notes from Genesco's 10-K, trade group ranks state's VC activity, and more...
Apr 2, 2008 9:03 PM