Powers Brand Communications, a 360PR+ agency, has been selected by Authority Brands, an industry leading franchisor and the parent of multiple premier home service companies, as public relations agency for three of the company’s franchise brands: Monster Tree Service, Mosquito Squad, and DoodyCalls.
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The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement on passage of AB 1228 by the California State Legislature, after it was amended following the announcement of a legislative agreement brokered by Governor Gavin Newsom, the Save Local Restaurants coalition and the Service Employees Union International (SEIU). The agreement will protect California restaurants from the harms of AB 257 (FAST Act), joint liability on quick-service restaurants imposed by the original version of AB 1228, and regulatory overreach by the Industrial Welfare Commission.
Leading Franchising Expo Host Adds “Franchise Expo Austin” to Robust 2024 Schedule, Anticipating Record Turnout After 2023 Success
School of Rock, the global leader in performance-based music education, announced today that its students will be giving a special performance at this year’s International Franchise Association (“IFA”) Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., alongside a bipartisan group of members of Congress, including Reps. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla.
The Save Local Restaurants coalition today announced that a comprehensive legislative agreement has been reached regarding quick service restaurants and outstanding legislative and regulatory issues in California. The language of the agreement has been inserted in Assembly Bill 1228 (Holden) and this version of the bill must pass both houses of the state legislature by Thursday, September 14. The components of the agreement can be found here.
Testifying before the U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, Jimmy John’s Franchisee James Chung shared the impact of franchising on local economies and communities and the ways Congress can reduce regulatory burdens to support small business growth.
Lightbridge Academy®, The Solution for Working Parents® and one of the fastest-growing early childhood education franchises with over 150 centers either open or in development, announces its biggest franchise signing to date in Orlando with CAB Childcare Group, comprised of experienced franchisees Amit Varma, Bud Patel, and Chinmay Patel.