Olive Garden Owner Says It’d Sure Be ‘Helpful’ If More Chains Went Bankrupt – Grub Street

The struggle is real. Photo: Staan Honda/AFP/Getty Images Every day, predictions about the restaurant industry careening toward massive recession look more and more like reality. Last week, it was flatbread-sandwich purveyor Così that declared bankruptcy; this week, its Garden Fresh, the company that runs the nations 123 Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes restaurants. At least 11…

Ulster County trash agency agrees to workers compensation insolvency settlement – The Daily Freeman

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. >> Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency officers have approved contributing $11,087 toward a proposed $9 million settlement that would resolve a case filed after Selective Safety Workers Compensation Trust was declared insolvent. The agreement was discussed during an agency meeting last week, when Treasurer Tim DeGraff said the agency obligation had…