2/8 Business Digest

Company to become K-Bob’s franchisee

A publicly traded company has agreed to become a franchisee in the K-Bob’s restaurants, said Ed Tinsley, president and chief executive officer of K-Bob’s USA. The first K-Bob’s Steakhouse was opened in 1966 in Clovis, according to the company Web site.

In return for a long-term $1.5 million loan to K-Bob’s, Star Buffet will be allowed to open new restaurants, convert some of their existing units to K-Bob’s, acquire some K-Bob’s franchised and company units and to gain potential partial ownership of the licensing company, K-Bob’s USA Inc.

“We are excited to have them as part of our K-Bob’s family,” Tinsley said. “There are no immediate changes planned, as this is more of a strategic alliance to strengthen both of our companies so that we can take the K-Bob’s brand to new heights.”

Conference to take place end of March

The fifth National Multicultural Business Conference will take place March 30 to April 1 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino located in Mashantucket, Conn.

The conference offers education, training and networking for chief diversity officers, women entrepreneurs, purchasing, marketing and human resource executives, minority and small business entrepreneurs, government decision-makers, financial services professionals and other national experts on diversity business development.

Speakers will include Miriam Muley, director diversity marketing and sales for General Motors.

Registration can be completed at http://www.diversitybusiness.com.

Pesticide license holders must recertify

Holders of commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicator licenses in Texas will have to re-certify their applicator licenses by Feb. 28, a process that requires continuing education class work certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The process will take about 15 hours of class work, he said.

Information about approved TDA courses is available by calling TDA at (806) 799-8555 or Texas Cooperative Extension at (806) 481-3300.

Business Digest is compiled by CNJ staff writer David Irvin. He may be contacted at 763-6991, or by e-mail: [email protected]