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By: ERIN EDGEMON, Post Contributor

Posted: Sunday, September 5, 2010 6:31 am

A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant is coming to Murfreesboro, according to plans submitted to the city of Murfreesboro for approval.

The restaurant is slated for 710 Memorial Blvd. near the Murfreesboro Athletic Club.

Representatives from the restaurant were unable to be reached for comment regarding the timeline of the project.

Founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Popeyes is a leader in the New Orleans segment of the foodservice industry and is the world’s second largest quick-service chicken concept.

As of July 11, Popeyes had 1,945 restaurants in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, and 26 foreign countries.

For more information, visit the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen website at www.popeyes.com.

Currently, the closest Popeyes is located in Antioch.

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This school year Riverdale High School has an early morning coffee shop called The Coffee Chop. Chosen seniors in DECA, an international association of marketing students, run the shop.

The students are required to get to school an hour before classes start, but they are able to count the time as credit towards graduation.

Each student is required to be at school and clocked in by 6:55 a.m.

Once clocked in the students begin their work trying to accomplish such tasks as preparing coffee to sell, making sure the work area is clean, promoting the business and delivering to teachers.

DECA is running the shop in the hope of lowering the costs for those who compete in the organization. DECA is a co-curricular organization that holds state and international conferences.

Items for sale at The Coffee Chop vary but can include different roasts of coffee, four flavors of cappuccino, three flavors of iced coffee, and soon some breakfast food and lattes. School supplies like folders, pens, pencils, notebooks and paper also are available.

Students benefit from obtaining business experience, coffee shop skills and specifics such as learning how to market products in an efficient manner.

When asked about the coffee, Coach Ernest Rivas, a math teacher at Riverdale High School, said “The coffee is excellent.”

Ryan Brown, a Riverdale senior, said “The coffee is so good. I plan on getting it everyday, and it beats Starbucks prices.”

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Circle of Love Sisters is holding a “Job Search Techniques” workshop from 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at NHC Healthcare at 420 University St., across from Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

Shannon Guy of Goodwill Career Solutions will present the workshop. It will focus on services offered at Goodwill, job readiness training and job retention skills.

Goodwill sells donated goods to provide employment and training opportunities for people who have disabilities and others who are having trouble finding jobs.

Circle of Love Sisters is a local nonprofit organization that provides support for families that have been affected by drug abuse and to women who are incarcerated or just being released from jail.

Call 631-5374 or 556-7095 or send an e-mail to margaretsmith08@comcast.net to reserve a seat. Seating is limited.

Want to have your business news featured in The Edge? Send an e-mail to eedgemon@murfreesboropost.com.

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