BUSINESS DIGEST || Niles eEatery to hire 175

Eatery to hire 175

NILES

Texas Roadhouse, the chain restaurant based in Louisville, Ky., with more than 395 locations in 48 states, announced Friday that it will hire a staff of 175 people for its Niles location set to open Nov. 4.

Famous for its hand-cut steaks, ribs and made-from-scratch side dishes, construction on the new, 7,100-square-foot Texas Roadhouse started in the spring at 2260 Niles- Cortland Road SE.

Those interested in employment can stop by the hiring trailer behind the restaurant from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays until the restaurant opens. Applicants also can apply online at apply.texasroadhouse.com.

NAMII announces 5 new members

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The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, based on West Boardman Street, announced Friday the addition of five new members to its consortium.

Stratasys, ASM International, North Carolina State University, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Venture Plastics joined. Stratasys joined as a lead member, while the rest joined as supporting members.

NAMII offers three levels of membership, each with a different cost and each with different benefits. The consortium is working to further commercialize additive manufacturing, which uses 3-D printing to build an object layer-by-layer with plastics, resins or metals.

NAMII now has more than 70 members. The new additions will be able to contribute and benefit from the consortium’s research.

Danny Boy’s becomes Town Pub

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The former Danny Boy’s on U.S. Route 224 is getting a makeover and a new name.

The restaurant will forgo the franchise name and operate its own restaurant and bar called the Town Pub. A sign already has been erected, and renovations are expected to be complete soon. The menu will be changed as well.

VW, UAW in talks

DETROIT

The United Auto Workers union confirmed Friday that it’s in talks with Volkswagen about representing workers at a factory in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The union said its representatives met with VW officials last week in Wolfsburg, Germany, to discuss a German-style “works council” at the plant as well as full UAW representation. A works council would give workers a say in plant operations.

Currently, only one U.S. plant owned by foreign automakers has UAW representation, a Mitsubishi factory in Normal, Ill., with about 1,000 workers.

Vindicator staff/wire reports