Applebee's, `America's Favorite Neighbor', Reopens its Doors Just Blocks Away from Ground Zero.Business Editors OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 Just 10 months after the nation's worst terrorist attack, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APPB APPB Array Processor with Pipelined Bus APPB Application Builder ) is back in the heart of the Big Apple. The Battery Park City Applebee's, directly across from the World Financial Center, will reopen its doors for business on Tuesday, July 23. From Manhattan to the Midwest, from California to New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , Applebee's is a meeting place for those who work and live in the neighborhood -- and the area around the nation's financial district is no different. "This is much more than the grand reopening Reopening Treasury offerings of additional amounts of outstanding issues, rather than an entirely new issue. A reopened issue will always have the same maturity date, CUSIP number, and interest rate as the original issue. of a restaurant. It's another sign of our country's resiliency. There was no question in my mind that we'd reopen," said Zane Tankel, president of Apple-Metro, Inc., the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of area Applebee's franchisee. "You can't allow terrorism to win." Tuesday's grand reopening will be marked by smiles and hugs among restaurant staff and patrons alike. "We're like a little family here. There's always been a special bond among us and, in a way, September 11 only brought us closer together," noted Bill Wehrheim, Apple-Metro's director of catering and corporate events. Nearly 30 percent of the associates who were working at the restaurant on September 11 are returning to the refurbished restaurant. Following the attacks on September 11, Applebee's put its Battery Park City crew on a recall list and relocated most of the management team to other Applebee's locations around New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy, the Applebee's system, including associates and franchisees, quickly banded together to donate a total of $1 million to the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation, the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Disaster Relief Fund, and the Windows of Hope Fund. Applebee's guests also contributed another $450,000 to the American Red Cross by donating funds during the company's "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" flag campaign. ABOUT APPLEBEE'S Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops, franchises, and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. There are currently 1,427 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and seven international countries. Additional information on Applebee's International can be found at the company's Web site (www.applebees.com). |
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