Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. Announces Nasdaq National Market Listing.Business Editors HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2002 Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. (Nasdaq:CHGO) announced that its application for Nasdaq National Market listing was approved and will be effective immediately. "Meeting the requirements of Nasdaq National Market listing is another significant milestone in our company's growth," remarked Paul Motenko, co-CEO. "We feel it is a reflection of the company's financial progress as well as our increased visibility in the investment community." Chicago Pizza & Brewery operates 26 casual dining restaurants, some of which incorporate microbreweries. Sixteen of the BJ's restaurants are located in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , one in Boulder, Colo., four in Oregon and one in Chandler, Ariz. In addition, the company operates four Pietro's restaurants in Oregon and has a BJ's licensing agreement with a restaurant in Lahaina, Maui. The company has six BJ's units currently under development: in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Cupertino, Calif. and in Lewisville, Webster and Addison, Texas Addison is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). The population was 14,166 at the 2000 census. Addison is a northern suburb of Dallas. The city calls itself the Town of Addison but it is incorporated as a city. . BJ's restaurants offer customers moderate prices and tremendous value on an incredible menu that includes deep-dish Chicago-style pizza Chicago-style pizza is a specific variety of pizza. Pizza is traditionally considered to be a type of hearth cake such as focaccia. The Chicago-style pizza shares more in common with a casserole, such as lasagna. as well as sandwiches, salads, fabulous desserts, critically acclaimed hand-crafted beers and more. Visit Chicago Pizza & Brewery on the Web at http://www.bjsbrewhouse.com. Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs that are not purely historical constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. created thereby. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to be materially different from those projected or anticipated. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i) the company's ability to manage growth and conversions, (ii) construction delays, (iii) restaurant and brewery industry competition and other such industry considerations, (iv) marketing and other limitations based on the company's historic concentration in Southern California, (v) consumer trends, (vi) increased food costs and wages, including, without limitation, the recent increase in the minimum wage, (vii) increased energy costs in California and (viii) other general economic and regulatory conditions. |
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