Hurricane Grill & Wings, a Florida-based casual restaurant chain, last week opened an outlet in Burnsville, its first of 16 planned for Minnesota.
The Burnsville restaurant is on Aldrich Avenue, just south of Burnsville Parkway in the building that formerly housed Hooters.
A second outlet is expected to open in Minnetonka in February, with other locations planned for downtown Minneapolis and unspecified cities south of St. Cloud. The new restaurant is being operated by Torgerson Properties, a Willmar-based company that owns and operates hotels and restaurants throughout Minnesota and the as well as Naples, Fla. Torgerson's portfolio includes hotel properties under the Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental, Wyndham and Carlson brands and restaurants under the Green Mill and Perkins brands.
Hurricane Grill & Wings was founded in 1995 and currently has more than 45 restaurants in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Remodeled Best Buy in Apple Valley
The Best Buy store in Apple Valley recently completed its makeover, part of larger effort to reinvigorate sales growth by the Richfield-based consumer electronics chain.
The Apple Valley outlet on Cedar Avenue and 153rd Street is one of about 50 stores nationwide to undergo a renovation, said company spokeswoman Lisa Hawks. Other Twin Cities-area stores that either have or will be remodeled include outlets in Richfield, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Roseville.
Hawks said the renovations differ slightly from store to store, depending partly on the size of the outlet. In general, all revamped outlets have increased their focus on portable devices like smartphones, tablet computers and MP3 players. The stores also emphasize high-end service, including a Solution Central department focused on services offered by Best Buy's Geek Squad technicians. The stores have separate repair departments and expanded areas for online shoppers to pick up purchases, she said.
