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Restaurant Leasing - A Menu of Issues

Restaurant leasing involves a host of issues not found in any other transaction. Landlord lease forms typically control all aspects of a tenant's operations, while tenants often want complete freedom to change their business...more

Leasing Issues For Franchisors And Franchisees

Franchises (especially nationally recognized ones) can be valuable tenants for any project. However, when leasing to a franchisee, a landlord must recognize that these entities require special consideration. This article...more

PA Tax Tips: PA Offers Many Production-Based Exemptions

Production-based tax exemptions have saved Pennsylvania businesses billions of dollars. These exemptions are known by various names, including "manufacturing," "processing," "printing," "mining," "R&D," "agriculture" and...more

Show Me The (Franchising) Money

As financing for real estate projects remains elusive, we take a look at alternatives for franchises in 2011....more