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Larger Burbank IKEA builds momentum
State finance officials this week approved the sale of the IKEA property, putting the Swedish furniture giant one step closer to nearly doubling its current operation in Burbank and building its largest retail store in the U.S. The move — in which...
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No horse meat in U.S. Ikea products, company says
Responding to reports that investigators in the Czech Republic found equine evidence in the chain's frozen meatballs, Ikea said that all meatballs sold in its U.S. stores are sourced from an American supplier and "contain only beef and pork from animals...
Tags: Meatballs, Los Angeles Times, Czech Republic, Tiffany Hsu, European Union
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Burbank OKs sale of IKEA site
Burbank on Monday approved the sale of the IKEA building to a local developer, setting the stage for the furniture giant to move forward with plans to roughly double its operation in the city and become its biggest location in the country. City...
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IKEA will also bring more traffic
OK, Burbank people, show us you are not dumb. You are going to get the largest IKEA ever at San Fernando Road and Alameda, streets with two lanes each way and you had to complain about traffic if Walmart came in. Well, I agree about the traffic. However,... -
Year in Review: A year of tragedy and triumph
A massive manhunt for a missing FBI agent, the surprise departure of the city's chief executive, a National Teacher of the Year, tragic suicide and long-sought closure for the family of a murdered Burbank police officer. The year 2012 was full of...
Tags: Walmart, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Methamphetamine (drug), Entertainment
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Take pride in the city's open doors
Where else in the greater Los Angeles metro area do residents get a one-on-one session with their city council to voice concerns over everything from the local hookah bar to a neighbor's brown hillside? Burbank, of course. There are few places left in...Tags: Walmart
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Riveted by IKEA's sense of scale
In your article about IKEA’s plans to move to a new store site (IKEA plans to move its furniture,” Nov. 17), one fact riveted me. IKEA officials claim they need to build a store that is twice as big as the one they’re currently using... -
There's still hope amid loss of state money
Burbank took a huge hit this week when state officials in charge of winding down local redevelopment stripped the city of roughly $30.5 million that had previously been earmarked for affordable housing projects. It was the latest ax to fall after the...Tags: Walmart, Jerry Brown, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Objections to Walmart opposition
I don’t understand the logic behind approval for the new IKEA store and the constant delays in approving the Walmart store. Burbank deserves the same choices and convenience that so many others have benefited from across L.A. County with their...Tags: Walmart
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Year in Review: City manager Mike Flad leaves, Burbank sees first homicide in 3 years, Rebecca Mieliwocki recognized by Obama
A massive manhunt for a missing FBI agent, the surprise departure of the city’s chief executive, a National Teacher of the Year, tragic suicide and long-sought closure for the family of a murdered Burbank police officer. The year 2012 was full of...
Tags: Walmart, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Methamphetamine (drug), Entertainment
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IKEA has parallels to Walmart fight
As reported, IKEA wants to relocate their Burbank store to San Fernando Road and Providencia Avenue. The new building will be twice the size of the current facility. So you thought Walmart would cause a traffic problem. The proposed site for the new IKEA...Tags: Walmart
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IKEA stakes a bold future in Burbank
IKEA’s surprise announcement this week that it was moving ahead with plans to expand in a huge way must have sent a collective sigh of relief through City Hall, where just days before a complicated, redevelopment-related land deal to hold on to...Tags: Walmart
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