Starbucks is making an innovative investment in Chicago, providing seed money for local entrepreneurs to start small businesses and reinvest in neighborhoods. Working Lunch will take a look at that and discuss its implications.

Next week is Election Day in numerous cities throughout the country as well as in five states. We’ll discuss the national landscape and what restaurant owners can expect. And a friend from Silicon Valley stopped by the pod to talk about the role technology is playing in employers’ ability to provide additional educational opportunities and upskilling for their employees. We’ll discuss that with Chris Mancini from study.com.

We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

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