Starkville’s got a new pizza place.
Hungry Howie’s opened Wednesday. It is located inside a 1,600 square foot building at 87 Cotton Mill Drive, right beside Chick-fil-A.
Hungry Howie’s is a chain known for serving pizzas with flavored crusts. The crusts come in eight varieties — butter, cajun, asiago cheese, butter cheese, sesame, garlic herb, ranch and onion. The eatery also offer calzones, salads, chicken wings, Howie rolls and more.
Brian Beard, marketing coordinator for the chain, said the Starkville location is currently offering this online promotion: a customer whose order exceeds $10 will receive one free medium pizza.
Hungry Howie’s began in 1973 in Michigan. There are now more than 600 locations in 21 states, according to the eatery’s corporate website. The Starkville location is the fourth in Mississippi. There are also Hungry Howie’s in Ridgeland, Clinton and Brandon.
The Starkville location has 23 employees, according to Beard.
Moving on.
Wendy’s in east Columbus is about to get a facelift. The restaurant recently submitted an application to the city for renovation work to be done at the fast food chain location’s at 101 Alabama St.
Kenny Wiegel, city building inspector, said the application calls for renovations to the restaurant’s interior, specifically the dining room, as well as to the facade. The city will likely issue a permit for the work today.
Speaking of permits, the city of Columbus formally issued Cracker Barrel construction permits this week.
The restaurant will be located near the intersection of 18th Avenue North and Sixth Street North, across from Logan’s Roadhouse. Construction work has started.
The building will be roughly 10,000 square feet when complete. A corporate communications specialist with the restaurant told The Dispatch earlier this month the plan is to open this fall.
When a Cracker Barrel opens it creates approximately 200 jobs, according to the Tennessee-based company.
Lastly, the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women released its annual report this month.
The median income for women working in Mississippi is $25,000, according to the report. For men, it’s $36,500. The state ranks at the national average for women with high school diplomas. However, women in Mississippi are below the national average when it comes to holding bachelor degrees, according to the commission’s report.
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William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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