Columbia Daily Tribune:
Next month, fans of Denny’s no longer will have to travel to Kingdom City to get their fix.
San Antonio-based franchisee Den-Tex Central Inc. has leased the former Pasta House building at 1100 Knipp St., near Stadium Boulevard and Interstate 70, and is scheduled to open a Denny’s there Dec. 13.
Dawn Lafreeda, founder and president of Den-Tex Central, said she plans to hire about 90 people for the 6,000-square-foot restaurant, which will seat about 180. She said that process will begin next week with the management team. The following week, the company will begin hiring servers.
Lafreeda said Den-Tex Central has about 20 restaurants in Missouri and leases property from Drury Development Corp., the owner of the Knipp Street property and next-door Drury Inn. She said it was while having breakfast with some Drury officials that they discussed the former Pasta House building.