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Galaxy Diner
JB's Family Restaurants was a Chain store, chain of restaurants located in Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The company was based in Tempe, Arizona and had 104 JB's branded restaurants at its height in 1995. History Big Boy beginnings JB's Family Restaurants was founded in 1961 by Jack M. Broberg as JB's Big Boy, a Big Boy Restaurants, Big Boy restaurants affiliate, in Provo, Utah. The first JB's Big Boy opened there on November 21, 1961. Broberg chose the location because many students at Brigham Young University in Provo came from Southern California where Big Boy was popular, as well as the need for a family restaurant in the Provo area. In 1963, the holding company was renamed JB's Big Boy Family Restaurants, Inc. The company became public in July 1971 and its stock quickly sold out at its first offering. In the 1970s JB's expanded by acquiring neighboring Big Boy franchisees: Big Boy Restaurants#Vips, Vip's, Big Boy Restaurants#Leos, Leo's, Big Boy Restaurants#Kebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provo, Utah
Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU). Provo lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2020 census of 115,162. Provo is the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 at the 2010 census. It is Utah's second-largest metropolitan area after Salt Lake City. Provo is the home to Brigham Young University, a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. The city's Peaks Ice Arena was a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. Sundance Resort is northeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
