Business

Smashburger Signs Lease to Come to S. Washington St.

Smashburger, which offers “Smashed Fresh. Served Delicious” burgers, has signed a lease to move into Washington Commons, the shopping center on the 300 block of S. Washington Street.

Smashburger offers fast casual burgers with a variety of handcrafted menu items, chicken sandwiches, local beverages and hand-spun Häagen-Dazs® shakes. Developed and owned by Consumer Capital Partners, Smashburger operates and develops both corporate and multi-unit franchise territories across the globe with 186 restaurants across 28 markets in the United States, Canada, Kuwait and Costa Rica. Smashburger was named to Inc.’s 2012 Hire Power Awards list, topped Fast Casual’s 2012 Top Mover & Shakers list, and was named America’s Most Promising Company by Forbes magazine last year. It is the recipient of the International Council of Shopping Centers 2011 Hot Retailer Award and was also ranked No. 99 on the 2011 Inc 500 list.

Washington Commons, which is where Meat in a Box and 5 Rings Fitness are located, is owned and is being redesigned by The Young Group. For more information visit www.young-grp.com.