Dining On the Road

Few restaurants in the United States can claim to have a history quite like Wade’s of Spartanburg, SC. What started as a restaurant located in a former grocery store has now evolved into a thriving facility accommodating up to 3,000 customers a day.

Wade’s was started by Wade and Betty Lindsey in 1947. Mrs. Lindsey served he ...

By Steve Johnson

When you think of “big” commercial operations, you generally think of operations that are corporately financed. In retailing, a big operation is manifested in the form of “big box” stores—Home Depot, Costco, Best Buy, and Target—all big boxes, all corporately owned. Indeed, fr ...

By Steve Johnson

Interstate 35 welcomes travelers heading north or south in America's Heartland, as it stretches approximately 1,300 miles from San Antonio to Minneapolis. Along this route, fitting nicely in the midsection between the expanse of Kansas City and Des Moines is the community of Eagleville, MO, population 400. The truck st ...