Bizbeat: Spoon restaurant gets license to serve alcohol

New Apple Valley restaurant Spoon Vietnamese and Chinese Cuisine was recently approved to sell alcohol. The restaurant opened Jan. 7 in the Granada Shopping Center.

Owner Kav Theng, 30, said the move to get the license will only help his business. "Our places depend on parties," he said.

At parties that the restaurant has hosted, people have asked for drinks, he said.

Beer is now being served at the restaurant.

"Hopefully, we'll get better in the future," he said.

The restaurant has a dance floor and can accommodate about 200 people.

It serves a combination of Chinese and Vietnamese food. While it does offer some American food, Theng said he hopes to expand the American selection soon.

To find out more about the restaurant, find Spoon Cuisine on Facebook.

Buffet coming to Signal Hills

The Signal Hills Shopping Center will soon get a Chinese buffet.

Hibachi Supreme Grill and Buffet is expected to open in April, according to Tom Schuette, real estate manager at Signal Hills.

"We're actually excited about it," he said. "Just from the plans I've seen, it looks like it is going to be a really nice building."

The 13,000-square-foot restaurant will occupy the space of the former Fashion Bug store.

Business boot camp planned for Friday

Small business owners who want to take their companies to higher levels of success are invited to attend the Small Business Boot Camp at Rasmussen College on Friday.

Topics will range from finding and keeping the best employees to understanding financials. The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon at the college at 3500 Federal Drive in Eagan. For more information, call 651-687-9000.

Dakota County Business and Industry Series begins

The River Heights Chamber of Commerce and the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce are once again teaming up to host a series for members to hear about important issues facing businesses.

Each session is $25 or you can attend all four sessions for $75.

• Friday: Dakota County Legislative Report,

• March 25: State of Dakota County from a Commissioner's Perspective

• April 29: Dakota County Schools: How do We Compare?

• May 20: Dakota County Transportation Projects

The first session will be on Friday at Flint Hills Resources' North Administration building in Inver Grove Heights. The program begins at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Jennifer Gale at 651-451-2266.

Nicole Norfleet • 612-673-4495