Travis, allison, pete, and myself, well be partners in this business. And make some painful decisions. You want me to work a deal out with the landlord so it lets parlour off the hook . Paul yeah. Lemonis great. No. Because if i dont, both farrells and my money will be gone. Forever. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everything is going to change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This is the profit. Last year, i visited farrells ice cream parlour. Hi. A oncethriving National Chain that closed its doors in the 90s. This place is awesome. And was reopened in 2010 by mike fleming and paul kramer. This is really what you guys are known for, giant ice cream sundaes. Paul it is. Lemonis the new owners wasted no time in opening up new locations. When
Well be partners in this business. And make some painful decisions. You want me to work a deal out with the landlord so it lets parlour off the hook . Paul yeah. Lemonis great. No. Because if i dont, both farrells and my money will be gone. Forever. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everything is going to change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This is the profit. Last year, i visited farrells ice cream parlour. Hi. A oncethriving National Chain that closed its doors in the 90s. This place is awesome. And was reopened in 2010 by mike fleming and paul kramer. This is really what you guys are known for, giant ice cream sundaes. Paul it is. Lemonis the new owners wasted no time in opening up new locations. When i arrived, there were five buena pa
Over . By simply inhaling the air we breathe, thats how 65 people in the south bronx were sickened with the potentially deadly legionnaires disease. Four of them have died and 55 remain hospitalized. Thats public, you know, public places, thats very scary at a father. Reporter the outbreak was first detected on july 10th after all 17 commercial rooftop ac units were tested in the area, five came back positive for the area. The affected sites are lincoln hospital, concourse plaza, the opera house hotel, Verizon Office Building and the streamlined plastic company. Legionnaires disease is not contagious. Health officials suspect people were infected by inhailing the mist given off by infected units. Once a year inspectors from the city should go around and then thats part of maintenance. Reporter symptoms include high fever, coughing, aches, but it is highly treatable if you receive prompt medical attention. Officials say the water supply here in the bronx is completely safe. Still, many
I was on 24 hour a day dialysis, a feeding tube, trach. It took me a long time to accept the fact i didnt know what was going on with me until i woke up. I thought it was the next day. And when i looked at my body, i realized i had lost a third of my weight. Reporter he was in a coma for a month. At that point, he weighed only 79 pounds. It was then that doctors diagnosed him with legionnaires disease. Hes one of eight people who contracted the illness in coop city in january. He was doing flooring work across the street from the cooling towers. Today sitting here, seven months after his ordeal, despite the daily struggles he faces, he says he still considers himself one of the lucky ones, especially when he thinks of the south bronx where the death toll from legionnaires disease continues to rise. This is not a joke. You know, it shut my organs down completely, you know. My prayers go out to every one of them. They dont know what theyre in for. In april, he and his attorney filed suit
Its like a train wreck. If i cant restore some leadership in this legendary brand. Mike youve really got the wrong picture of this whole thing. Lemonis no, no, no. I got the very clear picture. Its going to melt down this time for good. Get this right, or its gonna die. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. Together we, for farrells, give you a cheer wed like to wish you a happy birthday lemonis in 2009, mike fleming and paul kramer brought back farrells ice cream parlour. Shauna hi welcome to farrells. How are you doing today . Lemonis . An iconic familyrestaurant brand known for its americana theme, its mini candy stores, and, of course, its oversized sunda