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Sobelmans working on buying former Amicis building

Location could open My wife and I are big
by Thanksgiving
fans of Sobelmans.
in Richfield
Al Hochmuth
Sobelmans-Richfield franchisee
By ALEX BELD
262-306-5046
abeld@conleynet.com
The first Sobelmans Pub &
Grill franchise in Washington
County is expected to open
in Richfield by Thanksgiving,
with Al Hochmuth operating the
location.
The
old
Amicis
Italian
Restorante building has been
selected as the ideal location for
the franchise.
Right now things are kind of
preliminary, Hochmuth said. If
the building is not purchased and
another suitable location is not
found Hochmuth would be off the
hook, he added.

INBRIEF
Johnson Controls,
Tyco complete
merger

Hochmuth and his wife, Nancy,

signed the franchise paperwork
Tuesday and handed the fee to
owner Dave Sobelman.
Hochmuth has some experience
in the restaurant industry, but his
recent work has been out of the
industry.
My wife and I are big fans of
Sobelmans, its obvious to see how
successful they are, Hochmuth
said, adding its a proven system.
The franchisees havent begun
work with the village of Richfield
yet, but Village Administrator Jim
Healy is in contact with them and
Sobelman.
Ill be working with them in

John Ehlke/Daily News

The exterior of the former Amicis Italian Restorante is seen Tuesday

afternoon in Richfield.
the coming weeks and months,
Healy said. Healy added the restaurant would be good for the downtown area.

As the former Amicis building

is already set up as a restaurant, it
is not expected there will be much
trouble opening the Sobelmans.

WE HAVE LIFTOFF

Hochmuth, who has been speaking with the owners of the building, said he plans on speaking with
them again.
The rustic-looking building has
cream-colored brick and is three
stories.
It looks similar to the original
location, Sobelman said.
The announcement of the new
spot on the Sobelmans Pub &
Grill-Richfield Facebook page
from Saturday has earned more
than 1,000 likes.
This is all very exciting,
Sobelman said. Its a dream come
true for me.
The deal for the franchise
was finalized the same day
Milwaukees District 4 Alderman
Robert Bauman suspended the
license of the Sobelmans on the
Marquette University campus.
The Marquette location will not
reopen until at least Sept. 21 after
the Common Council discusses the
issue.

EPIC Creative
in West Bend gets
FAA approval
for drone use

MILWAUKEE Johnson
Controls completed its merger with Tyco on Tuesday,
By ALEX BELD
expanding the industrial
262-306-5046
company's reach in a deal
abeld@conleynet.com
which has estimated to be
worth more than $14 billion.
EPIC Creative in West Bend
The merger between the
belongs to a small number of fulltwo companies, which was
service advertising and marketing
announced in January, gives
agencies with a Section 333 exempshareholders in Johnson
tion and plans to grow its flight
Controls a 56-percent stake in
team.
the newly-formed company,
The exemption allows commerwhich will continue to be
cial use of drones beyond a basic
known as Johnson Controls.
remote operator license.
The global headquarters will
To obtain the exemption, lead
be where Tyco is originally
videographer and aerial pilot
based, in Cork, Ireland.
Miles Cooksy obtained a private
We are more than just
pilots license, which requires
two businesses that have
30 hours of class and 100 hours of
come together we are now
flight time.
one team uniquely positioned
An agency also needs a certified
to create value, Johnson
and registered aircraft, operational
Controls Chairman and CEO
approval and proof of insurance.
Alex Molinaroli said. Our
Cooksy said they are touting
combined insights and world
their services, but also want to
class technologies will help
stress the importance of safety
build even smarter, more
when using drones in controlled
secure and more sustainable
airspace.
environments that help our
Most of West Bend is Class E
customers win and broadly
airspace, which is the most commove the world forward.
mon type of controlled airspace in
The combination of the
the United States. The 333 exemptwo companies forms one
tion allows a marketing agency to
with over $30 billion in revfly in Class C airspace, which is
enue and over 117,000 employJohn Ehlke/Daily News
more controlled.
ees. One of the main purposFlying in Class B through E air- Miles Cooksy, left, and Jordan Hahn pilot a DJI Inspire 1 drone outside of EPIC Creative on Tuesday
es of the merger is to drive
space requires air traffic controller afternoon in West Bend. The advertising agency received permission from the FAA to expand its
new innovations and busipermission, according to the FAA.
drone use for commercial purposes.
ness models to support curWhen flying within 5 miles of
rent and future technology.
the West Bend Municipal Airport,
We are ready to integrate
EPIC Creative will call to tell them
the skill sets and capabilities
where they are flying.
of both companies and develYoure (flying) in (others)
op solutions to meet our cuspotential flight paths, Cooksy
tomers' needs in ways neither
said.
company could on its own,
Airport Manager Mike Shaw
Michael Huerta
Johnson Control President
said drones are good and bad for
FAA administrator
and COO George R. Oliver
aviation.
said.
Weve had very little to deal
Johnson Controls' automowith drones so far, he said. There the FAAs mission to protect public will be conducted safely.
tors to be a pilot, which makes it
tive business is still on track
is, however, not much in the way of safety,
A waiver typically lasts two easier for EPIC Creative to grow its
FAA
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drones, Michael Huerta said in a news years, according to the FAA, and flight team.
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added.
All that is
required
is a passing
needs to be renewed.
release.
Adient on Oct. 31.
A new set of rules for drones
Three more drone pilots are score of 70 percent on the aeronauSome of the rules, like operating
Conley News Service
called Part 107 Regulations was from a moving vehicle; daylight- being trained by Cooksy at EPIC tical knowledge exam and the $150

With this new rule, we are taking a careful and deliberate

approach that balances the need to deploy this new technology
with the FAAs mission to protect public safety.

created by the FAA and implement-

only operation; visual line of sight

Creative to expand the flight team.

it costs to take it.