News about area businesses and businesspeople.

Potbelly seeking franchise owner in BG

Potbelly Sandwich Shop, a restaurant chain based in Chicago, is looking for a franchise owner in Bowling Green. The shop has 215 locations in the United States. Company officials are looking to expand into midsized markets in areas near existing stores, said Mike Walters, franchise zone manager for Potbelly.

The company operates five stores in the Cincinnati area and is looking to open franchises in Louisville and Lexington.

“Bowling Green was one of the markets we felt there was some good play there,” Walters said. “We’re really trying to get our name out there and let people know we’re offering franchising.”

The company opened in 1977. There is no deadline to purchase a franchise. Anyone interested should visit www.potbelly.com.

Willis named consultant at Jagoe Homes

Jagoe Homes, a company specializing in developing, designing, building and marketing new homes, recently named Debbie Willis a new-home consultant at its Bowling Green location.

Willis has more than 10 years of sales and marketing experience.

Pollution prevention workshop June 16

To help industries and manufacturing facilities learn how to lower their operating costs through energy efficiency, the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center is conducting workshops across the state, including Bowling Green.

The Bowling Green workshop will be June 16 in the Corvette Theater at the National Corvette Museum

Workshop sessions, which are funded by federal stimulus money, are conducted by KPPC engineers and specialists in the energy field. The $25 cost for these full-day workshops includes lunch.

Register online at www.kppc.org.

— For more information or to register by phone, please call KPPC at (502) 852-0965 or visit www.energy.ky.gov.