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Priority2Work slates dinner, cracker plant discussion

An event in May will discuss the proposed Beaver County cracker plant.

4/26/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Ford reports 9% net first quarter gain

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford’s net income rose 9 percent in the first quarter due largely to a lower income tax rate, as the automaker promised additional efficiencies in the coming years.

4/26/2018 Business Briefs 0 comments

County gets grant to clean brownfields

Officials announced Wednesday that Butler County has been awarded $600,000 through the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program — an initiative meant to help communities evaluate, clean up and reuse the sites, which are known as “brownfields.”

4/26/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Agency offers housing survey

Do you have ideas about how development, homelessness and housing affect people in your community? State officials want your input on how these things are impacting the areas where you live and work.

4/26/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Closed golf course may become neighborhood

Freeport property is site of planning

FREEPORT — A closed golf course in the borough could convert its fairways and putting greens into a new neighborhood.

4/25/2018 Business Features 0 comments

In Brief

Diet Coke grows for first time in 8 years after makeover

4/25/2018 Business Briefs 0 comments

Probe shines spotlight on Southwest, safety

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines runs its planes hard. They make many short hops and more trips per day than other U.S. airliners, which adds to wear and tear on parts, including the engines.

4/25/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Feds widen safety probes of Ford, VW and Nissan

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is expanding three investigations for brake and air bag troubles that could affect more than 2.3 million vehicles from Ford, Volkswagen and Nissan.

4/24/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Bank ups minimum pay rate

Farmers National Bank of Emlenton announced Monday that it had recently increased its internal minimum hourly wage to $11.25 per hour.

4/24/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Post offices to host seminars

Butler Post office counter clerk Jack Hutchinson takes care of a customers package at the Butler Post Office on Monday April 23, 2018.

Butler County locations of the U.S. Postal Service will join the nation next week in celebrating Small Business Week.

4/24/2018 Business Features 0 comments

Sears’ biggest shareholder offers to buy Kenmore

NEW YORK — Sears’ biggest shareholder has suggested the company sell its well-known Kenmore brand and some real estate holdings, offering itself as a potential buyer.