Hospital, nurses reach agreementALTOONA — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s hospital in Altoona has reached a tentative contract agreement with its nurses.The the members of SEIU Healthcare PA will vote Tuesday on the news deal, after details of it are explained to them.The last contract expired Dec. 31 and the union has been negotiating with UPMC Altoona officials since October.

Ben & Jerry’s will expandST. ALBANS, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s says it is moving forward with plans to expand its manufacturing facility in St. Albans.The ice cream company announced Tuesday that the roughly $14 million, 40,000-square-foot expansion project includes a wastewater treatment plant and a warehouse.The new space is expected to allow the company to boost production by 15 to 20 percent. The St. Albans location makes about two-thirds of the ice cream the company distributes.

Humana reports loss in 4th quarterLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Humana on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $401 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Ky.-based company said it had a loss of $2.68. Earnings, adjusted for nonrecurring costs, came to $2.09 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment was for earnings of $2.06 per share.