ALTOONA — Sheetz convenience store chain wants to hire 3,400 full- and part-time workers at its 550 shops.

Open interviews for the jobs began Wednesday.

The Altoona-based chain also has stores in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

The company says applicants should visit www.jobs.sheetz.com to see a list of job openings and to apply.

[naviga:h3]Pittsburgh is buying smart garbage cans[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh is spending $580,000 to buy up to 500 new litter cans that will be equipped with smart technology to tell Public Works employees when they’re full.

Public Works Director Mike Gable says the smart cans should help the city cut back on 100,000 hours workers spend each year checking 1,200 public trash cans to see if they’re empty.

City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to approve the spending.

Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who is challenging Mayor Bill Peduto in this month’s Democratic primary, objected to the cost. Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith says residents of her district didn’t like the idea.

Gable is hoping to have the new garbage cans installed by summer.

[naviga:h3]Chipotle detects, fixes data breach[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — Dollar Bank is sending new debit cards to about 5,000 Western Pennsylvania customers because of a data breach at Chipotle restaurants.

The Mexican fast-food chain detected unauthorized payment processing activity on its network from March 24 to April 18. Although the data breach has been fixed, Chipotle has been warning customers to check their bank statements for unauthorized or suspicious activity.

Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold says the company continues to work with investigators and may release more information when it becomes available.