Butler Memorial Hospital was honored by The Hospital & Health System Association of Pennsylvania for its pneumonia vaccination initiative, one of 16 winners from 100 entries.

The association "honors creativity and commitment to patient care" through its annual awards. Categories for the 2008 awards were workforce, community outreach and engagement, patient safety, patient care and operational excellence.

BMH's award was in patient care. When a patient older than 65 is either admitted to the hospital or brought to the Emergency Department, they are asked if they have received a pneumonia vaccination for that year. If not, they are offered the shot as part of routine care. This initiative resulted in less hospital-acquired pneumonia cases, BMH reported.

CRANBERRY TWP — The Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Scholarship Luncheon on Tuesday at the Twelve Oaks Mansion on Route 228.More than $6,000 in scholarships will be awarded this year to students in the Mars and Seneca Valley school systems or to a chamber member or a chamber member's family member.Cost is $25 for chamber members or $30 for non-members. Call 742-776-4949 or e-mail info@cranberrychamber.com.

FORD CITY, Armstrong County — Caracal Inc., a 3-year-old company that makes silicon carbide semiconductor wafers, filed for bankruptcy.The company lost a $1.2 million contract with the U.S. Navy as a result of scaled-back military research during the Iraq War.Caracal's development team tried to find other buyers and uses for the wafers but failed to do so. The company is about $1.6 million in debt.The 12-man staff was cut earlier this year to seven, but might be trimmed further as the company liquidates its assets.

HARRISBURG — Hershey's first quarter wasn't so sweet, with the nation's largest candymaker reporting that sales remained flat, profits fell by a third and results missed analyst expectations.The Hershey Co. said Thursday it was hurt by an early Easter holiday and the discontinuation of one of its mint lines, Ice Breakers Pacs, as dairy and cocoa costs continue to rise and it increases promotional spending in an effort to revive foundering sales.President and Chief Executive David J. West said the company has laid the groundwork for improved results later this year.