WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will make nearly half a billion dollars in unspent highway funds available to states that promise to use the money to create jobs a...
JACKSON TWP — The supervisors Thursday evening approved a nondrilling natural gas lease with Rex Energy for the two remaining township-owned properties that had not been...
STOCKHOLM — Best known for its flat-pack furniture, Ikea is planning to launch a budget hotel chain in Europe. Inter Ikea, which owns the Ikea concept, said it plans hot...
Firms pay CEOs more than they pay in fed taxes
NEW YORK — Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, accor...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The 4-H Junior Livestock Sale at last week’s Butler Farm Show brought in a total of $200,887.
The categories and winning bids include:
• Poultry Me...
Members of the Butler Area Sewer Authority board on Tuesday discussed the possibility of hiring an engineering firm to advise the board.
John Mowry with KLH Engineers of...
DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than 10,000 full-size vans in the U.S. and Canada because the fuel filler pipes can rust, leak and cause fires.
The recall aff...
Credit card users rack up more debt
LOS ANGELES — Americans are carrying more credit card debt than a year ago, yet the late-payment rate for card holders remains near an...
NEW YORK — FedEx will soon begin offering buyouts to U.S. employees in an effort to cut costs in the face of a weakening global economy.
The world's second largest pack...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is cutting about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility wireless phone business and will close or consolidate about one-third of Motorola’s 9...
