NEW YORK — Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s said Monday it will close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs to focus on more profitable locations.
Te...
Drought, flooding hit
KIBLER, Ark. — In a year when severe drought scorched the Southwest, a hurricane drowned crops in the East, and river flooding swamped farms in the ...
CRANBERRY TWP — UPMC has leased the former bulk postage center in Thorn Hill Industrial Park as a supply warehouse.
Susan Manko, a director of media relations for UPMC, ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.
They spent more on autos, clothing and furni...
CRANBERRY TWP — Michele Jurysta has been named advertising director of The Cranberry Eagle, which is published by the Butler Eagle.
Among her duties in the newly created...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Oct. 11 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $51.50 to 72.; commercial cows, 16.50 to 73.; commercial s...
30-year fixed loan was below 4%
WASHINGTON — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose sharply this week after falling below 4 percent for the first time in his...
Report finds rise in air traffic errors
WASHINGTON — Errors by air traffic controllers in the vicinity of airports as well as incidents in which there was an unauthorized...
HARRISBURG — State environmental regulators will follow new guidelines endorsed by a natural gas industry group for deciding how to group together facilities such as wel...
BUTLER TWP — AK Steel Butler Works has brought the No. 5 electric furnace back on line after a July fire.
Alan McCoy, AK's spokesman, said Wednesday the furnace was brou...
