HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell announced the following appointments this week.
• Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County — Judith Ference Olson of Wexford
• State B...
DETROIT — General Motors is likely to announce further production cuts and possible plant closures as early as this week as it deals with slumping sales and a collapse i...
Details about Mars and Hershey, the top two U.S. candymakers:
Headquarters: McLean, Va.
Founded: By Frank C. Mars, 1911, in Tacoma, Wash.
Original product: Butter cream ...
Here's a look at definitions for different types of cacao products, or chocolate, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration:
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CACAO NIBS: Made by rem...
SPRINGFIELD TWP, Mercer County — Cliff Hovis is cleaning out the former Born2Run indoor sports facility for use as a warehouse for his business, Hovis Auto and Truck Sup...
Aggressive Mars enters Hershey's orbit in bid to be No. 1 in market
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where...
Temporary site up and running
CLINTONVILLE, Venango County — Jeff Hunt's faith and the community helped him transform a tragedy into a new beginning.
"Yes, I lost my stor...
The state Department of Agriculture has provided this report on the Oct. 6 New Wilmington livestock auction.
CATTLE 314 —
Steers — Choice 1-3, 1085-1525 lbs., 8...
NEW WILMINGTON, Oct. 3 — The auction sold 17 loads of hay, one load of straw, three loads of ear corn and one load of oats.
Alfalfa, 190.; mixed hay, 130.-200.; straw, 7...
Measures have failed to halt economic slide
WASHINGTON — What's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit?
The commitment of $700 billion didn't impress markets here and arou...
