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Back-to-school season sees shift toward thrift CHICAGO — Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with pote...

NEW WILMINGTON — The Aug. 15 auction sold 17 loads of hay, one load of straw and one load of ear corn. Alfalfa, 165.-310.; mixed hay, 135.-225.; straw, 125.; ear corn, 1...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provided this report on the Aug. 18 Eighty Four livestock auction. CATTLE 234 — (Compared with last week's sale, slaughter...

Restaurant sales hurt by economy MILWAUKEE — Food maker H.J. Heinz said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 11 percent, fueled by double-digit sales growth...

Tips for consumers shopping for energy-efficient washing machines and other appliances: 1. Do research in advance, including going to www.energystar.gov to learn about e...

HARTFORD, Conn. — For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he ...

IMPERIAL — A German company is opening its first solar mirror production facility in suburban Pittsburgh. The state has invested $9 million in the project, helping Flabe...

WASHINGTON — In lackluster economic times, not even postal workers enjoy much of a security envelope. Faced with losses that could near $1.5 billion this year, the U.S. ...

But other executives get big pay increases DETROIT — The automotive industry began to rein in total compensation to its CEOs last year while compensation for other execut...

The proposed 14,000-square- foot Rite Aid at the corner of East Jefferson and North Main streets met no opposition Tuesday before the Butler zoning hearing board. The bo...