LOCAL BUSINESS
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Hershey and other chocolate makers hike prices as cocoa remains near record highs
“This change is not related to tariffs or trade policies. It reflects the reality of rising ingredient costs including the unprecedented cost of cocoa,” Hershey said in a statement.
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Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
Amazon plans to spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant.
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Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights
Federal authorities moved Friday to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws.
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York County’s Maple Donuts, known regionally for pastries (and politics), sold to a private equity firm
Swander Pace Capital bought Maple Donuts, a 79-year-old Pennsylvania-based company that is based in York County. It was founded by the Burnside family.
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Want to buy an old Wawa?
A former Wawa in Levittown is on the market, as long as any prospective new owners aren’t interested in opening a 7-Eleven or an Exxon Mobil station at the busy intersection.
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Job cuts reversed at Pittsburgh lab that certifies nation’s respirators
Federal employees had been preparing to shutter the lab in June.
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8 Pennsylvania businesses that hire adults with IDD
These eight businesses in Pennsylvania hire adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Exploring Pennsylvania’s hidden gems: 9 must-visit outdoor flea markets for bargain hunters
Pennsylvania is home to a wide range of flea markets boasting a variety of wares for all types of shoppers, from bargain hunters to antique collectors.
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Philadelphia-based Rite Aid returns to bankruptcy protection as it seeks to sell most assets
Rite Aid is again seeking bankruptcy protection as the struggling drugstore chain says it will try to sell substantially all of its assets.
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Steelmaker Cleveland Cliffs to idle 3 steel plants in Pennsylvania and Illinois
Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs will indefinitely idle two steel plants in Pennsylvania because of sluggish demand and pricing for some products, including high carbon steel sheets.
























