2 CENTS: ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: IN THIS WEEK'S CPBJ

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The advancement of technology is making it necessary to change the way students are educated in grade school, said Scott Sheely, executive director of the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board.

The declining housing market, tighter lending practices and a decrease in retail spending will spur a nationwide slowdown in new retail development, according to an annual industry report by construction company analysts McGraw Hill Cos.

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If phrases such as "locational marginal pricing," "marginal losses" and "ancillary services" don't mean anything to businesses today, they soon will.

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Rep. Scott Conklin, a Democrat from Centre County, plans to introduce a resolution before the Legislature's spring recess calling for a full audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, said Tor Michaels, Conklin's chief of staff.

Donegal Group Inc. reported earnings of $10.8 million, or 43 cents per diluted Class A share, for the fourth quarter of 2007.

More than 200 businesses across Pennsylvania owe the state a combined $6.8 million in delinquent taxes, state Department of Revenue Secretary Thomas W. Wolf said last week in a statement.

A slowdown is an opportunity for your business.

The York-based specialty-paper maker P.H. Glatfelter Co. reported fourth-quarter 2007 earnings of $50.4 million, a 236 percent jump from the year-ago period that was driven by sales of timberland.

Harrisburg recently was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 18th consecutive year.

The slowing economy has most people keenly watching the markets.

Gov. Ed Rendell has been touring the state lately, pushing his $28.3 billion budget proposal to media and anyone else willing to listen.

This time in history will long be remembered. The international stock markets nearly melted down, the U.S. equity markets faltered, the Federal Reserve System cut rates twice, and the economic data turned ugly.