Rite Aid same-store sales increase for month, quarter
Cumberland County-based Rite Aid Corp. reported a 0.6
percent increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ending May 30, compared
with the same period of last year.
Bon-Ton comparable store sales fall 12 percent in May
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.’s comparable-store sales fell 12.1
percent in May compared with the same month last year, the company today
announced.
Tower gets on ABA Nasdaq Community Bank Index
Harrisburg-based Tower Bancorp Inc. has been added to the ABA Nasdaq Community Bank Index, Tower announced today.
Letter: Knowledge key to retirement plan power
The authors of "Protecting employers: Preventing 401(k) liability" (May 8, 2009) make an excellent point about reviewing the investment offerings in company-sponsored retirement plans to reduce potential fiduciary liability.
Bankruptcy could cloud developer's industrial lease
Indianapolis industrial developer Lauth Property Group has a quandary on its hands in Penn Township, Cumberland County.
Senate Democrats eye business tax changes, GOP reaction cool (update)
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are trying to resurrect an overhaul
of corporate taxes as the state confronts a yawning budget deficit, but a GOP spokesman and the Pennsylvania
Chamber of Business and Industry are critical of the proposal.
Met-Ed electric bills to rise
Metropolitan Edison Co. on
Monday began passing on higher transmission rates that could increase overall
electric bills by as much as 10 percent.
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In brief: SBA to offer financing to vehicle dealers
The U.S. Small Business Administration will offer inventory financing to auto, recreational vehicle and boat dealers under a new pilot program starting July 1.
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