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Young Industries celebrates big milestone

Young Industries is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and could not be more proud to call the Muncy area home. A company-wide celebration was recently held at Basil Wood Fired Kitchen and Lounge in Muncy. The family owned manufacturing company was founded in 1947 by Henry T. ...

Urban farms save money and battle food insecurity

Jodie Kern started to garden with her son, Jayden, after the pandemic hit. And in the quaint outdoor space in the back of her apartment in Avalon, they have grown a variety of foods, ranging from tomatoes and zucchini to watermelon and pumpkins. So as inflation pushes the price of ...

Local SERVPRO recognized for outstanding performance

MUNCY — SERVPRO held its 53rd annual convention from recently at the Hilton Anatole Dallas in Dallas, TX. SERVPRO of Williamsport/Montoursville received the MILLIONAIRE’S Silver award at a gala award ceremony that was a highlight of the gathering. Benjamin L. Kimble and Gerald L. Kimble of SERVPRO of Williamsport/Montoursville joined a group of more than 1,050 franchise owners in attendance. The event also recognized 58 SERVPRO entrepreneurs who surpassed a million dollars in revenue for the first time in the past business year. “It’s exciting and satisfying to receive this ...

New Hire in SEDA-COG’s business finance program

SEDA-COG recently welcomed Brooks Luzier as a loan officer within the business finance department. Luzier has over ten years of experience in banking, customer service and sales. He previously worked as the commercial relationship manager for Jersey Shore State Bank. Luzier currently serves ...

Trucker protest shuts down operations at California port

OAKLAND, Calif. — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, it was announced Wednesday. “The shutdown will further exacerbate the congestion of containers” and port officials are urging operations at shipping terminals to ...

Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread

The growth of the lottery business nationwide was inspired in large part by the lobbying innovations of a single multinational gambling company, Scientific Games Holdings LP. A 1986 memo from Scientific Games co-founder and then-Chairman John R. Koza described a “draft version of our new ...