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New casino could be built near Penn State

HARRISBURG — A casino could be built near Penn State University’s flagship campus, after Pennsylvania on Wednesday found another taker for a mini-casino license, auctioning it for $10 million to a Philadelphia-area private equity investor. Ira Lubert beat one other bidder, the ...

Truck-Lite expansion to be completed in October

McELHATTAN — Truck-Lite, located in McElhattan, is about to receive six new job opportunities, 15,000 square feet of additional space and 12 new work centers in a building expansion, which is expected to be completed in October. “It is a further investment in the company,” Andrew ...

Jessica Ballard joins Swift Kennedy & Associates

Jessica Ballard has been hired as an Employee Benefits Account Manager at the Williamsport office of Swift Kennedy & Associates, a brokerage firm specializing in group, senior, and individual insurance policies. Her responsibilities will include assisting clients with policy renewals, ...

Coin shortage hits retailers, laundromats, tooth fairy

A convenience store chain is offering a free beverage or sandwich in exchange for them. A laundromat owner drove 4 hours across state lines to get $8,000 worth. A young girl in Illinois wrote the tooth fairy saying she’ll gladly take dollars as a substitute if it helps. There is a shortage ...

After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

WEST HOMESTEAD — The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theaters in the U.S. because of COVID-19. But in 20 minutes that was about to change and four people in masks were already gathered outside the theater 8 miles southeast of ...

Low rates, heavy buyer demand send US home sales surging

(AP) Spurred by ultra-low mortgage rates, home buyers rushed last month to snap up a limited supply of existing houses, causing the pace of purchases to jump by a record-high 24.7%. The July surge in sales reported Friday by the National Association of Realtors marked the second straight month ...