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Troubled bread and snack-cake maker Hostess Brands Inc. could close 13 of its Pennsylvania facilities and offices this summer, including a plant in Berwick, according to notices filed with the state.

Negotiations between the Waynesboro Area School District and its teachers' union broke down Wednesday after both sides appeared close to ending the two-year dispute.

After slowly dropping for six months, the York-Hanover area's unemployment rate was unchanged for April at 7.2 percent, according to statistics released Wednesday by the state Department of Labor & Industry.

There will likely always be disagreement on the venue, but it's hard to disagree with the agreement between Warren Main Street and the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry for the latter to take the lead in organizing this year's Ribfest.

Since the county's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in December, it has slowly crept back up, reaching 5.5 percent in April, according to the latest statistics released by Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry.

Erie County continued its slow economic recovery in April, posting a third straight drop in the unemployment rate and seventh in the last eight months.

Protesters line Sixth Street last Monday outside the Sovereign Performing Arts Center, where Gov.

Francis X. "Mac" McDonnell returned from the Second World War to find a local job market that left a lot to be desired.

Northeastern Pennsylvania has evolved into a destination for distribution centers over the past couple decades with its skilled work force, quick access to major highways and close proximity to major cities.

The Waynesboro Area School District and its teachers' union appear to be getting closer to solving their nearly two-year contract dispute.

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry named William D. Moore, of Connecticut, as its new Chief Executive Officer on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Teachers from 10th & Green Elementary School, from left, Valerie M. Deysher, Lauren E. Gardner and Kimberly L. Clarke rouse drivers outside the Sovereign Performing Arts Center on Monday.

INDUSTRY, Pa. - At American Spirit Academy graduation on Saturday, there was plenty of Pomp and Circumstance - and a little Marvin Gaye.

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Thursday the state's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April.

Yet another Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf student video entry was given an "Award of Excellence" at the recent Television and Videos Teachers Student Film Festival held April 11 at Robert Morris University in Moon Township.

In nearly an hour-long presentation, Waynesboro Area school board said the district would need to lay off up to 15 teachers to accomodate a state fact finder report.

A study released Tuesday by the University at Buffalo's new shale gas institute concludes that state oversight of gas drilling has been effective at reducing environmental problems in Pennsylvania and will prevent major problems in New York if the state allows drilling to begin.

The group Citizens' Caucus will hold a breakfast meeting on May 19, featuring two authorities debating the question: Should Pennsylvania waive prevailing wage rules for counties, municipalities, school districts and authorities? Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Law was enacted in 1961, reportedly to protect construction workers from out-of-state ... (more)

According to a state fact-finder, Waynesboro Area School District can afford a $1,200 pay raise to its teachers for both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years in addition to other concessions.

He spoke at the 140th annual Lancaster Chamber of Commerence and Industry dinner held at the Lancaster County Convention Center.