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From The Ground Up: Landscapers ready for busy spring season

With winter in the rearview mirror, area landscaping crews are embarking on what they hope will be a busy year. The colder than usual winter hasn’t had an impact on crews getting started but the cold and late season snow was beneficial to at least one business. “The colder winter had a ...

SpaceX seeks to sell public shares

Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that would likely rank as the biggest ever and could make its founder the world’s first trillionaire. A SpaceX IPO ...

US jobless aid filings fall to 202K as layoffs stay low

WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran war. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid for the week ending March 28 fell by 9,000 to 202,000 from the ...

Stocks recover from early losses

NEW YORK — Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war. The early decline for stocks was driven by a surge in oil prices following a national address late Wednesday from President Donald ...

Briefcase: Kish Bank opens new loan production office

DUNCANSVILLE Kish Bank on Wednesday opened a new loan production office at 2875 Route 764, Duncansville. This strategic expansion reflects Kish Bank’s ongoing commitment to supporting business growth and strengthening financial services access throughout Blair County. The Duncansville LPO ...

Ticker: Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100% on some patented drugs from companies that don’t reach deals with his administration in the coming months. Companies that have signed a “most favored nation” pricing ...