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Bankruptcies

Public Records

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Bedford County Brent L. ...

Foreign businesses try to keep US clients

Local Business

NEW YORK — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare. The yarn orders usually met an import tax exemption for ...

Black Friday deals lure crowds to Altoona stores

Local News

After spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, hundreds of shoppers lined up around the JCPenney entrance at the Logan Valley Mall on Black Friday, waiting for doors to open at 5 a.m. This year, the National Retail Federation projected that 130.4 million Americans would shop on Black ...

How to rebalance investment portfolios in a lofty market

Local Business

If you’ve chosen a target asset allocation—the mix of stocks, bonds, and cash in your portfolio— you’re probably ahead of many investors. But unless you’re investing in a set-and-forget investment option like a target-date fund, your portfolio’s asset mix will shift as the market ...

Cove gives back to kids with Cove Christmas Love program

Local News

At least 106 children in the Spring Cove School District will receive toys collected through the Cove Christmas Love program, which aims to make Christmas bright for those in need, said coordinator Karla Detwiler. Local churches, organizations and volunteers across the Martinsburg Ministerium ...