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Companies challenged to emphasize texture in new foods

Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don’t always recognize the part texture plays in their cravings for crispier ...

Buzzing around

A bee hovers near one of the sunflowers at Kensinger Farms along Sportsman Road north of Martinsburg. Nearly seven acres of sunflowers were planted at Kensinger Farms along Sportsman Road north of Martinsburg for the community’s enjoyment this summer. Mirror photos by Patrick Waksmunski

Pooling resources

Workers from Main Line Commercial Pools work on installation of a concrete tank placed with a 20-ton crane at Prospect Pool in Altoona during its renovation and expansion on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Presbyterian Village celebrates completion of gateway

On Aug. 13, the Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg marked the formal opening and dedication of the reconstructed Newry Street entrance to the Health Care Center. The new covered gateway improves accessibility for all individuals going into and exiting the building. It includes an area for ...