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Puerto Rico faces a record electric rate

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A record electric rate went into effect Thursday in Puerto Rico as outages persist and the U.S. territory’s power grid continues to crumble. A residential customer that consumes 800 kilowatt-hours a month will see the monthly bill rise about 18%, from $229 to ...

Workplace — Oct. 3-4

New hires and promotions Patrick Kellogg has been named Vice President for Advancement and Engagement at Mount Aloysius College. Kellogg’s responsibilities will include overseeing and guiding all development and alumni relations activities for the college. Kellogg comes to Mount Aloysius from Trinity Washington University, where he has served as Vice President and Chief Development Officer since 2020. In addition to holding key positions at the University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary, and Vassar College, Kellogg also founded and led an advancement consulting ...

CD rates — Oct. 3-4

Time Int. Yield Altoona First 3M 0.15 0.15 6M 0.10 0.10 7M 3.97 4.00 12M 0.15 0.15 13M 4.00 4.00 18M 0.20 0.20 24M 0.40 0.40 25M 3.70 3.70 30M 0.40 0.40 33M 2.50 2.50 36M 0.45 0.45 48M 0.45 0.45 60M 2.75 2.75 814-943-5411 Hometown Bank 6M 3.72 3.72 12M 0.25 0.25 13M 3.93 4.00 24M 0.35 0.35 25M 3.93 4.00 36M 3.00 3.04 48M 0.50 0.50 60M 0.60 0.60 61M 1.80 1.81 814-623-6093 Huntingdon Savings ...

Food inspections — Blair County

State and municipal inspections are done annually for all food establishments. Reports can be viewed online at the state Department of Agriculture’s website at https://www.pafoodsafety.state.pa.us/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx Disclosure: Please remember that any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector ...

Stocks rise near their record

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled within 1% of its record set in August. The Dow Jones ...