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Sheetz For the Kidz begins

For the entire month of December, customers at all 800-plus Sheetz stores throughout Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia can support local families in need of clothes, toys and more this holiday season. Customers can do this by making a donation at check-out through donation boxes or adding donations to their purchase at the point of sale. New this December, customers placing online orders also have the option to donate by rounding up their total or adding a donation to their purchase. Sheetz For the Kidz hosts these in-store campaigns ...

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CARLISLE Giant supports hunger relief In celebration of Giving Tuesday, The Giant Co. announced $60,000 in donations to local Salvation Army Corps and 3,000 hams to area hunger relief organizations. The Giant Co. is supporting The Salvation Army’s holiday hunger relief programs by donating $5,000 to 12 Salvation Army locations for a total donation of $60,000. In addition, The Giant Co. is donating 3,000 hams to 20 food banks and pantries across its operating area this month, including the Nehemiah Project in Altoona. Customers can also join The Giant Co. to make a ...

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UGI bills going up slightly UGI Utilities Inc. has announced a smaller-than-expected increase in the purchased gas cost rate beginning on Dec. 1. As a result, the average residential heating customer receiving gas supply from UGI will see their total bill increase 0.9%, raising their total average monthly bill from $118.43 per month to $119.49 per month. Utilities are required by law to pass the cost of the natural gas they purchase directly through to customers without any markup. UGI Utilities Inc. is a natural gas and electric utility company that serves more than 760,000 ...

Family legacy: Father-son restaurant Pho Love opens in Altoona

For some, the American dream is still attainable with perseverance and hard work. “My father was a post-war immigrant who had a dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant,” said Kenneth Van Nguyen, who owns the new Pho Love restaurant in the Park Hills Plaza with his father, Pae ...

Foreign businesses try to keep US clients

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 packages valued at under $800, meaning it could be imported tariff-free and avoid the customs process. But ever since the Trump administration eliminated the exemption as of Aug. 29, the cost to send yarn to U.S. customers has skyrocketed. The bill for a $21 ball of yarn now includes $12 to $15 in brokerage ...

How to rebalance investment portfolios in a lofty market

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 fluctuates. In a bull market you might get more equity exposure than you planned, or the reverse if the market declines. Rebalancing involves selling assets that have appreciated the most and using the proceeds to shore up assets that have lagged. This brings your portfolio’s asset mix back into ...