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GOP lawmaker: Data center speculation ‘a problem’

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It is roughly 700 acres of beautiful, forested land in the Pocono Mountains, and in Rep. Doyle Heffley’s mind, it is the last place people would want to see the construction of a data center. But that is exactly the concept being floated by a developer in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County. To Heffley, it is the sort of proposal that Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro was talking about Tuesday when he signed an executive order seeking safeguards on data center development, and lambasted what he described as speculative troublemakers in the industry. “It is a huge problem,” said ...

Data cards retrieved from air collision

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CARLISLE — Federal investigators have pulled intact data cards from a state police helicopter and Cessna plane that collided at a small airport in central Pennsylvania, killing the plane’s pilot. Aaron McCarter, investigator-in-charge with the National Transportation Safety Board, called ...

Bankruptcies — Aug. 22-23

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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: Blair County Julie A. McCue. Chapter 7. July 23. Tricia N. Helsel. Chapter 7. July 27. Cambria County Lisa M. Cooper. Chapter 7. July 20, 2026. William A. Barrows II. Chapter 13. July 20. Ronald Felosky. Chapter 13. July 21. Bedford County Jeffrey A. Corley. Chapter 7. July 22. Clearfield County Charlotte R. ...

Briefcase: Giant Company supporting healthier choices

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CARLISLE As families across the East Coast head back to school, The Giant Company and Partnership for a Healthier America are teaming up to make the healthier choice the easier choice, turning everyday grocery runs into support for neighbors facing hunger. From Aug. 21 through Sept. 3, Giant and Martin’s customers can save on participating GOOD GOOD better-for-you products and, with each qualifying purchase, help fund healthy food access for families in need. Customers who spend $10 on participating GOOD GOOD products at Giant and Martin’s stores will save $5 at checkout. With ...

Ticker: Bond market swings back to worries

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The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising. That helped knock the U.S. stock market to its worst loss in three weeks on Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% for a fourth loss in the five days since setting its record last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1%. Treasury yields climbed after the price of Brent crude rose 2.4% following President Donald Trump’s latest threat to Iran. Walmart reports slowest sales growth in 6 ...