Survival of the fittest in dot-com layoffs and Rite Aid sale
Since December seven thousand nine hundred fifty two jobs were cut by about 122 dot-com firms with roughly twenty percent shutting down. Challenger, Gray & Christmas notes B2B firms weathered the storm better. Rite Aid gains approval to sell PCS Health System for 1 billion to Advance Paradigm, pending antitrust clearance.
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas
New York City
John Challenger
Scripps Howard News Service
Camp Hill
Rite Aid Corp
PCS Health System Inc
Texas
Advance Paradigm Inc
Rite Aid
PCS
Eli Lilly & Co
Power outage blamed on bird in Wampum
A bird was electrocuted on a high voltage line in Wampum causing a brief outage for about 60 minutes affecting 400 customers. First Energy spokesman Randy Coleman noted the bird’s contact boiled transformer oil, started a fire, and led to repairs including transformer replacements. Gardwell Products reports one mixer affected. an electrician will inspect it later.
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Wampum
Randy Coleman
First Energy
Coleman
Gardwell Products Manufacturing Co
Gardwell
Sanders
American Bridge expands plant as sales rebound in U S steel era
American Bridge Co once a USS Steel division and builder of famed Bay Bridge now operates independently. Facing cuts that trimmed 12 000 workers since 1979, the firm is expanding its Coraopolis fabricating plant and hiring about 50 as orders rise from 1994 levels sixfold. Projected sales grow from 148 million to 185 million this year and 210 million next, with plans for more port work and a southern and West Coast fabrication base.
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Coraopolis, Pa
American Bridge Co
USS. Steel
Bay Bridge
Oakland
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
Eads
Mississippi River
New York Yankees
Jack Bryce
Pittsburgh
American Bridge
Bob Luffy
Luffy
U.S. Steel
USX Corp
Bryce
Coraopolis
Ambridge
USX
U.S
Area Stocks and Quotes Update From Parker Hunter
Area stock figures at 10 02 a m today reflect over the counter bids. The New Castle office of Parker Hunter Inc provides the quotes.
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New Castle
Parker/Hunter Inc
Wampum Paving Firm Wins Ellwood City Contract Bid
Ellwood City council awarded Youngblood Paving Inc of Wampum the street paving contract at 80 988 dollars the lowest bid from nine. Terra Firma Technologies to start work Thursday will treat four blocks of the alley while another block awaits funding. Residents protested passing their block citing severe roughness and water pooling. Council plans to place the block on next year’s paying list and approve related Terra Firma work including equipment rental calcium chloride and sealing.
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Ellwood City
Youngblood Paving Inc
Wampum
Youngblood
Franklin and
Wayne Avenues
Birch Way
Martin Homner
Franklin Ave
Bill Hummel
Terra Firma Technologies
Hummel
Frank Viccari
Wayne Ave
Lawrence Costa
Eighth
Fourth
Gregg
College and Pershing
Crescent
Park and Hazel Avenues
Area Chamber of Commerce
Wampum Road
Todd Avenue
Costa
14Th Street
Armstrong Utilities
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