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From online to in line

WEST PITTSTON – Until now, those wishing to order cheese, coffees and other foods from the igourmet.com warehouse had to go online, no matter if they lived in West Pittston or West Virginia. But in a rare move, the specialty foods retailer will open its doors to the public this Saturday.

Airport site could host new tenant

PITTSTON TWP. – The former Damon’s restaurant on land owned by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport soon could be home to a new tenant.

Stronger dollar, weaker data pummel stocks

NEW YORK — Major stock indexes tumbled about 1 percent Thursday, but ended well off their lows. Energy and materials stocks logged the biggest losses as a jump in the dollar sent commodity prices tumbling. Meanwhile, an analyst’s downgrade of the chip industry pulled technology shares sharply lower.

Data signal a weak recovery

WASHINGTON — A gauge of future economic activity and a report on unemployment benefits signaled Thursday that the recovery likely will remain weak in the coming months.

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Business briefs

The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was unchanged at 8.8 percent in October from September, the state Labor & Industry department said Thursday. The labor force, the number of people working or looking for work, fell by 27,000 to 6,340,000. The labor force was 95,000 less than in October 2008.

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Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells - 11/20/2009

Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too. Like her neighbors in this rural community 15 miles south of the New York border, Farnelli signed a lease with a major natural gas driller to explore a potentially lucrative form

Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury - 11/20/2009

The Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion competing bid for UK candy company Cadbury. The newspaper says the bid wouldn't be ready for two weeks and terms "are in flux," but it could top the $16.5 billion offer by Kraft Foods Inc. The Journal said people familiar with the offer say th

Gold ekes out small gain, other metals hold steady - 11/20/2009

Gold prices finished higher for a sixth straight day Friday, rising even as the dollar strengthened. The December contract added $4.90 to settle at $1,146.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, prices gained 2.7 percent. Gold has been on a record-setting climb since early September as investors looke

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike - 11/20/2009

Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs and lost jobs. Demonstrators at UC Berkeley occupied Wheeler Hall on Friday and hung a sign from a window that read "32 Percent Hike, 900 layoffs,&