Business
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Pennsylvania Loses Hundreds of Pharmacies After a Law Promised Help
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Lawmakers want to ensure the Shapiro admin is holding corporate middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, accountable.
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Teresa’s Treasures Showcases History, Hunting Gear and Hard-to-Find Items in Bellefonte
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Tucked into 126 W. High St. in downtown Bellefonte, the small shop started out as a knife store and has quietly grown into a place where hunters, collectors, gamers, students and curious neighbors all end up crossing paths.
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Local Jersey Mike’s Franchisee Acquires Former Rite Aid Building in Bellefonte
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The owner of three Centre County Jersey Mike’s Subs locations recently acquired a Bellefonte property that has been vacant for nearly two years. Cedar Cliff Properties LLC, which has been used by the sandwich shop chain’s local franchisees Matt and Christie Patterson to develop Jersey Mike’s locations, purchased the former Rite Aid property at 821…
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Letters: Penn State Cancer Institute’s Failed Leadership; Stand Up for Community by Supporting WPSU
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Vindication tastes bitter when it comes at such a cost, but the record must now show: every alarm I sounded was justified. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Spotlight PA exposed a damning internal review of the Penn State Cancer Institute: chemotherapy overdoses, treatment delays that let cancers spread unchecked, incomplete patient records, and a toxic workplace…
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New Renderings, Operational Details Unveiled for Happy Valley Casino
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Happy Valley Casino representatives on Wednesday revealed updated renderings and details for the new gambling venue at the Nittany Mall. The new look at the category 4 casino, scheduled for an April grand opening, came during a hearing in Harrisburg in which the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved authorization for the facility to operate…
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Barstool Influencers Pushed Anti-Tax Message as Pa. Lawmakers Privately Debated Sports Betting Proposal
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The videos raise questions about whether they constituted lobbying, and if Barstool Sports and its stars had the needed state registration to do such advocacy work.
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Letters: State Budget Fails Direct Care Workers; Research ‘Dealer School’ Before Enrolling
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I am outraged that Gov. Shapiro and the legislature once again passed a state budget that ignores 94% of Pennsylvania’s direct care workforce. Only a small portion of home care workers, those in the participant-directed program, received funding. The rest—the caregivers employed by home care agencies serving older adults and people with disabilities across this…
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New Grant Program Aims to Help Small Businesses Get Started in Downtown State College
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A new grant program is designed to help small businesses get started and succeed in downtown State College. Downtown State College Improvement District and the State College Redevelopment Authority are partnering on the Retail Launch Assistance Program, which will provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds up to $15,000 for approved for first-time retail businesses or small businesses that…
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Downtown State College Bakery Begins Next Chapter With New Owner
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After 25 years, a downtown State College bakery has a new owner to carry on its signature fresh-baked breads and pastries. Gemelli Bakers founder Tony Sapia has passed the 129 McAllister Alley business on to John Schaffer, the co-owner of nearby Antifragile Brewing Company. “Everything has an end, but a loaf of bread has two!”…
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Honeygrow Returns to Penn State Roots With Downtown State College Grand Opening
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Honeygrow officially opened its downtown State College restaurant Monday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., following a weekend of preview events leading up to launch day. The restaurant, located in the Pugh Centre at 160 E. Beaver Ave., hosted a family-and-friends event Saturday and a public preview Sunday before opening its doors to…