Two ski areas in northern Carbon County will have a new owner in time for the winter season, a deal involving an industry-leading resort operator that many expect could provide a lift to the region.
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Proving you deserve $20K from the Equifax settlement will be nearly impossible
As part of Equifax's $671 million settlement related to a data breach, consumers may be eligible for payments of up to $20,000 for time they spent remedying fraud or misuse of personal information or out-of-pocket losses. But that will likely be an uphill battle.
Read More »Philadelphia Energy Solutions files for bankruptcy after refinery fire
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in less than two years, after a fire last month prompted it to close the largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast.
Read More »These workers will pay thousands more for a hospital stay because Hahnemann is closing
Thousands of employees of the Philadelphia Academic Health System, which owns the Hahnemann University Hospital that is slated to close, are at risk of losing low-cost care options offered through their employer health plans at the closing hospital, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday.
Read More »Equifax to pay up to $650M in data breach settlement
Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to a record $650 million to settle U.S. federal and state probes into a massive 2017 data breach of personal information, authorities said on Monday.
Read More »Official: TMI decommissioning could take decades
Three Mile Island's operating nuclear reactor is shutting down in September, but its towers will mark the skyline for decades.
Read More »A battle brews as a developer looks to cross the Delaware River for potential warehouses. How the fight ends could change the area for good.
About 581 acres bordered by Route 519, Foul Rift Road and Buckhorn Creek, were scooped up for more than $11 million this year by major Lehigh Valley developer David Jaindl in a township where fewer than 5,000 people live. Many of those residents aren’t thrilled with Jaindl’s arrival.
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Boeing takes $4.9B charge for prolonged grounding of 737 MAX planes
Boeing Co said on Thursday it would take an after-tax charge of $4.9 billion in the second quarter on estimated disruptions from the prolonged grounding of its lucrative 737 MAX passenger jets after two deadly crashes.
Read More »Pa. auditor general’s budget cut: ‘He’s obviously getting under somebody’s skin,’ an analyst says
In the enacted 2019-20 state budget, lawmakers cut Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's office's funding 10 percent from last year, bringing it from $40 million to $36.5 million.
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