Category: Business

Why your electric bill is rising this winter and how to prepare

By lowber on November 29, 2025

As residents in Western Pennsylvania finish hanging their holiday lights, electric companies warn that an estimated 1.3 million customers will be hit with higher bills and…

Mall traffic sees boost as shoppers turn out for traditional Black Friday

By lowber on November 28, 2025

NEW YORK — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. Brawls in store aisles over toys and…

Spirit Airlines reaches tentative cost-saving labor deals amid bankruptcy proceedings

By lowber on November 7, 2025

Spirit Airlines said on Friday it has reached tentative deals with unions representing its pilots and flight attendants that would involve some contract concessions, as…

Philips Respironics to lay off nearly 200 workers from Westmoreland locations

By lowber on November 1, 2025

Dutch health technology giant Philips Respironics has notified state officials it plans to lay off nearly 200 people at three Westmoreland County locations beginning in…

Utility merger to fold Peoples Natural Gas into $63B conglomerate

By lowber on October 27, 2025

American Water and Essential Utilities, two top players in the Pennsylvania utility market, have agreed to merge into a water, wastewater and natural gas conglomerate…

'Sky's the limit' for workers at New Stanton's Amazon warehouse

By lowber on October 18, 2025

Inside Amazon’s massive 1.1 million-square-foot New Stanton warehouse, a constant hum of moving parts and people fills the air as packages travel along a seemingly…

Pottery shop in Pleasant Unity noted as among nation's best in House Beautiful

By lowber on October 11, 2025

A Pleasant Unity pottery studio opened in answer to a retired physician’s passion for pottery has been named to House Beautiful magazine’s list of the…

Greensburg official: Focus is on increasing residential housing options

By lowber on October 9, 2025

Boosting Greensburg’s residential population within the city’s 4-square-mile boundary likely will have to come from building conversions in the downtown business district, a city official…

Soaring gold prices spell payday for some, but economic uncertainty for all

By lowber on October 8, 2025

Now might be a golden opportunity to empty out the jewelry box. Source: The Tribune-Review

Dayton Freight shipping company to build depot off Route 70 near Smithton

By lowber on October 8, 2025

A freight company is moving into Westmoreland County and bringing at least 50 jobs with it. Source: The Tribune-Review

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