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	     	<title><![CDATA[Local Business Briefs - 11/21/09]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Online food seller opening its doors
WEST PITTSTON - Specialty foods online retailer igourmet.com will open its 508 Delaware Ave. warehouse to the public today for a special sale from noon to 3 p.m.
It is the first time the 12-year-old online retailer's]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[PPL fined $450,000 for improper power shut-off]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/ppl_fined_450_000_for_improper_power_shut-off?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[The state Public Utility Commission slapped PPL Electric Utilities with nearly half a million dollars in penalties for violating state rules on shutting off customers' power.
The settlement between PPL, regulators and interested parties allows the utilit]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:26 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Fewer passengers using Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport in October]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Airport business falls in October
PITTSTON TWP. - The number of passengers boarding planes at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport declined 9.9 percent to 17,855 in October from 19,827 last October, the airport board learned Thursday.
The numb]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[CPG turns profit in 3Q despite drop in sales]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[By slashing costs and reaping the benefits of declining commodity prices, CPG International Inc. increased profits in the third quarter even as sales fell. 
In the face of double-digit declines in the constructions market, Scranton's largest manufacturer]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:10 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Gateway Energy to bring 70 new jobs, electricity choice]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[FORTY FORT -Gateway Energy Services, a Rockland County, N.Y.-based retail supplier of natural gas and electricity, will open a customer service center in Forty Fort, creating 70 full-time and part-time jobs.
Officials from the company and the Greater Wil]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:42 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Local Stock of Interest: Prudential hikes dividend]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Shares of Prudential Financial Inc. increased last week 5.3 percent to a Friday close of $47.80 per share, after the company announced plans to increase its cash dividend. 
The insurance and financial service company declared early in the week an annual]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:57:35 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Teen unemployment at record, 61-year high]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Teenagers are being squeezed out of the labor market in Northeast Pennsylvania and nationwide.
The unemployment rate for teenage workers is at a 61-year high, at 27.6 percent in October, according to U.S. Department of Labor unemployment figures. It is t]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:27 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Business Profile: Thomas Jimmie]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Meet Thomas Jimmie
Job title: Owner of Datom Products Inc. 
Age: 67
Residence: Dunmore
Family: Wife, Marion; son, Thomas Jr.; and daughter, Dana Lindemuth; grandchildren, Gavin and Maren Lindemuth, Anna and Maggie Jimmie 
Education: Graduate of Scran]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Mountaintop couple create app to help autistic children]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[When Steven and Elizabeth Maher learned their daughter Sarah had autism, they went through stages of denial and fear.
"At the time, it seemed the only thing worse would be to someone have your child taken away," said Mr. Maher. "But we refocused and went]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:05 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Business Buzz - 11/15/09]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Black to discuss  "Naxi Nexus"
The Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute and the Holocaust Education Resource Center of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania will present award-winning author, Edwin Black, on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Pearn Audi]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:45 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase: Calendar listing - Nov. 15, 2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Monday through Friday: The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center is offering "Six Sigma Green Belt Training" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The five-day course provides comprehensive coverage of the DMAIC method, a variety of]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:37 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[New training program for food processing launched in region]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A need for skilled workers in food processing has led to a new training program in the region.
The Northeast Pennsylvania Food Processing Industry Partnership, a consortium of food processing companies throughout 12 Northeast Pennsylvania counties, partn]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:52:04 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Concrete Alternatives gives slab a new look]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Concrete doesn't have to look like concrete.
Concrete Alternatives installs special concrete coatings on floors, driveways, sidewalks, even building exteriors to make the surfaces decorative and protected. The coating looks like the pattern on a tile flo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:53 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[People on the Move - 11/15/09]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ACL Services Ltd.
Scot K. Murphy recently obtained designation as an ACL Certified Data Analyst, a certification which sets the benchmark for technical proficiency and professional expertise using ACL software. A CAAT manager for CHAN Healthcare Auditor]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:47:44 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Hess Corp. ventures into Marcellus Shale]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[With more than 65,000 acres leased in Susquehanna and Wayne counties, Hess Corp. officials hope to start drilling for natural gas by mid-2010.
Speaking recently with Business Weekly, Hess Senior Vice President of Global Exploration and New Ventures Bill]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:47:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Smart Money: What can a credit card company do to me?]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[DEAR BRUCE: I am 65 and have always had good credit and paid every bill on time. I had $100,000 in the stock market and lost almost all of it recently. Now I owe $43,000 on credit cards, and all I have is my Social Security income. I refuse to go bankrup]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:22 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Personal Finance: Authorities warn about job-shop hustles]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/personal_finance_authorities_warn_about_job-shop_hustles?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[When you're wondering how you're going to find another job in an era of high unemployment, any kind of job offer starts to sound good.
Can you make money using Twitter? Sending e-mail for a company that's outsourcing that tedious work? Make money as a my]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:14 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[In This Corner: Job sprawl in Northeast Pennsylvania not as prevalent as report states]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/in_this_corner_job_sprawl_in_northeast_pennsylvania_not_as_prevalent_as_report_states?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[A 2009 report released by the Brookings Institution focused on job sprawl trends across 98 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. The report concluded that Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton was ranked as the second most-decentralized area, with considerabl]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:39 -0500</pubDate>
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