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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Weis price freeze: round three
Weis Markets started the third round of its price freeze program Thursday, which will run for 90 days, ending Oct. 28. Prices for 2,600 items are frozen, the store said in a prepared statement. Each frozen product is marked with … Continue reading
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Harley-Davidson Museum Family Days
Looks like the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee might be working to attract younger riders. Children get in free every Sunday in July and August. Check it out here.
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Harley hosts women’s event
Harley-Davidson is reaching out to another demographic – women – at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The company is hosting Women’s Day Aug. 2 at the nearly 70-year-old rally. Check it out here.
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Harley cutting product development spots
Harley-Davidson is reportedly cutting about 35 positions from a product development facility in Wisconsin. Check it out here. The jobs are union positions, either with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents the bulk of employees locally, … Continue reading
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Editorial: Need to keep Harley here
Check out the editorial today from the York Daily Record about Harley here.
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Take from rich to give to…healthcare?
I know that it’s popular now for working-class people to look to the more wealthy among us for cash assistance. Lawmakers are wrangling with proposed healthcare legislation that, if passed, could require those who make more than $250,000 a year … Continue reading
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Tagged cash, healthcare, money, Obama, wealthy
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Jeep driver: Waving is important
Camaraderie among Jeep owners is a major reason to drive one, said Larry Dawson, a Jeep enthusiast from Baltimore who attended this weekend’s PA Jeeps show at the York Expo Center. Jeep drivers usually acknowledge each other out on the … Continue reading
A Japanese Harley?
At 6:30 a.m. today, I was stationed at the entrance of the Harley-Davidson plant in Springettsbury Township. My goal was to catch workers as they left the plant and ask them what they thought of the company’s second-quarter earnings. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Denny's, Harley, Harley-Davidson, worker
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York Water plugged on CNBC
CNBC, the often-shouting, stock market-advice cable channel, mixed in a local company this week when telling watchers which stocks to buy. The York Water Company. Jim Iuorio of TJM Institutional Services picked York Water because the stocks to buy are … Continue reading
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Owner: Quick closure best for Harp & Fiddle
The Harp & Fiddle Irish Pub and Restaurant’s Monday closure seemed abrupt. Business was down and the York restaurant needed cash, owner Jimmy Fagan said. The Harp & Fiddle’s ownership team, therefore, decided to close the restaurant immediately, Fagan said, … Continue reading
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