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How will the sequester affect Pennsylvania? Check out this graphic.
Check out this cool graphic about how the sequester is expected to affect Pennsylvania? Among the companies listed is BAE Systems in West Manchester Township. Last week, Randy Coble, spokesman for the site, said the company expects to eliminate about … Continue reading
Would you pay $1,200 a month rent in York County?
Personally, I couldn’t, in good conscience, pay more than $1,000 a month to rent in York County. But apparently, it’s not so far fetched. Check out my story from Sunday about the high price of renting in York’s trendy … Continue reading
Posted in Census, City of York, Lauren Boyer, Manufacturing, Real estate
Tagged apartments, apartments for rent, D&D, factory, in York, Jordan Ilyes, lofts, luxury, north york, Pennsylvania, renovations, Seth Predix, sewing
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Do you work for a fit company in Pennsylvania? Get recognition, tools from American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is recognizing fit workplaces and offering tools to companies to improve wellness.
Is I-83 cracking again? One reader thinks so.
You know ‘the strip?’ That nasty patch of asphalt in the middle of I-83 that once ran 26 miles from the Maryland line to just south of the Strinestown exit? PennDOT repaired it just last year, but I met with … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, travel
Tagged 83, maryland, penndot, Pennsylvania, pennsylvania roads, the strip, transportation, York County
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Vote for York to receive money from Walmart’s “Fighting Hunger Together” initiative
Heard from a Walmart rep the other day. I frequently heart the ‘Mart, and previously created this video asking people what’s to love about saving money and living better, as the slogan says. The ‘Mart man wanted to let me … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Retail, Shopping
Tagged $2 million, fighting hunger, fighting hunger together, grant, hanover, initiative, Lauren Boyer, Pennsylvania, walmart, York, York County
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Company to reporter: Nobody talks to our CEO. He’s ‘like God.’
So, I called a company yesterday. (A company I’m not going to name, because, well, I don’t want to let anyone know what I’m working on.) So, yeah, I called a company — a company in York — and I … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, The working world
Tagged business, CEO, company, ego, egotistical, god, god complex, Lauren Boyer, Pennsylvania, receptionist, Snobby CEOs, York, York County
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York Kia donates $2,000 to PA Breast Cancer Coalition
York Kia, located at 1305 Roosevelt Ave. in York, donated $2,000 to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition as part of a month-long campaign to raise support for the organization, according to Kevin Smith, the communications director for the Breast Cancer … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, On the job
Tagged biz news, Breast Cancer, business, business giving back, cancer, donation, donations, Kia, PA Breast Cnacer Coalition, PBCC, Pennsylvania, York, York Kia, York PA
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New York Times goes inside Peeps factory
Today is Easter, a day filled with bunnies, fresh flowers and, of course, Peeps. Oh, those marshmallow goodies that pop up conveniently each spring and negate any diet progress you’ve made toward your New Year’s resolution. I love them. And … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Food, Holidays
Tagged Ashley Wislock, Bethlehem, candies, candy, Easter, Easter candies, Easter candy, food, foods, holiday, holiday fun, holidays, New York Times, NYT, PA, peep, peeps, Pennsylvania, photo, photography, photos, sugar
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Today, I talked to an American Pickers’ producer. York is “rich with history,” she said.
Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jodi Friedman, a producer for the History Channel show ‘American Pickers.’ When the show — featuring Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz — announced they’d be be visiting somewhere in Pennsylvania, the York … Continue reading
Posted in American Pickers, Lauren Boyer
Tagged American Pickers, antiques, frank fitz, frank fritz, history channel, junk, Lauren Boyer, mike wolfe, Pennsylvania, picking, show, taping, visit, York, York County
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