Air Products seeks to acquire Airgas

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (February 5, 2010) – Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that it has made an offer to acquire Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) for $60.00 per share in cash.

Public hearing scheduled for table games at Downs

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the petition submitted by Downs Racing, L.P., operator of the slot machine casino at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, requesting authorization to conduct table games.

PPL reports decreased earnings

Closing the year with a strong fourth quarter, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) on Friday (2/5) announced full-year earnings for 2009 that tracked well ahead of the company’s reported and ongoing earnings forecasts.

Bon-Ton sees January sales increase

YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) today announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended January 30, 2010 increased 5.3%. Total sales for the four weeks increased 4.7% to $180.1 million compared with $172.0 million for the prior year period.

Ben Franklin approves investments

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $599,800 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with seven early-stage technology companies and two established manufacturers.

Feb. 8, 2010

Coming up in the Feb. 8, 2010 Edition...

Bob Ebert opens an energy efficient refrigerator
at Fromm Electric Supply Corp. in Allentown.

Rebate reax.

Business looking for breaks from new higher electric rates.

Taxing questions...

Infrastructure improvements touted over rebates for small biz.

Nobody's business!

2010 Freshmen shunning business as college major

Socially acceptable?

Companies use social networking, staffing agencies to find the right workers.

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Feb. 1, 2010

Coming up in the Feb. 1, 2010 Edition...

Ferrous, the IronPigs' mascot, hams it up with the team's
general manager, Kurt Landes, at the Phillies Caravan.

Winning for dollars!

Phillies' success leads to bigger profits for affiliates.

Ads that 'click'...

Super Bowl interactive ads aimed at driving Web traffic.

Free to speak?

Eastern Pa. business leaders debate SCOTUS ruling on campaign contributions.

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