May 21, 2013
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Gardner Denver agreesto sell for $3.7 billion
WAYNE, Pa. — Industrial pump maker Gardner Denver said Friday that it has agreed to sell itself to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for about $3.73 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, the Ne...
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Jobs
From Feb. 27 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added 30 job orders to its database for regional employers (Paducah unless noted otherwise): farm worker in Farmington and in La Cen...
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Whole Foods products will carry new GMO labeling
NEW YORK — Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores that contain genetically modified ingredients will be labeled as such by 2018. The company says it’s the first national groc...
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Associated Press Roger Hildebeitel inspects Peeps as they move through the manufacturing process Feb. 13 at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pa. With the storied candy brand celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, a quirky new TV ad campaign talks about all the things people do with their Peeps.
At 60, Peeps retain popularity
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — It’s Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with - what else? - Peeps. “Peeps are THE candy of Easter,” t...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The back of a Greenway Village apartment building backs up to a canal near County Park Road. Only one of the buildings carrying 12 units has been completed, with construction continuing on the others.
It takes a Greenway Village
As a Century 21 real estate agent, Philip Higdon kept hearing the woes of people who had moved to Paducah, and struggled to find a place to rent. As a residential property developer, Higdon is w...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama points towards REI CEO Sally Jewell as he announced Wednesday that he is nominating her as the next interior secretary replacing outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
Obama pick spotlights outdoor influences
SALT LAKE CITY — She doesn’t wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for ...
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China’s February exports surge, but imports slide
HONG KONG — China’s exports surged more than expected in February in a possible sign of stronger global demand. Exports leaped 21.8 percent, well ahead of analysts’ expectations of single-digit ...
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McBites fail to nourish sales
NEW YORK — McDonald’s new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to get the fast-food chain’s U.S. sales growing in February. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Friday that a key sales ...
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Associated Press Oil can be seen in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. BP is warning investors of increased costs resulting from the oil spill settlement.
BP warns of costs from settlement
NEW ORLEANS — BP is warning investors that the price tag will be “significantly higher” than it initially estimated for its multibillion-dollar settlement with businesses and residents who claim th...
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Associated Press Workers walk out of an American Steel Foundries plant in Granite City, Ill., where at least 10 people were injured, three critically, in an explosion inside the plant Thursday morning.
Hospital: 3 critically hurt in blast at Illinois plant
ST. LOUIS — At least 10 people were injured, including three critically, in an explosion Thursday at a steel castings plant in southwestern Illinois, officials said. The blast happened shortly a...
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