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New airbag defect found

Bankrupt air bag maker Takata is recalling about 1.4 million front driver’s side inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. They also may not inflate properly to protect people in a crash.

DETROIT — A new and distinct problem has been discovered in air bags made by the now bankrupt company Takata which has led to at least one death.

12/5/2019 Business Features 0 comments

Mars council discusses ADA-compliant ramp

Mars Borough discussed installing a handicap ramp at Rite Aid.

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ConnectWork on Main under new ownership

The inside of ConnectWork on Main, a coworking space located at the Holly Pointe building on Main Street Butler. The business was recently purchased from the founder by one of the cowork members, Gael Gilliland.

A Butler business that encourages collaboration has changed hands.

12/4/2019 Business Features 0 comments

J.C. Penney shares no longer face threat of NYSE delisting

DALLAS — J.C. Penney is no longer at risk of having its stock delisted.

12/4/2019 Business Features 0 comments

Banks hold gold mine on spending habits

Data can steer new purchases

Banks want to turn data they already have on user spending habits into extra revenue by identifying likely customers for retailers. Wells Fargo joins Chase, Bank of America, PNC, SunTrust and a slew of smaller banks already doing it.

NEW YORK — There’s a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card.

12/3/2019 Business Features 0 comments

Brazil under fire from Trump

Tariffs threatened on steel, aluminum

SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s U.S.-focused foreign policy suffered a setback on Monday when his American counterpart Donald Trump pledged to impose tariffs on the South American nation’s steel and aluminum.

12/3/2019 Business Features 0 comments

Good Samaritan Hospice director named fellow

VALENCIA — Dr. Dina Dosch, D.O., associate medical director with Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, recently earned the designation Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

12/2/2019 Business Features 0 comments

Your year-end financial checklist

With the holiday season upon us, you may be tempted to just coast through the end of the year, but certain items on your financial checklist must be addressed before year-end, or the opportunity to do so may pass you by.