http://www.sharonherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_310225905.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_310225905.html Wheatland Tube Co., six other tube producers and United Steelworkers won another round in what is being billed as the largest U.S. trade case against China imports valued at $2.6 billion. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_309182907.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_309182907.html Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you’re a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_308194948.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_308194948.html Chrysler plans to revamp its struggling Dodge car brand under a new turnaround plan and says the company’s cash has grown by nearly $2 billion since it exited bankruptcy protection in June. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_307193210.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_307193210.html Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an “all-in wager” on the U.S. economy — $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_306191321.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_306191321.html President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020. This goal comes while many schools are already bursting at the seams with droves of displaced workers hit by the recession competing with traditional students seeking an education bargain. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_305201913.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_305201913.html It’s hard enough to job hunt in a thriving economy, but today’s Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans are faced with a weak job market that has been unable to recover from the recession mode. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_304152044.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_304152044.html Cold spring weather hampered apple production in northwestern Pennsylvania this year, but tens of thousands of red and yellow globes still beckon. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_303225239.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_303225239.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_302202053.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_302202053.html Cole slaw sandwiches may be coming to Springfield Township. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_301234324.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_301234324.html An Ohio utility criticized for passing on to customers the cost of a mandatory light bulb giveaway program on Wednesday proposed a voluntary program instead. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_300191921.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_300191921.html Trevor Keezer calls himself an American patriot, a man who loves his country, God and religion. He never imagined his beliefs would get him fired. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_299195853.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_299195853.html Mercer County’s jobless rate grew to a revised 12.8 percent in August, up from the original 11.6 percent estimate. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:51:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_298205634.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_298205634.html More than 80 percent of major companies reporting third-quarter results this month have beaten Wall Street expectations. So is business that good? No. Are companies gaming the system? Yes. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_296195633.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_296195633.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_295203743.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_295203743.html The Treasury Department on Thursday ordered seven companies that received billions of dollars in government bailouts to halve total compensation for their top executives. But the big reductions will not apply to pay earned before November.