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By Charles Wallace
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Conde Nast Traveler ranks Maui spa best Hawaii resort spa
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/Spa_Travassa_Hana*100.jpg?v=1'>Spa at Travaasa Hana was named the top resort spa in Hawaii for the second year in Conde Nast Traveler?s 2012 spa poll. The spa earned an overall score of 98.5 and had perfect scores of 100 for treatments and facilities. ?This recognition is a testament to our distinct spa and wellness services, hard work of our spa employees, and the timeless healing energy of Hana,? General Manager Danny Mynar said in a statement. The Four Seasons Resort Lanai?s The Lodge at Koele took second place on...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JK8qv176tVk:lgMr5FFNKTs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaii jobless rate edges downward to 6.3 percent in April
Hawaii?s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in April, compared with 6.6 percent a year ago, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Thursday. The statewide jobless rate last month was also lower than the March unemployment rate of 6.4 percent. The national seasonally adjusted unemployent rate for April was 8.1 percent, down from 9 percent a year ago. There were 614,400 people employed in Hawaii in April and 41,350 unemployed, for a total seasonally...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=CYFwDtsNF3U:7GAxMw6WWoQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Navy?s USS Carl Vinson stops in Hawaii before ?tiger cruise?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/USS_Carl_Vinson_Pearl_Harbor_courtesy*100.jpg?v=1'>Sure, Pearl Harbor and the waters around Hawaii won?t be buzzing with a huge increase in naval activity for another six weeks when the Rim of the Pacific exercises get underway, but apparently the Navy just couldn?t wait until then to show off its military muscle. The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier pulled into port this week, while another carrier, the USS Nimitz, will be coming here for RIMPAC, along with ships and aircraft from 21 other countries. But this wasn?t just an ordinary visit...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=mxVdfCwnf7g:dKfeNWbLfJk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaii to feel effects of Chinese solar panel tariffs
Hawaii?s fast-growing solar industry will feel the impact of the U.S. Department of Commerce?s decision Thursday to impose tariffs of more than 30 percent on photovoltaic panels imported from China ? most likely in the form of higher prices. This is in addition to the Commerce Department?s 2.9 percent to 4.73 percent tariff announced in March. The tariffs are retroactive to 90 days before the decision. But according to Andrew Yani, spokesman for the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, there...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=JPY5kVxo2H4:khUpyMwJG1w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaii sues to bar Skechers USA from making health claims
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/SkechersShoeNSH*100.jpg?v=1'>The state of Hawaii has joined in the Federal Trade Commission?s $40 million settlement with Skechers USA Inc. over the company?s health claims about its ?toning shoes? in advertisements that starred such celebrities as Kim Kardashian and Joe Montana. The Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection filed a lawsuit in 1st Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking to bar Skechers from making claims that its Shape-ups, Tone-ups and Resistance Runner shoes cause wearers to lost weight, burn calories and improve...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=3OI7Gm2zrMo:a8DbIipi_xo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Postal Service will close processing plants, none in Hawaii
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will begin closing 48 mail processing plants on the Mainland this summer as part of a cost-cutting plan to trim $1.2 billion from the agency?s budget in response to a declining volume of mail. The Postal Service said it would consolidate a total of 140 mail processing facilities through February 2013 during the first phase of a modified plan to consolidate a total of 461 locations. Following the summer closings, another 92 processing centers will be...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=C2M3RvBHgUQ:8VtnQgf1kVc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Barnwell leads Hawaii stocks on down day on Wall Street
Barnwell Industries stock gained 5 percent Thursday on a day when most Hawaii stocks followed the broader markets to close lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 156.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to close at 12,442.49, while the Nasdaq lost 60.35 points, or 2.10 percent, to close at 2,813.69. Gainers: Barnwell Industries Inc. (AMEX: BRN) closed at $3.14, up 14 cents, or 4.64 percent; Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF) closed at $13.28, up 1 cent, or 0.08 percent. Losers: Alexander...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=NIGYyU7ewWA:oRdGLCwBGHY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Initial unemployment claims fall sharply in Hawaii
The number of initial unemployment claims filed in Hawaii last week dropped 31 percent when compared to the same week last year, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. There were a total of 1,707 initial jobless claims filed during the week ending May 12, which was 31.1 percent fewer than the 2,476 claims filed during the same week last year, the state said. All four counties saw drops of more than 25 percent, with Kauai reporting fewer than half the number...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=9jgkO_3OKqQ:QPM86PTmlq0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaii gas prices dip a penny, still highest in the nation
The statewide average price of gasoline in Hawaii slipped a penny since last week to $4.54 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to AAA Hawaii?s Weekend Gas Watch. The price was 6 cents lower than a month ago and 13 cents less than a year ago, but still the highest in the nation. Second-place Alaska saw a 13-cent increase over the past week to $4.48, which brought it within 6 cents of Hawaii?s statewide average. ?There a bit more price relief again this past week for Hawaii motorists,?...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=HbJJOqGMdgs:ke55302Owv0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Verizon to end unlimited data plans for 4G upgrades
Verizon Wireless has announced it is ending its unlimited data plan for mobile phone customers who upgrade from its 3G network to its 4G long term evolution network. CBS News reports Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo told investors at the J.P. Morgan Technology Media and Telecom conference Wednesday that customers who migrate from 3G to LTE will go on a data share plan, which means using one plan for multiple devices such as phones and tablet computers. CBS...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?i=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?a=7f819KOEhjc:GMB6n1CTcug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pacific?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


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Mylan to market generic Plavix
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/Mylan-Inc.-HQ-Canonsburg-1*100.jpg?v=1'>Mylan Inc. said Thursday it received final approval for the generic version of the heart medication Plavix, including 180 days of exclusivity for the 300mg version of the medicine. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Southpointe-based Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) received approval for Clopidogrel Tablets USP, 75 mg and 300 mg. It's the generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' Plavix for acute coronary syndrome and had annual sales of $6.7 billion, according to IMS Health. Mylan Pharmaceuticals will have the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Steeper losses for Dow, Nasdaq
Wall Street fell Thursday in one of its deepest drops in a dismal month as investor concerns over Greece escalated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 156.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to 12,442.49 by the end of trading. Nasdaq plummeted 60.35 points, or 2.1 percent, to 2,813.69. PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE:PPG), which passed the $100 per share threshold last month for the first time in history and stayed above it for weeks, couldn?t manage to remain aloft, falling 2.86 percent, or $2.91, to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cranberry Township project gets $2M loan
A three-story office building planned for Cranberry Township will get a $1.9 million loan from the Commonwealth Financial Authority. The 90,000-square-foot building is being built near the Cranberry Commons Shopping Center and the Westinghouse Electric Co. The funding was given to Development Capital Investors on behalf of Cranberry Crossroads LP, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development said Thursday afternoon. There is the potential for 300 jobs at the site, the department...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate falls in April
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/numbers/2010/05/12-18-help-wantedcrop*100.jpg?v=1'>Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Thursday the state's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April. That's down five-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago and below the nationwide rate of 8.1 percent. There were 6,000 fewer unemployed people in Pennsylvania in April and 27,000 more with jobs during the month. Service jobs are at a record 4.89 million in April, with leisure and hospitality jobs...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
People & Awards: Companies
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/People&Awards-Sel2*100.jpg?v=1'>Banking &amp; Finance Commercial Bank & Trust of PA, wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Commercial National Financial Corp., was ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 16 nationwide in the 2011 S&B Top 15th Percentile of Community Banks based on the Seifried & Brew Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking Report. Manufacturing Alcoa was the top performer in the Basic Materials category and No. 2 in the overall ranking of 360 U.S. companies in the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes Leaders Indexes...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Marcellus, Utica wastewater facility to open
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Eureka Resources LLC said Thursday that it will open a treatment facility in Bradford County to treat wastewater from the Marcellus and Utica shales. Eureka already has a treatment plant in Williamsport in the northeastern section of Pennsylvania. The Bradford County facility will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will treat up to 10,000 barrels of drilling muds and flow back water beginning at the end of the year. The water will then go to reuse, stored or sent to the Williamsport facility. A...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Atlas Resource Partners in Barnett deal
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Atlas Resource Partners LP said Thursday it will acquire assets in the Barnett Shale from Titan Operating LLC. The 250 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves in the Texas natural gas play will cost Atlas Resource Partners $184 million in stock and close by July. Included are 43 wells and 16,000 net acres, 84 percent natural gas. This is Atlas Resource Partners' second acquisition in the Barnett Shale in two months, the company said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Industrial hose company sets up in Cheswick
Another new company is set to move into the 500,000-plus square foot former Bay Valley Foods facility in Cheswick. Hose Power, Inc., an Orange Park, FL-based hydraulic and industrial hose distributor, has committed to taking a 40,000 square foot lease in the building. The company will take the remaining portion of the building left available by Hostess Brands, Inc., which recently leased about 60,000 square feet in the building. Mike Morris, the northeast regional sales manager for the company,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Alcoa breaks ground on new aluminum facility
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Alcoa-carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90 million facility in Lafayette, Ind., that will produce state-of-the-art aluminum lithium. The newly introduced alloy allows airplane manufacturers to save weight in wings and fuselage without resorting to composite materials. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said the 115,000-square-foot space will have 75 employees based there when it's complete by the end of 2014. ?We have a long history working with aerospace customers to help new aircraft meet demanding new missions and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Frontier cuts Pittsburgh-Milwaukee service
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/315x309-Morning-Edition*100.jpg?v=1'>Frontier Airlines is ending its service between Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, according to media reports. Columbus Business First, an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Business Times, reported the airline is pulling out of its regional-jet service between Milwaukee and Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Nashville, Tenn.; Omaha, Neb.; and New York. Frontier Airlines was supposed to begin flying between Pittsburgh and Milwaukee this week after a hiatus that began in early 2011. Frontier was the 23rd-largest airline...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>




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