Three join BC3 Education Foundation

Local leadership expertise lauded

Butler County Community College announced Monday the appointment of three community leaders who will help steer the BC3 Education Foundation.

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Gasoline prices inch up, remain low still

Gasoline prices inched up for the Independence Day holiday, but were nearly 46 cents less per gallon than a year ago and the national average price is the lowest it's been since 2005.

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Calif. wooing its residents as tourists

SAN FRANCISCO — Californians starved for travel aren’t welcome in New York and can’t even land in Europe because of the surging coronavirus outbreak in their home state so they are being wooed by local tourism boards promising safe and clean lodging, dining and sightseeing in a...

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Investing ups, downs in time of coronavirus

It is difficult to invest with the market being controlled by the "Morbid 19" virus.

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Three county farms receive state grants

Funds earmarked for projects, labor

Three county farmers were among 133 to receive new grants created by the 2019 Farm Bill.

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Zelie businesses trying different attractions

Council OKs sidewalk sales

It's certainly out of the box.

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BC3 adds two to nursing school faculty

Both bring years of experience

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American, 4 other airlines reach loan deals with U.S.

DALLAS — American Airlines and four smaller carriers have reached agreement with the government for billions more in federal loans, a sign of the industry’s desperate fight to survive a downturn in air travel caused by the virus pandemic.

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Rising electric bills will hit poor

Summer brings higher AC use

As the U.S. faces a blisteringly hot summer, millions of people already reeling from the coronavirus’s economic fallout are about to face sharp increases in electric bills that may drive some to the brink of financial ruin.

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Sign of economic recovery?

County jobless rate drops to 12%

The jobless rate in Butler County dropped nearly 3 percentage points in May, showing signs of an economic recovery after COVID-19-related business closures.

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General Mills posts huge gains during stay-home orders

MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills Inc.’s latest profit rose 10 percent and its sales rose 21 percent, huge gains of a kind rarely seen at a large food company, as consumers gobbled up its cereals, snacks and baking goods while spending more time at home to fend off coronavirus.

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Extended jobless benefits available for some

People who have exhausted their regular Unemployment Compensation and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation may qualify for 13 weeks of payments from the state Unemployment Compensation Extended Benefits program.

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