Corbett praises Lowe's distributor
Gov. Tom Corbett toured Lowe's regional distribution center in CenterPoint Commerce and Trade Park in Jenkins Twp., praising the company for hiring people with disabilities.
Chamber polls on commuter tax
The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce is surveying its membership on a Scranton plan to revive a 1 percent wage tax on city commuters. The chamber is interested if, among other things, the tax could hamper recruiting.
DeNaples makes case to keep stock
Attorneys for Louis A. DeNaples argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that federal banking regulators went too far when they banned the Dunmore businessman from banking and ordered him and his family to sell all their bank stock. A decision is pending.
Chamber to honor casino CEO
Bobby Soper, president and CEO of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, will receive the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry.
P&G gets power from its backyard
Procter & Gamble's plant in Wyoming County will be 100 percent energy self-sufficient by February by tapping into Marcellus Shale gas that lies beneath its property. Among its efforts, P&G last week showed off the only fast-fill compressed natural gas, or CNG, station in the region.
Toyota announces massive recall
Toyota recalled 7.43 million vehicles over faulty power window switches that can cause fires, The Associated Press reported, but Japanese company officials called it a sign they had learned from their mistakes and were becoming quicker and more transparent.
Wendy's logo gets remake
Wendy's is replacing its boxy, old-fashioned lettering for a new look that features the chain's name in a casual red font against a clean white backdrop, the first time since 1983 that the hamburger chain has updated its logo.
Federal deficit tops $1T again
The Treasury Department said Friday the federal deficit for the 2012 budget year totaled $1.1 trillion, the fourth straight year it's been above $1 trillion. However, it was $207 billion lower than last year.
Profits soar at mortgage lenders
The country's two biggest mortgage lenders, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, reported Friday that a surge in home lending pushed them to record profits. Wells said it issued $139 billion in mortgages from July through September, compared with $89 billion in the same period last year. JP Morgan wrote $47 billion in mortgages, compared with $37 billion last year.