Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) articles from August 2003

Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) archives from August 2003

Fuel Prices Climb in Erie, Pa.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Jim Carroll Aug. 21--Energy analysts warned of a late-season surge in gas prices even before the Aug. 15 blackout temporarily knocked seven U.S. and Canadian refineries off line. Brian Carroll saw that prediction come true...

Blackout Charges Up FirstEnergy Critics in Erie, Pa., Area.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Aug. 19--Northwestern Pennsylvania may have escaped the worst of Thursday's massive blackout, which left large swaths of New York, Ohio, Michigan and Canada without power. But consumer advocates say the region...

Erie, Pa., Radiator End Tank Plant Is Closed.
August 16, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Aug. 16--Carlisle Engineered Products ended any suspense about the future of its Erie plant Friday, telling workers the factory will close by Oct. 8. For Clarence Reynolds, the president of United Auto Workers...

Fuel Prices Drop in Erie, Pa., but It's Only Temporary.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Jim Carroll Aug. 14--Rob Bort picked the right day to drive up to the gas pump. After two weeks of steadily rising gas prices, Bort and other area drivers caught a break Wednesday. Prices dropped as much as 6 cents a...

Erie, Pa., Sport Store Moves.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Aug. 14--Erie Sport Store, a 52-year-old veteran of local retailing, is moving to a new location on Peach Street. When the company opened its first store back in 1951, the 700 block of State Street was at the...

Firm to Close Erie, Pa., Plant that Makes Radiator End Tanks.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Aug. 12--When the 140 workers at Carlisle Engineered Products' Erie plant went home for the weekend Friday, they didn't realize they were leaving for the last time. But union officials said Monday the...

Pennsylvania Businesses Learn Elements of Exporting.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Aug. 7--Sales used to come easy for Leech Carbide Inc. As one of the world's few makers of tungsten carbide, the Meadville company had little trouble finding business throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. ...

Natural Gas Rates Increase 8.6 Percent in Erie, Pa.
August 2, 2003... Byline: Erica Erwin Aug. 2--Sometimes the gas bills just have to go unpaid. Crystal Mealy, a 26-year-old mom of three, fights with bills each month. One of the most expensive -- from National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. --...