Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) articles from November 2001

Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) archives from November 2001

Ohio-Based Utility to Locate Regional Headquarters in Erie, Pa.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Peter Panepento Nov. 1--FirstEnergy Corp. will house its new western Pennsylvania regional headquarters in Erie, officials from the electricity company said Wednesday. The move is expected to bring an undetermined number of new...

Erie, Pa., Officials to Meet with International Paper Executives.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Peter Panepento Nov. 2--International Paper Co. executives are expected to meet with local elected and economic development officials in Erie later this month to discuss the possibility of finding a new tenant for the former...

Erie, Pa., GE Unit Acquires Wilmerding, Pa., Firm's Locomotive Service Assets.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Peter Panepento Nov. 2--GE Transportation Systems Inc. announced Friday that it has competed the acquisition of the locomotive service assets and long-term service contracts from Wabtec Corp. The $240 million deal, announced in...

New York Mill Looks to Erie, Pa., International Paper Workers as Replacements.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Jim Martin Nov. 3--A New York state paper mill where workers have been on strike for more than four months is looking to Erie for replacement workers. In Times-News advertisements appearing this weekend, Finch, Pruyn & Co. of...

Erie, Pa., Is Still a Union Town, for Now.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Jim Martin Nov. 3--Pat Bruno walked his first picket line at the age of 5. It was a chance to walk in front of traffic, drink coffee and eat doughnuts, said Bruno, now the legislative chairman of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Council....

Erie Times-News, Pa., People on the Move Column.
November 8, 2001... Nov. 8--FIRSTENERGY ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FirstEnergy Corp., in announcing Tuesday that it had closed its merger with GPU Inc., also announced its board of directors. The board now includes 16 members -- 10 from FirstEnergy and six...

Electronics Stores Brace for Pre-Christmas Boom in Erie, Pa.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Peter Panepento Nov. 8--The aftershocks of Sept. 11's terrorist attacks could still be felt Wednesday morning on the floor of REX TV & Appliance's soon-to-open electronics store on upper Peach Street. As a pair of workers...

Steel Service Center Continues Its Slow Growth in Erie, Pa., Area.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 8--Sparks flew as Chris Randall touched a grinder to the sheet of steel that was becoming the top surface of a newly constructed workbench. At a time when much of the news of manufacturing employment is...

Northwest Airlines to Launch Jet Service to Erie, Pa.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 13--After weeks of wrangling with US Airways, Erie International Airport will keep jet service after all -- but only because Mesaba/Northwest Airlink plans to begin flying regional jets between Erie and Detroit in...

Erie, Pa.-Area Auto Dealers Report Banner October.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Doug Oathout Nov. 15--Erie area auto dealers didn't need the Commerce Department to tell them October was a good month for sales -- their customers already did that. "We had record sales, our best month ever for new cars and...

Erie, Pa.-Area Stores Report Brisk Sales of First Microsoft Game Systems.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Douglas Oathout Nov. 15--For some Erie shoppers the games began Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Wal-Mart's Keystone Drive store. That's when a line of consumers began waiting for the area's first Microsoft Xbox to go on sale at...

Fuel Prices Drop in Erie, Pa., Area, but Surcharges Persist.
November 17, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 17--In the summer of 2000, when gas prices in Erie spiked at $1.64 a gallon, John Villella told his customers he needed help adjusting to his higher costs and slapped a fuel surcharge on their bills. "We...

Erie Times-News, Pa., People on the Move Column.
November 18, 2001... Nov. 18--McInnes Steel Co. recently announced that Timothy M. Hunter is the company's new president and chief executive officer, succeeding George H. Wells, who retired Nov. 1 after having been with the company since 1996. Hunter, who has...

Decline in Great Lakes Shipping Worsens.
November 18, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 18--Shipping on the Great Lakes has been in the doldrums all year and new tonnage figures indicate things are getting worse. Year-to-date iron ore shipments are off 20 percent from last season, reflecting the...

After 31 Years, Owner Closes Erie, Pa., Wig Store.
November 18, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 18--Rose Vogel, standing among dozens of heads of hair, gave a customer a goodbye hug Thursday. The hair isn't real, and neither are the heads. But the hug was sincere -- and one of many the owner of Wigs...

Letter Reveals Erie, Pa., Airport's Plans to Seek Help from City, Businesses.
November 23, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 23--While Erie International Airport is asking Erie County Council for money to help pay security and marketing costs, it is also asking for aid from the city of Erie and the local business community. Steps...

Erie, Pa., Retailers Optimistic Despite Mixed Signals.
November 23, 2001... Nov. 23--Terrorists have toppled buildings and shaken the nation's psyche. The stock market has lost ground and unemployment is rising. But when the doors open at 6 a.m. today at the Toys R Us at the Millcreek Mall, store director Alice...

Meadville, Pa., Conservation Company Tries to Recover from Fire.
November 28, 2001... Byline: John Bartlett Nov. 28--MEADVILLE, Pa.--Ernst Conservation Seed Co. was back in business Wednesday while still in the early stages of cleaning up and assessing the losses of Tuesday's devastating fire. "The bulk of our inventory...

McCrory to Close Its Dollar Zone Stores, Including Dime Store in Erie, Pa.
November 29, 2001... Byline: John Bartlett Nov. 29--Lucy Hansen, assistant manager of the Dollar Zone store in the Cory Plaza, has spent 25 years of her life with the retailer and its local predecessor, GC Murphy. On Thursday, she learned from the news media...

Man Kicked Off Erie, Pa., Flight for Making Joke.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Jim Carroll Nov. 30--A 23-year-old eastern Pennsylvania man was tossed from Erie International Airport Tuesday after he allegedly made a joke that didn't get past security. It was the second such incident in a week and it is...

Erie Times-News, Pa., People on the Move Column.
November 30, 2001... Nov. 30--The northwestern Pennsylvania market of PNC Advisors recently announced the restructuring of its operations to form the Wealth Management Group. The Wealth Management Group combines the Investment Advisory, Trust and the Private Client...