Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) articles from September 2001

Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) archives from September 2001

Reading, Pa., Airport Loses Half of In-State Flights.
September 29, 2001... Sep. 29--Reading Regional Airport has lost half the flights flying to and from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, a result of slow demand in the wake of the terrorist attacks. US Airways Express flies five round-trip commuter flights to...

Reading Eagle, Pa., Business Briefs Column.
September 29, 2001... Sep. 29--AEROPOSTALE ANNOUNCED it will open a retail store in the Berkshire Mall today. Aeropostale designs young men's and juniors' athletic-inspired graphic T-shirts, low-rise jeans, cargo pants, fleece and other fashions. The...

Cumru, Pa.-Based Company Manufactures Pumpkin Stands.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 29--It's a simple item and maybe one that you never thought anyone would invent. A pumpkin stand. Don't pumpkins stand on their own? Some do and some don't, but one local company has a...

Reading Eagle, Pa., Business Briefs Column.
September 27, 2001... Sep. 27--Kohl Building Products, 1047 Old Bernville Road, Bern Township, acquired the assets of Jones & Brown, Johnstown, Cambria County. Kohl and Jones & Brown both distribute materials to professional builders and remodelers. ...

Manufacturer Changes Plan for Building Expansion in Pennsylvania.
September 27, 2001... Sep. 27--The Berks County Industrial Development Authority learned Wednesday morning the Tray-Pak Corp., Muhlenberg Township, has amended its application for a $4.4 million project. Bond counsel Peter T. Edelman explained during a public...

CORRECTION: Aetna to Cut HMO Coverage in Parts of Pennsylvania.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 27--The story slugged RE-AETNA, filed for Sep. 27 by KRT Business News, contained an incorrect headline. The complete, unchanged story follows. Sep. 27--Aetna U.S. Healthcare is dropping unprofitable...

Montgomery County, Pa., Developer Expects Hefty Profit on Exeter Land Purchase.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 26--A rocky, undeveloped piece of land at the northwest corner of East Neversink Road and Route 422 in Exeter Township has been sold to a Montgomery County real estate developer for $420,000. But if you...

Reading, Pa.-Based Accounting Firm Completes Three Acquisitions.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Tony Lucia Sep. 25--Herbein and Co. Inc., 401 Oley St., on Monday announced it has completed three acquisitions, two of them in Berks County. Carl D. Herbein, managing partner of the accounting firm, said his company has...

Berks County, Pa., Flight Schools Try to Get Airborne Again.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Matt Bartel Sep. 25--Berks County flight schools continued their struggle this week to get back to business as usual after the Federal Aviation Administration's Friday night clearance to begin flying again. "We're back, but...

Two Reading, Pa., Men Continue to Build Candlemaking Business.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Lily Henning Sep. 24--Don't ever consider what David Horvath and Brian Gallagher do with wax and wicks a hobby. A year and a half ago, the two men, who are longtime friends, decided they needed a career change. They ended up...

Robeson, Pa., Business Sells Ingredients to Make Chocolate.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Hannah Fiske Sep. 24--When you savor the chocolate coating on candy, when your kids try to scoop a ribbon of peanut butter in ice cream, when you lick a frozen treat off of a wooden stick, you may be enjoying Ronald D. Pershall's...

Pennsylvania Economist Optimistic about Long-Term Future of Stock Market.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 24--Sit tight. Don't sell. The market will rebound. All sage advice coming from financial experts everywhere on the first week of trading since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 stilled Wall Street. ...

Braiding Machinery Maker Opens Plant, Headquarters in Robesonia, Pa.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 24--Braiding machinery maker Magnatech International opened its 86,000-square-foot world headquarters and plant in Robesonia Friday. "Our hope is that based on a very solid foundation of experience,...

Reading, Pa., Hospital Approves $116 Million Expansion Plan.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 21--Reading Hospital's board of directors unanimously approved a revised hospital expansion plan at the hospital's annual meeting Thursday that adds 128,000 square feet and $41 million to last year's...

Reading, Pa.-Area Congressman Supports Aid for Airline Industry.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Kori Walter Sep. 20--Congress should provide financial aid and other relief to help stabilize an airline industry floundering in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, U.S. Rep. Tim Holden said Wednesday. Holden, a...

Reading, Pa.-Area Airport Waits to Know Impact of US Airways Express Cutbacks.
September 20, 2001... Sep. 20--Operations cutbacks by US Airways Express are expected to have some impact on commuter flights into and out of Reading Regional Airport, but airline officials didn't return telephone calls Wednesday and the airport authority said it...

Berks County, Pa., Travel Agents Say It's Too Soon to See Airline Price Hikes.
September 19, 2001... Sep. 19--Berks County travel agencies reported no significant price hikes in ticket fees this week as U.S. airlines struggle to bounce back after being grounded following last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Ike...

The Reading Eagle, Pa., Business Briefs Column.
September 19, 2001... Sep. 19--BEARD AND MILLER ACQUIRING ACCOUNTING FIRM: Beard and Miller Co., Spring Township, said it is acquiring Delewski & Shurr, Shillington, certified public accountants, effective Oct. 22. Joel K. Delewski and Beth Shurr are the...

No Panic in Reading, Pa.-Area Brokerage Houses.
September 18, 2001... Sep. 18--Several workers choked back tears in the Wyomissing office of Salomon Smith Barney moments after a Marine's touching interpretation of "God Bless America" dedicated the reopening of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. Only...

Construction of Ontelaunee, Pa., Energy Plant Ahead of Schedule, Calpine Says.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 18--One year after establishing a small army of construction workers and a budget usually reserved for professional sports arenas, Calpine Corp. officials report that construction of its Calpine Ontelaunee...

Cool Heads Prevail in Berks County, Pa., Investment Houses.
September 18, 2001... Sep. 18--Several workers choked back tears in the Wyomissing office of Salomon Smith Barney moments after a Marine's touching interpretation of "God Bless America" dedicated the reopening of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. Only...

Stockbrokers Review History for Guidance in Latest Crisis.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 18--They're not historians, but they really know their history. And not just the big stuff such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy and the...

Reading, Pa.-Area Stockbrokers Review History for Guidance in Latest Crisis.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 18--They're not historians, but they really know their history. And not just the big stuff such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy and the...

Wyomissing, Pa.-Based Carpenter Technology Taps New CEO.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Greg Williams Sep. 18--Dennis M. Draeger looked down at his shoes. "You think these are big enough?" he seemed ready to ask. Indeed, Draeger has some big shoes to fill at Carpenter Technology Corp., which saw longtime...

Berks County, Pa., Travel Agencies Are Bombarded By Cancellations.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 16--Berks County travel agencies have been in a tough position since Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Their livelihood is planning vacations and business trips. But in a national crisis, people often are...

Reading, Pa.-Area Blue Cross, Blue Shield Says Split Won't Affect Customers.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Tony Lucia Sep. 12--Representatives of Capital Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield said Tuesday the end of their joint marketing agreement in Pennsylvania will not cause any interruption in service for subscribers. The...

Reading, Pa.-Area Financial Experts Contact Clients in Wake of Disaster.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 12--Urging their clients to remain calm following Tuesday's destruction of the World Trade Center, local financial experts Wednesday scrambled to contact their clients. Robert A. Wert, managing director of...

Reading, Pa., Brewery Workers Get Nostalgic... 25 Years after Closing.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 11--More than a quarter-century after Reading Brewery Co. bottled its final beer, the last workers in one of the city's final breweries remain puzzled by the closing. Edward J. Janiszewski, now 77, was...

Muhlenberg, Pa., Dairy Produces Flavored Milk Products.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Matt Bartel Sep. 11--At Clover Farms, the Muhlenberg Township dairy that also produces Icy Tea, most of the milk still is white and sells in gallons and half-gallons at grocery stores. But some of it -- particularly in the...

Fantasy Football Popularity Boosts Magazine, Card Sales, Web Sites.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Patrick Burns Sep. 11--While supermarkets, beer distributors, salty snack makers and the ever-popular chicken wing producers see dollar signs as the NFL season kicks off today, some businesses have already reaped gridiron related...

Reading, Pa., Soft Pretzel Bakery Offers Taste of Tradition.
September 11, 2001... Byline: David A. Kostival Sep. 11--Some say Reading just isn't what it used to be. That may be true, but there is one small bakery in south Reading that hasn't changed since it sold its first soft pretzel in 1945. Long before the sun...

Reading, Pa., Bakery Continues to Produce Old-Fashioned Pretzels.
September 9, 2001... Byline: David A. Kostival Sep. 9--Some say Reading just isn't what it used to be. That may be true, but there is one small bakery in south Reading that hasn't changed since it sold its first soft pretzel in 1945. Long before the sun...

National Book Discounter to Move into Reading, Pa., Area.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 8--There must be a lot of reading going on in the Reading area because another bookseller plans to move here -- if only temporarily. The Book Market Inc., a national book discounter, is preparing to move...

Reading Eagle, Pa., Business Briefs Column.
September 7, 2001... Sep. 7--PATRIOT BANK TO MERGE FACILITIES: Patriot Bank Corp., Pottstown, said it is consolidating its business banking center, 999 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, and a branch office in Redner's Warehouse Market in Berkshire Square Shopping...

Muhlenberg, Pa., Theater Plans to Open Even More Screens.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Karen L. Miller Sep. 7--The new movie theater tenant in the Fairgrounds Square Mall, Muhlenberg Township, plans to have 15 screens up and running by Thanksgiving 2002. Van S. Troutman, owner of Cinema Centers Inc.,...

Bankrupt National Auto Parts Supply Chain Closes Reading, Pa., Store.
September 6, 2001... Sep. 6--Trak Auto, a national auto parts supply chain, has closed its store in the Shillington Shopping Center, Cumru Township, said Stephen K. Schaefer, store manager, on Wednesday. The chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

As Layoffs Mount, Workers Foresee End of Manufacturing in Reading, Pa., Area.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Tony Lucia Sep. 6--Kenneth Fox returned from vacation Tuesday to find out his employer, Empire Steel Castings, was shutting down. Leaving the Muhlenberg Township plant at the end of first shift Wednesday, Fox said that with...

Empire Steel Castings to Close Pennsylvania Plant.
September 6, 2001... Sep. 6--Joining the lengthening list of Berks County manufacturers closing their doors this year, the owner of Empire Steel Castings Inc., Muhlenberg Township, said it is shutting down the plant by Oct. 31. Thomas K. Armstrong Jr., chief...

Lancaster, Pa., Development Group to Present German-Themed Village Plans.
September 3, 2001... Sep. 3--Housing Development Corp., a nonprofit corporation in Lancaster, will present a preliminary sketch plan for phase two of Stoudtburg Village to the Adamstown Borough Council Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the borough hall, Route 272 and...

Pennsylvania Village's Residents Bond With Centuries-Old Concept.
September 3, 2001... Sep. 3--Phyllis Cook, a former resident of southern New Jersey, heard about Stoudtburg Village, a German-style village in Adamstown, from her son and fell in love with the concept. A tight-knit community working and living among stucco...

Residents of Pennsylvania's Stoudtburg Village Opt to Keep German Character.
September 3, 2001... Byline: May Y. Roth Sep. 3--As property owners in Stoudtburg Village see it, they bought a piece of a German-style village when they decided to move their businesses into the Adamstown development several years ago. When developer...

Wyomissing, Pa.-Based Gaming Firm to Expand with Purchase Colorado Casino.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Tony Lucia Sep. 1--Penn National Gaming Inc. is living up to its name. The Wyomissing-based firm, which has operations in West Virginia, Mississippi and Louisiana, on Thursday expanded its U.S. operations by agreeing to buy...

Engineered Material Company Lays Off Workers at Shoemakersville, Pa., Plant.
September 1, 2001... Sep. 1--Brush Wellman Inc. said Thursday it will lay off 35 hourly workers indefinitely and hold off on a $3.5 million capital project at its plant near Shoemakersville because of slowing sales. Meanwhile, the company also is looking at...

Companies Put Significant Effort into Creation of Name, Logo.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Tony Lucia Sep. 1--With their persuasive phrases, arresting images and intriguing logos, signs edge their way into your consciousness wherever you go. Sometimes, though, the information overload is such that you may drive by...