May 22, 2013
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Associated Press
A copy of Sports Illustrated magazine is shown as Sports Illustrated digital subscriptions are displayed on various electronic devices. Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday said that it will spin off the magazine unit behind Time, Sports Illustrated and People into a separate, publicly traded company by the end of the year.
Time spin-off highlights risks facing magazines
LOS ANGELES — From Sports Illustrated to People to its namesake magazine, Time Inc., was always an innovator. But now when the troubled magazine industry is facing its greatest challenge, the compa...
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Stroke prevention device misses goal
SAN FRANCISCO — The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of...
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Gardner Denver agreesto sell for $3.7 billion
WAYNE, Pa. — Industrial pump maker Gardner Denver said Friday that it has agreed to sell itself to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for about $3.73 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, the Ne...
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Jobs
From Feb. 27 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added 30 job orders to its database for regional employers (Paducah unless noted otherwise): farm worker in Farmington and in La Cen...
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Whole Foods products will carry new GMO labeling
NEW YORK — Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores that contain genetically modified ingredients will be labeled as such by 2018. The company says it’s the first national groc...
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Associated Press
Roger Hildebeitel inspects Peeps as they move through the manufacturing process Feb. 13 at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pa. With the storied candy brand celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, a quirky new TV ad campaign talks about all the things people do with their Peeps.
At 60, Peeps retain popularity
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — It’s Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with - what else? - Peeps. “Peeps are THE candy of Easter,” t...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
The back of a Greenway Village apartment building backs up to a canal near County Park Road. Only one of the buildings carrying 12 units has been completed, with construction continuing on the others.
It takes a Greenway Village
As a Century 21 real estate agent, Philip Higdon kept hearing the woes of people who had moved to Paducah, and struggled to find a place to rent. As a residential property developer, Higdon is w...
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Associated Press
President Barack Obama points towards REI CEO Sally Jewell as he announced Wednesday that he is nominating her as the next interior secretary replacing outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
Obama pick spotlights outdoor influences
SALT LAKE CITY — She doesn’t wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for ...
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China’s February exports surge, but imports slide
HONG KONG — China’s exports surged more than expected in February in a possible sign of stronger global demand. Exports leaped 21.8 percent, well ahead of analysts’ expectations of single-digit ...
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McBites fail to nourish sales
NEW YORK — McDonald’s new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to get the fast-food chain’s U.S. sales growing in February. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Friday that a key sales ...
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