Recently added articles from Beaver County Times (Beaver County, PA):

Rendell is pumped up about new biodiesel plant's potential.

Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Pound Sep. 27--POTTER TWP. -- Just two days after he urged the state Legislature to move forward with his plans to push for alternative energy sources in the state, Gov. Ed Rendell visited Beaver County Wednesday for the opening of what will be the state's ...

New wastewater treatment plant goes with the flow.

Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Poole Sep. 27--WAYNE TWP. -- In the office at Ellwood City's new wastewater treatment plant, superintendent Rhonda Zellhart has added a personal touch -- a rock garden composed of rocks from the plant's construction site. Zellhart, who has kept a ...

Brothers plan to revive New Brighton, Pa., grocery store.

Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Larissa Theodore Sep. 26--NEW BRIGHTON -- Two brothers plan to revive the old New Brighton Foodland store. Ron Fischer Jr. said he and his brother Mike Fischer, both of Pittsburgh, closed on the deal and bought the grocery property from Opex Inc. on Friday ....

Rochester officials approve riverfront lease for developer.

Sep 25, 2007 ... Byline: Larissa Theodore Sep. 25--ROCHESTER -- Several Rochester residents, including Councilman Tom Albanese, implored Rochester officials to table a decision to lease several acres of riverfront property to a Pittsburgh developer for at least the next 45 days. ...

Humane Society makes progress on plans for new shelter.

Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Pound Sep. 21--CENTER TWP. -- The Beaver County Humane Society has taken a few more steps toward being able to start work on its new Brodhead Road shelter. The Center Township Planning Commission has approved the society's site plans; it also held a required ...

US Airways' new flight ops center to house 'brains' of the airline.

Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 21--MOON TWP. -- When US Airways' new flight operations center opens in Moon Township in early 2009, nearly a quarter of the airline's Pittsburgh-based employees will work there. While US Airways had more than 12,000 employees in Pittsburgh ...

Steve & Barry's opens in Beaver Valley Mall.

Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Pound Sep. 20--CENTER TWP. -- It's not quite as big as an anchor store, but the Beaver Valley Mall has filled its largest vacancy with a single store. In more ways than one, the new Steve & Barry's store is replacing the Old Navy store that left the ...

Southwest's fortunes climb as US Airways loses altitude at Pittsburgh.

Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 20--US Airways and Southwest Airlines appear to be going in opposite directions at Pittsburgh International Airport. US Airways has long been the region's dominant carrier, but its operations in Pittsburgh have shrunk from more than 500 ...

Airport board skips search, hires executive director from within.

Sep 15, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 15--FINDLAY TWP. -- Brad Penrod has moved up in the aviation industry without moving out of his native western Pennsylvania. On Friday, the Allegheny County Airport Authority decided against conducting a national search to replace outgoing ...

Printing plant to be built at airport-owned business park.

Sep 15, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 15--FINDLAY TWP. -- Construction of a printing plant at an Allegheny County Airport Authority-owned business park will begin next week, the authority reported Friday. Knepper Press, currently based in Oakdale, plans to start building a ...

Carrier expands service between Myrtle Beach, Pittsburgh.

Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 14--FINDLAY TWP. -- What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday, US Airways Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker said his airline might further reduce flights at Pittsburgh International Airport because local market demand wasn't strong enough ...

Developer finds difficulty in selling condos.

Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Jessica Bruni Sep. 13--BRIDGEWATER -- After failing to sell six of 10 townhouses over a two-year period, Richard Yoko, owner of development company TDS Group, said he's turning to auction to sell his Garden View Estates at Stone Point Landing in Bridgewater. ...

Meleo's Restaurant closes in Bridgewater.

Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Jessica Bruni Sep. 13--BRIDGEWATER -- After less than a year in business, owner Scott Little has pulled the plug on his Meleo's Restaurant in Bridgewater. "It just wasn't working out," he said. "The weekends were great, but it wasn't busy enough during the week." ...

Pittsburgh airport expands free wi-fi service.

Sep 11, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Fontaine Sep. 11--FINDLAY TWP. -- The Allegheny County Airport Authority has expanded its free high-speed wireless Internet service at Pittsburgh International Airport. The service enables people to use laptops or handheld devices such as PDAs to connect ...

That sinking feeling: Pothole forces restaurant to close.

Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Larissa Theodore Sep. 8--EAST ROCHESTER -- A 10-foot sinkhole in the parking lot of the Evergreen Family Restaurant means the East Rochester business will be shut down indefinitely. Restaurant owner Argyrios Apostolis of Chippewa Township said nobody knows ...

Moon supervisors approve plans for US Airways flight operations center.

Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Kristen Garrett Sep. 8--MOON TWP. -- The Moon Township Supervisors approved site development plans Wednesday for the new US Airways flight operations center. Township Manager Greg Smith said the plans include a walking trail around the property on a 10-acre ...

Officials seek cure for financially ailing hospital.

Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Pound Sep. 6--ALIQUIPPA -- On one hand: A group of cautiously optimistic politicians who think Aliquippa Community Hospital can be saved. On the other: A mortgage foreclosure lawsuit that cites a single, startling number -- the hospital is at least $20 ...

Chance for Beaver County, Pa., racetrack dies.

Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Vidonic Sep. 6--Once Mike Veon was ousted from the state House last year, Beaver County was probably fatally handicapped in its effort to host a harness racing track, county commissioners said Wednesday. "A racetrack would have been a source of jobs and ...