Category: Business News

There were a lot of new happenings in March for Center County businesses. Check it out

The Center County business scene heated up in March with changes to some well-known businesses and plans coming into focus for others.

Here’s a look at a busy month in business news:

on the move

  • Stuckey Mitsubishi relocated to the former CDT building at 3400 E. College Ave., State College. The dealership is now known as Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Centre.

  • Bees Knees Coffee will open Up Up and Away Cafe at the University Park Airport on April 10. As part of the move, the takeout window in Pleasant Gap will shut down.

  • Marin Eats and Flo Bros. Fire Smoked Pizza

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Riskiest scams in Canada ranked by Better Business Bureau

A new report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) ​​says the riskiest frauds in Canada are home improvement scams and cryptocurrency scams, followed by advance fee loan scams.

The organization, which advocates for education to protect consumers, says home improvement scams were the riskiest in 2022, up from the fourth-riskiest ranking in 2021.

According to the report published March 6, 1,291 scams were reported by Canadian consumers to the BBB Scam Tracker in 2022. The overall median dollar loss reported was $300, a 20-per-cent increase from the 2021 median dollar loss of $250.

More people were being targeted by websites,

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Healthcare Encryption Exceptions? – Rickard & Associates

We know that all emails and text messages that contain protected health information (PHI) should be encrypted.

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Are there any exceptions to the encryption rule?

Just one.

Patients can communicate with covered entities using unencrypted email and text messages, if the patients have been informed of the increased risk.

Patients can opt to have reminders sent via text messages or emails.

One issue that many healthcare providers have regarding encryption,

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What to know about Manitowoc’s newest pedal bar. Plus, more business news in Streetwise.

MANITOWOC – Folks living on the lakeshore will have several options to get some exercise while sipping on their favorite beer or wine. Read on for more on that, and other area business news.

Tavern on Wheels pedals into town

The Manitowoc Tavern on Wheels.

The Manitowoc Tavern on Wheels.

The Manitowoc Tavern on Wheels is a new pedal-powered vehicle providing bike and beer tours. The bike bar can hold up to 14 rides and is open for May-October bookings.

There are three tour options: a downtown pedal to bars and restaurant locations, weekend tours to Manitowoc craft breweries; and on select Wednesdays, a Midweek

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Nordstrom Canada will launch sales at its closing stores starting Tuesday

The liquidation sales at Nordstrom stores across Canada will begin Tuesday, a spokesperson for the department store chain confirmed in an email to CBC News.

At a hearing at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on Monday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice gave the US retailer’s Canadian branch permission to start liquidating its merchandise.

Lawyer Jeremy Dacks, who represented Nordstrom, said the company has “worked hard to achieve a consensual path forward” with landlords, suppliers and a court-appointed monitor to find an orderly way to wind down the business.

The monitor, Alvarez & Marsal Canada, suggested five potential third-party liquidators and

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Police: Crypto firm founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro – Business News

Crypto founders arrested

The Associated Press – | Stories: 417550

Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the European country’s interior minister said Thursday.

“Montenegrin police arrested an individual who is believed to be one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen Do Kwon,” Interior Minister Filip Adzic said on Twitter.

Montenegrin authorities were awaiting official confirmation of the identity of a man

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Why First Citizens got a $16.5 billion discount for taking over Silicon Valley Bank [Video]

Stocks of regional banks surged Monday after regulators announced a sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, an agreement that demonstrates how much government assistance will be required to stoke new deals making during this banking crisis.

The buyer, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA), was up 47% at 11:15 am ET. The stock of another troubled regional lender, First Republic (FRC), was 15% higher as that San Francisco lender considers a number of options to stabilize its situation. PacWest Bancorp (PACW) and Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL), two other California lenders that came under investor pressure following Silicon Valley Bank’s failure,

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Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online – Business News

Arijeta Lajka And Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press – | Stories: 417588

Former President Donald Trump getting gang-tackled by riot-gear-clad New York City police officers. Russian

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