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Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products over salmonella concerns

Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination. The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from ...

Combs and Collars preparing for open house

WELLS -- Combs and Collars is scaling up. Not only did the building that houses the dog groooming business just get an addition, but founder and owner Courtney Verbrigghe recently brought on an apprentice who is now taking clients. Courtney, a 2016 graduate of Gladstone High School, knew ...

What construction can’t stop: The spirit of downtown Escanaba

ESCANABA — It is no secret that the construction on Ludington Street has been difficult for our downtown businesses this summer. Reduced parking, constantly changing traffic patterns, and torn-up sidewalks have forced downtown businesses to adapt daily since the construction began in the spring. For many customers, the easiest option has been simply to drive somewhere else and avoid the construction altogether. Yet, despite all of these obstacles, something remarkable has revealed itself. Construction has tested our downtown businesses, but what it hasn’t done is quiet the spirit ...

UK won’t intervene in Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up does not pose a "substantial lessening of competition" in the country. Meanwhile, Britain's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said it also wouldn't intervene — on the basis of several "legally-binding ...

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public. SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects. They're also bracing for volatile trading as some company insiders get the opportunity to sell shares after the expiration of what's known as a lockup provision later in the week. The shares jumped 19% on their first day of trading, making Musk the first-ever trillionaire. The subsequent drop in ...