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FirstEnergy, Allegheny Energy Seek Merger Approval
FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy say they have filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking approval of their proposed merger. The companies said they will seek state...
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Marco Corona On The Post-Gazette High School Football Show
Perry boys’ basketball head coach Marco Corona (pictured here, far left, with his 2008-09 City League Championship team) joins the Post-Gazette’s Mike White and MSA’s Don Rebel to share his thoughts on...
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2 More Pittsburgh Catholic Schools To Merge
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two more Pittsburgh Catholic Schools will be merging during the next school year. Parishioners were notified at Mass on Sunday and school officials reacted to the news Monday...
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Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg Fire Departments To Merge
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg Fire Departments are officially merging. Officials from both towns called the merger a win-win at a news conference Monday morning. Under terms of the...
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Major Changes Could Be Coming To West Penn Hospital
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Highmark said it was buying West Penn Allegheny Health System Tuesday. The KDKA Investigators have learned that the announcement may involve major changes at West Penn Hospital. A...
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Some Have Reservations Over Possible Merger Between U.S. Airways, American...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — U.S. Airways has been reporting solid quarterly earnings, but word of a possible merger is buzzing in Wall Street circles. In a Wednesday conference call, the CEO of U.S. Airways...
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Center For Victims Of Violence & Crime, Women’s Place Announce Merger
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two big names in helping victims of abuse are joining forces. It’s an effort that is sure to help countless numbers of people in our area. “What we found is victims often get...
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Proposed Deal To Merge WPAHS, Highmark Is Off
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A proposed deal to merge Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System appears to now be off. WPAHS called a news conference this morning at their North Shore headquarters to make...
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Peoples Gas To Acquire Equitable Gas In Deal
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Peoples Natural Gas announced an agreement with EQT Corporation that could mean efficiencies of services and savings for consumers. However, the agreement is subject to regulatory...
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American Airlines, US Airways To Merge
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — American Airlines and US Airways will merge and create the world’s biggest airline. The boards of both companies approved the merger late Wednesday, according to four people...
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Passengers Cautiously Optimistic Over Airline Merger
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – American Airlines and US Airways are now one company and the value of the merger is around $11 billion. The deal effectively creates the nation’s largest airline, but what will it...
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Parishioners Celebrate First Official Mass At Renewed St. Mary’s Of The Mount...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The first official Mass of the renewed Saint Mary of the Mount Parish on Mount Washington was held on Saturday evening. The church recently merged with St. Justin Parish in Duquesne...
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OfficeMax & Office Depot Merger Could Affect Local Jobs
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They are calling it a merger of equals — the consolidation of Office Max, a Illinois-based company, with Office Depot, an Florida-based company — to become one giant office supply...
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Federal Bankruptcy Judge Signs Off On American Airlines, US Airways Merger
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge signed off Wednesday on the $11 billion merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The widely-expected decision by Judge Sean H. Lane helps clear the way for...
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Highmark Receives Approval For West Penn Takeover
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of West Penn Allegheny employees cheered the announcement that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has signed off on that health system’s affiliation with Highmark, this...
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Shareholders Approve Heinz Acquisition
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s almost a done deal, with 95 percent of the shareholders approving the acquisition of Heinz by Berkshire Company and a Brazilian private equity company for $72.50 per share....
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Beaver Co. Catholic Parishes Merge Into One
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As four parishes learned over the weekend in Beaver County they would be merged to form a new one St. Monica, a numbness quickly settled in. “I didn’t know, maybe I’ll go to this...
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Fitzgerald Looking To Bring Cleveland’s Bus Rapid Transit System To Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It is not something you hear very often in Pittsburgh, but Cleveland has something out city could use. It is known as Bus Rapid Transit, and it connects the medical and educational...
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Justice Dept. & 6 States Challenge Proposed US Air, American Merger
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department and a number of state attorneys general on Tuesday challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent company,...
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Heinz Announces Elimination Of 350 Jobs In Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Food company H.J. Heinz Co. is eliminating 600 jobs across the U.S. and in Canada, including 350 in Pittsburgh. At the Heinz 57 Center Downtown, some employees got the news early...
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