Jenn Ladd

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Jenn Ladd

Skip to contentThere is no gift shop, no factory tour, no visitors’ center at Just Born Quality Confections. That doesn’t stop fans from coming anyway. They tap on the tinted doors to see if there’s any chance of catching a glimpse of the 102-year-old company’s most beloved product. They’re there to peep the Peeps.

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Jenn Ladd

Throughout February and March, the workers at Pasa Sustainable Agriculture faced a conundrum: They hadn't been paid and they were out of money. They also weren't allowed to stop working. If they did, they would violate the terms of their grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the organization that owes them $3 million. "They say they have no idea when we're going to be paid," Pasa executive director Hannah Smith-Brubaker said late last month, letting out a long sigh.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Jenn Ladd

Throughout February and March, the workers at Pasa Sustainable Agriculture faced a conundrum: They hadn’t been paid and they were out of money. They also weren’t allowed to stop working. If they did, they would violate the terms of their grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the organization that owes them $3 million. “They say they have no idea when we’re going to be paid,” Pasa executive director Hannah Smith-Brubaker said late last month, letting out a long sigh.

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Jenn Ladd

"Force majeure" was the term of the day in the food-wholesaling world on Thursday, a day after the Trump administration announced a sweeping array of tariffs on imported goods the world over. Mark Oltman, chief financial officer of Burlington County-based distributor Foods Galore, was fielding letters from the company's many vendors, all pretty much saying the same thing.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Jenn Ladd

“Force majeure” was the term of the day in the food-wholesaling world on Thursday, a day after the Trump administration announced a sweeping array of tariffs on imported goods the world over. Mark Oltman, chief financial officer of Burlington County-based distributor Foods Galore, was fielding letters from the company’s many vendors, all pretty much saying the same thing.