The U.S. Postal Service National Association of Letter Carriers nationwide will join forces to help stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable food items and delivering them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters across the country.

HOUSTON -- Natural Resource Partners L.P. Thursday reported distributable cash flow of $34.9 million in the first quarter of 2008, up 23 percent from $28.3 million for the same period last year.

WASHINGTON, DC and CHARLESTON -- United Bankshares reported Thursday, that it had been recently added to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.

CHARLESTON -- The National Labor Relations Board began making its case Thursday that coal operator Massey Energy Co. should be required to rehire 85 union workers at a West Virginia mine.

BARBOURSVILLE -- Raven Rock Workwear is all about the right clothes for hard work.

CHARLESTON -- Coal operator Massey Energy Co. has been cited for safety violations that federal investigators say contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner late last year.

WHEELING, W.Va. -- Steelmaker and distributor Esmark Inc. has agreed to pay India's Essar Steel Holdings a $20.5 million fee if Essar's proposed $670 million buyout offer fails.

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CINCINNATI -- A regional airline based at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport says it won't cut back flights as much as earlier announced.

SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Amusement parks and water parks aren't likely to see a drop off in visitors this summer despite surging gas prices and the struggling economy, the head of North America's third-largest park operator said Wednesday.

CHICAGO -- Sara Lee Corp. posted an 82 percent increase Tuesday in third-quarter earnings on higher sales prices and the weak dollar, but still-soaring commodity prices limited the gains and disappointed Wall Street.

HUNTINGTON -- The Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center in Cross Lanes is looking to hire some new workers, and it hosted a job fair Tuesday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in its search.

CHARLESTON -- West Virginians can take advantage of an energy Sales Tax Holiday in September.

HUNTINGTON -- History shows the United States going from the Agricultural Age to the Industrial Age to the Information Age.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced Monday it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's medications at a discount. It also said it would lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter drugs.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc.'s stock took a beating Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover bid, but the punishment wasn't as severe as many analysts anticipated because investors suspect the rivals eventually will renew their mating dance.

CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. is casting its net wider in the battle among retailers to lure extra dollars from shoppers during the U.S. economic stimulus effort.

W.Va. gas price inches up, hitting a record $3.72 per gallon

HUNTINGTON -- Max & Erma's restaurant is the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Business of the Week for the week of May 5, 2008.

Mine operator Alpha's profit triples on high foreign demand