The Herald-Dispatch Business RSS 2009-11-22T17:38:34-05:00 urn:uuid:4b702eaf-b9ae-41f1-ab78-45b2b5bc602f Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Creative Kitchens has been serving Tri-State since 1959 JEAN TARBETT HARDIMAN urn:uuid:200b5337-af45-4928-bf42-f07b3ad3ae67 2009-11-21T23:20:57-05:00 <p>It&#8217;s where kids do their homework, where grandchildren bake cookies with their grandmothers, and where everyone gathers around the cook during the holidays and sneaks a nibble.</p> OLBH diabetes center gets accreditation The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1122_bizbriefs 2009-11-21T06:48:33-05:00 <p>The diabetes services of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital's Diabetes &amp; Wound Care Center have received a three-year accreditation by the American Diabetes Association.</p> Chase drops arbitration from card contracts The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_jpmorgan 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>BOSTON -- JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits. </p> Stocks fall for a third day as dollar strengthens The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_wallstreet 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>NEW YORK -- The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. </p> Unemployment drops in most area counties The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_wvajobs 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Unemployment rates for October were down in most West Virginia counties, including Cabell, Wayne, Mason and Putnam. </p> Premier Financial Bancorp announces 4th Q dividend The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_premier 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Premier Financial Bancorp reported Friday that it will pay a cash dividend of $0.11 per share on its common stock for the fourth quarter. </p> Bob Evans boosts payout; authorizes stock buyback The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_bobevans 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Restaurant company Bob Evans Farms Inc. said Thursday it will raise its quarterly dividend from 16 cents per share to 18 cents, and its board authorized a new share buyback program. </p> Ohio unemployment rises to 10.5 percent The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_ohiojobs 2009-11-20T23:40:43-05:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent in September. </p> Premier Financial Bancorp announces 4th Q dividend The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_+premier 2009-11-20T23:35:43-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Premier Financial Bancorp reported Friday that it will pay a cash dividend of $0.11 per share on its common stock for the fourth quarter. </p> Bob Evans boosts payout; authorizes stock buyback The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_+bobevans 2009-11-20T23:35:43-05:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Restaurant company Bob Evans Farms Inc. said Thursday it will raise its quarterly dividend from 16 cents per share to 18 cents, and its board authorized a new share buyback program. </p> Chase drops arbitration from card contracts The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2009+1121_+BC-US-JPMorganChase-Arb+1 2009-11-20T23:35:43-05:00 <p>BOSTON -- JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits. </p>