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Hostess: 110 potential buyers in talks to buy baked good lines
NEW YORK (AP) — The future of Twinkies is virtually assured. Hostess Brands Inc. got final approval for its wind-down plans in bankruptcy court Thursday, setting the stage for its roster of snack cakes to find a second life with new owners —...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Politics, Labor Legislation, Bankruptcy
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Jobless claims decline as Sandy impact wanes
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time declined last week, a sign that the impact of Hurricane Sandy on jobs is starting to wane. The Labor Department reported that 393,000 filed for initial jobless claims during the...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Career and Workplace, News Agency, Hurricanes, Unemployment Benefits
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Homemade Twinkies: Sweets that satisfy
So many cookies to bake, so little time! Today at OrlandoSentinel.com/thedish check out new twists on holiday treats. But before I retreat to the test kitchen to spend my morning dashing through the dough, grab a cup of coffee and let's dish: Twinkies...
Tags: Maytag Corp., Politics, Dining and Drinking, Campbell Soup Company, Restaurants
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Commentary: Ding-dong, the Ding Dong is dead
Like a lot of people, I met the news of Hostess Brands closing with something between melancholic shock and shoulder-shrugging resignation. Never a huge fan of Twinkies, I was relieved that I finally got to eat a deep-fried one at the L.A. County Fair...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Safeway Inc.
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Mail Call - Nov. 28
“Why doesn’t the federal government bail out Hostess, so that we can have our Twinkies and our cupcakes? They bailed out the auto makers.” — Hagerstown “I got our bill the other day, on recycling, so I said I wanted to...Tags: Homes, Rentals, Halloween, Mitt Romney, Politics
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How About A Federal Bailout For Twinkies?
The Hartford CourantI had the same thought as George Will the other day. Yeah, I know, it shook me up pretty badly, too. The thought was this: If the Federal government can save the big car companies from bankruptcy, why can't it do the same for Twinkies? Good question,...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Elections, Roy Rogers
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Digesting the Twinkies' lessons
"All Gods were immortal." -- Stanislaw Lec WASHINGTON -- And also brands, the gods of the marketplace. Earthquakes may strike, dynasties may fall and locusts may devour the crops, but Oldsmobile and Pan Am are forever. Never mind. But about the...
Tags: Lobbying, Career and Workplace, Politics, Labor Legislation, Unions
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Unions, Boomers Digesting Twinkies' Lesson
The Hartford Courant"All Gods were immortal." — Stanislaw Lec And also brands, the gods of the marketplace. Earthquakes may strike, dynasties may fall and locusts may devour the crops, but Oldsmobile and Pan Am are forever. Never mind. But about the death of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Lobbying, Politics, Labor Legislation, Unions
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Small Wonders: Ding-dong, the Ding Dong is dead
Like a lot of people, I met the news of Hostess Brands closing with something between melancholic shock and shoulder-shrugging resignation. Never a huge fan of Twinkies, I was relieved that I finally got to eat a deep-fried one at the L.A. County Fair...Tags: Safeway Inc., Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Hostess approved for liquidation, fate of local facilities all but certain
More than 138 jobs at Hostess facilities in Atwater and Glendale appear headed for the chopping block — this time for good after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the company’s plan for an “orderly wind-down.” A...
Tags: Grupo Bimbo, Career and Workplace, Glendale (Queens, New York), Google+, Judges
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Judge approves Hostess liquidation, 15,000 immediate layoffs
Hostess Brands Inc. will start selling off the rights to Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other baked brands after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved its plan for an “orderly wind-down.” The company will also start shrinking its...
Tags: Grupo Bimbo, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Bankruptcy, Judges
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Nov 21, 2012
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