Trib Lunch Box: UPMC lifts mask mandate, DoubleTree closing, Giant Eagle fails test
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Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024:
Healthcare giant UPMC plans to lift its mask mandate this week after requiring facial coverings in its facilities for the last two months.
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• DoubleTree by Hilton hotel next to Monroeville Convention Center to close
The owner made the decision to close the hotel because it is losing money, because renovations requested by Hilton are too expensive and because businesses in Monroeville are slowing down.
The hotel regularly hosted guests attending events at the Monroeville Convention Center, which is set to be shuttered June 1 to make way for a Hobby Lobby store.
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• New Kensington Giant Eagle fails scanner test
The store’s price scanning system failed an annual inspection Monday, resulting in red “rejected” tags being placed at all of the Tarentum Bridge Road store’s registers to alert consumers.
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• Future of Macy’s locations in Western Pa. uncertain
The department store chain hasn’t named specific locations or states where it will shutter underperforming stores.
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• Washington & Jefferson names new president
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls is now serving as president of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
Officials said Tuesday that she will succeed John Knapp, who earlier disclosed plans to retire on June 30.
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• Wendy’s clarifies position on dynamic pricing, says it won’t raise prices
“To clarify, Wendy’s will not implement surge pricing, which is the practice of raising prices when demand is highest. We didn’t use that phrase, nor do we plan to implement that practice,” a spokesperson said.
The Pittsburgh area is home to about 60 Wendy’s locations, according to the company’s website.
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