Twenty-five years ago, local, state and federal officials came together to “Stand Up for Steel” and save what at that time amounted to about 10,000 jobs at the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and the former Weirton Steel Corp. Those efforts helped keep steelmaking alive in the Ohio Valley. However, continued global pressure coupled with the […]
The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to assume, assume and assign, or reject executory contracts and unexpired leases is an important tool.
George Lowther started his job as a corrections officer with the Westmoreland County Prison on the first day the prison opened in 1993. Lowther, who rose through ranks over the years to become deputy warden, will be saying goodbye to the prison in Hempfield, and his longtime job. The county