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Frankford Candy consolidates Phila. facilities

Frankford Candy Co. said it had completed the consolidation of its three Philadelphia facilities into a $20 million, 500,000-square-foot building in the Northeast. The privately held company employs 200 and is among the top 10 suppliers of seasonal candy in the United States, Frankford said in a news release. The company was founded in 1947 as a manufacturer of chocolate-molded Easter candy.- Harold Brubaker

Cephalon gets FDA extension for testing Provigil

Cephalon Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration granted an additional six months of market exclusivity to its sleep-disorder drug Provigil to test it in children. The FDA often grants companies a six-month patent extension to study...