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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A federal bankruptcy court cleared the way for Spartan Stores Inc. here to pick up five stores from the bankrupt Carter's Inc. for $1.1 million while G&R Felpausch Co., owners of Felpausch Food Centers, also made a successful $300,000 bid for one Carter's store.

PRINCTEON, N.J. -- A bill signed by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last week requires the state Department of Human Services to keep track of which businesses rely on NJ FamilyCare, a Medicaid-funded health care program for working-poor families, to provide medical benefits for a minimum of 50 employees, according to a published report.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- A federal bankruptcy court this week began dividing the supermarket locations of bankrupt Carter's Food Centers here among various bidders, including G&R Felpausch Co., Spartan Stores and Fruchey Foods Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here said yesterday that Leanne Stewart, c.f.o., will resign, amid a series of executive and organizational changes that the company is hoping will improve its operational structure and bolster its senior management team.

MINNEAPOLIS -- On the heels of retail customer Carter's Food Centers filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Nash Finch here bore the brunt of that grocer's misfortune with a 58 percent plunge in second-quarter profits.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- Putting an end to weeks of speculation, Carter's Food Centers here last week filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- Carter's Food Centers here has apparently closed all of its 14 stores located throughout northern and central Michigan this week, according to published reports.

MINNEAPOLIS -- National food distributor Nash Finch Co. said last week it will take a charge to pre-tax earnings in the second quarter of 2006 based on actions taken against a longtime customer by another creditor. The company estimates that the charge will be in the range of $6.0 million to $8.5 million.