Hershey unveils new corporate logo

HERSHEY, Pa. » The Hershey Co. is rolling out a new corporate logo that features a freshly stylized version of one of its most famous chocolate products.

The candy maker on Friday announced the new design, which adds a new version of the Kisses chocolate at the end of the company’s name.

It’s part of what the company calls a "disciplined identity system" designed to provide more consistency.

Ron Burrage, the company’s senior global design director, says the goal is to help people "clearly identify, this is from the Hershey Co."

For its products, the only change will be on the back of packaging where the company’s name is printed.

Based in central Pennsylvania, Hershey has about 13,000 employees and generates more than $7 billion in annual sales.

Chrysler stock sales soon to resume

DETROIT » U.S. investors should soon be able to buy stock in Chrysler for the first time in seven years.

Italy’s Fiat and Chrysler are merging to form Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Fiat said in a statement Friday that an ongoing tally of investors suggests there is not enough opposition to derail the deal.

Earlier this month, Fiat shareholders approved combining the companies. But Italian law gives dissenters the right to cash out. Fiat has said that if investors offered more than $650 million in shares, the merger would be off.

The combined company would move its tax headquarters to London and list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The merger could be completed by mid-October.

Fiat SpA will announce the final tally by Thursday. So far the maximum number of shares to be cashed is below the cap, the automaker said.

Shares of Chrysler haven’t been publicly traded since 2007 when it was still combined with German automaker Daimler.

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