One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

AKRON, N.Y. (WIVB) — For more than 100 years, Western New York has been the site of Ford Gum & Machine Co. Originally founded in 1913, the factory calls Akron its home. “What’s fun is it’s gum. It’s ...

(Markets Edition) New numbers show the benefits of aggressively helping young people finish school and find jobs. A study followed two groups, both ages 16 to 24, on their journeys. Then we dive into ...

Coin-operated gumball machines aren’t as common as they used to be. With sales slowly dwindling over the years and high domestic sugar prices, America’s sole remaining gumball maker has been branching ...

It sucks that certain stuff in public is off-limits right now, like drinking fountains and coin-operated candy and gum machines — especially the fun kind where you get to watch your gumball take a ...

Nate Stiles, a 13-year-old student, started his gumball machine business in July 2023. He plans to grow the business and develop more businesses in the future. Nate Stiles started his gumball machine ...

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Vending machines debuted in the United States in 1888 when the Thomas Adams Gum Company installed machines in subway platforms in New York City. These machines dispensed stick or block shaped gum. It ...