/tags/necco NECCO en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-01-23/why-you-may-not-get-a-request-to-be-mine-this-valentines-day If you planned on wooing your sweetheart with, well, Sweethearts this year, you may need to make other arrangements. The chalky hearts imprinted with... Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-01-23/why-you-may-not-get-a-request-to-be-mine-this-valentines-day Jennifer Merritt /ideastream/2018-05-24/ohio-based-spangler-candy-buys-bankrupt-necco-for-18-8-million The Northwest Ohio candy company behind Dum Dum lollipops bought the maker of NECCO Wafers and Sweethearts in a bankruptcy auction this week. Spangler Candy Company, based in Bryan, Ohio, made a winning offer of $18.8 million for New England Confectionery Company of Revere, Massachusetts. The deal is expected to close Friday. NECCO filed for Chapter 11 earlier this year after two packaging companies and a logistics firm took it to court over $1.6 million in unpaid debts. Thu, 24 May 2018 22:32:15 GMT /ideastream/2018-05-24/ohio-based-spangler-candy-buys-bankrupt-necco-for-18-8-million Nick Castele