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NEW YORK (AP) — Almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection under a barrage of labor issues and rapidly changing appetites, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs will take the stage once again as a publicly traded company.

Some changes have been made but Hostess Twinkies are back.

America's long national nightmare is about to end.

The long national nightmare is over. Twinkies are coming back!

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up.

Whitesboro, NY (WIBX) - Though only a few scattered boxes remain, the Hostess Outlet Store in Whitesboro continues to remain open.

Irving, TX (WIBX) - Hostess Brands and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) failed to reach an agreement after being order by a United States Bankruptcy Judge to give it one more try.

When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step. Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."

Whitesboro, NY (WIBX) - Hostess' decision to shut down happened only three days ago, but already the manufacturer's closure is having an impact locally.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Hostess is filing for bankruptcy and closing its doors for good, following a nationwide bakery strike.