Antitrust and Trade Regulation laws aim to promote free competition in the marketplace. Agreements or cooperative efforts by two or more entities that affects or restrains competitors is illegal under these laws. The Sherman Act makes illegal any contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce and makes monopolies and attempts, combinations, or conspiracies to monopolize illegal. The Clayton Act regulate price discrimination, tying and exclusive dealing contracts, stock acquisition and interlocking directorates.
Ronks is a small farming community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just west of Paradise, Pennsylvania. The town is most famous as being the home of Ronks Concrete Company. The community is home to several Amish themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging lining the Lincoln Highway. The community has a large Amish and Mennonite population.