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Four-year nursing degrees to begin in the fall of 2014 at Penn State Mont Alto
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comPenn State Mont Alto will change its nursing program from a two-year degree to a four-year degree beginning in the fall of 2014. “Hospitals are changing their employment pattern. They aren’t hiring associate degree nurses like they had in the...Tags: Labor Markets, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Safety at School, Employment
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It might be time for city to change its approach
To attract the Washington County Board of Education central office complex to downtown, Hagerstown Mayor David Gysberts said the city was willing to acquire land, demolish undesirable buildings, build a parking deck and fast-track the project. It could...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Business, Employees, Small Businesses
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United Way of Washington County raises 97 percent of goal
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe United Way of Washington County held its campaign finale Thursday morning, announcing that the agency’s 2012 fund drive raised $1.69 million. That is 97 percent of the United Way’s goal of $1.75 million, said Executive Director Melissa...Tags: United Way , FedEx Corporation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Human Interest
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Sequestration leads to cuts at Martinsburg ATF facility
matthewu@herald-mail.comNearly 100 government contract workers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Martinsburg facility recently lost their jobs as a result of across-the-board federal budget cuts. The 98 contractors laid off at the end of March...Tags: Interior Policy, Justice System, Layoffs and Downsizing, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Politics
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Oshkosh layoffs won't affect Fulton County
Oshkosh Corp. layoffs announced this week will not affect the Wisconsin-based manufacturer’s JLG plant in Fulton County, Pa., a corporate spokesman said Wednesday. Oshkosh Corp.’s defense division plans to reduce its workforce by 900...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Unemployment
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Mail Call - April 11
“Kudos to the Connecticut legislature for their package of strong gun control bills. Yes, it would not have saved the Newtown children, because of the grandfather clause on high-capacity clips, but who knows how many people it may save in the...Tags: Interior Policy, Theft, Politics, Services and Shopping, Roxbury
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Tom Firey: A better way to help the working poor
President Obama and some lawmakers in Washington and Annapolis have called for increasing the minimum wage, saying it would help the working poor. So far, those calls have gained little support, even on the left: Legislation to raise Maryland’s...Tags: Annapolis, Personal Income, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Barack Obama
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USMH students trained in advance for job fair
julieg@herald-mail.comUniversity System of Maryland at Hagerstown senior Samantha Sines is expecting to graduate this spring so she’s looking for a job. In preparation for job interviews, Sines participated last month in mock interviews with business people who gave her...Tags: University System of Maryland, Employment Opportunities, First Data Corporation, Libraries, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Maryland General Assembly ends with legislators working to ensure passage of bills
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly ends Monday, and local legislators were working last week to ensure final passage of some measures they had introduced. Bills introduced by local lawmakers that were on their way to becoming law...Tags: Ronald N. Young, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Voting
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Washington County unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent in Feb.
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 9.4 percent in January to 8.8 percent in February, and the number of people working and the total labor force also dropped, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of...Tags: Labor Markets, Unemployment, Howard County, Employment, Unemployment Rate
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Mega Job Fair draws large crowd
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comStephen Vanmeter of Greencastle, Pa., who will finish school at Hagerstown Community College this spring, went to the Mega Job Fair on campus Friday to look for a full-time job in the information technology field that he could work while pursuing his...Tags: Towson University, Computer Sciences Corporation, Colleges and Universities, Employment, First Data Corporation
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Katherine L. Hawk, 75
Katherine Lee Hawk, 75, of Cody, Wyo., passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at her home. She was born Sept. 27, 1937, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Kitty, as she liked to be called, was the daughter of the late Harry S. Grant Sr. and Abbie Tabler Grant....
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