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Consumer spending jumped 0.6 pct. in September
AP Economics WriterAmericans' incomes have stagnated for three straight months. Yet they boosted their spending in September 0.6 percent — three times the increase in August. Under normal circumstances, that would be a troubling sign for the economy. But a...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Unemployment, Wages and Pensions, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Dream fullfilled: Daughter follows father onto police beat
davem@herald-mail.comSarah Faith knew by the time she was in second grade that she wanted to be a cop. Inspired by her father, a 24-year veteran of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Faith recalled an assignment in second grade for which she and her classmates...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Maryland, Crimes, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), High School Sports
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Museum exhibit features WPA fine-art prints
chrisc@herald-mail.comTo Lauren Ippolito, the show she organized for the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts reminds her of contemporary America. The images depict life in 1930s and ’40s America, but it is the creation of the prints that tugs on Ippolito’s sense...Tags: Artists, Museums, Fine Arts, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Where is the accountability?
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe 27 volunteer fire and rescue companies in Washington County spent nearly $13 million in 2010, the most recent year for which all are on record. But a yearlong investigation by The Herald-Mail showed that details of what happened with a lot of that...Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Finance, Gaming, Newspaper and Magazine, Budgets and Budgeting
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Twice as many companies and institutions at 2011 Fall Job Fair than last year
dona@herald-mail.comMingled among the shoppers Friday at Valley Mall were representatives from more than 50 employers trying to match people to the positions they need to fill. Some employers required certifications or degrees to fill skilled positions, and others were...Tags: FedEx Corporation, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Marketing
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 9
Hagerstown seems to be stuck on Groundhog Day To the editor: Anyone else ever feel like Bill Murray stuck in Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day when reading about downtown redevelopment? Take Art Callaham's column on creation of a Community Development...Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Republican Party, Wages and Pensions, Finance, Politics
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Md. firm hired to do HVAC work at two Washington Co. schools
A Beltsville, Md., company has been hired for a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning project at two Washington County public schools after the other two lower bidders failed to follow requirements, according to documents and school Purchasing...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Hancock mayor wants job-credit program
heather.keels@herald-mail.comHancock Mayor Daniel A. Murphy on Tuesday evening asked the Washington County Board of Commissioners to consider creating a job-credit program that would reward employers for hiring county residents. “As individuals are hired from Washington...Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Public Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Getting a major employer to locate in downtown Hagerstown could attract small shops and restaurants
dona@herald-mail.comDowntown Hagerstown will might never be a retail magnet again, but getting a major employer to locate downtown could attract the small shops and restaurants needed to support a large business or institution. "It's a chicken or egg argument," Mayor...Tags: Aetna Inc., Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business
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Steep gaming losses, suspicion of embezzlement, led to probe
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOver the decades, the bingo games at the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway, Md., had become a rich source of revenue for the emergency service. But from summer 2008 through summer 2009, things went wrong in the company's gaming operation, costing it up...Tags: Labor Legislation, Finance, Corporate Crime, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Police Investigations
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Clear Spring fire company has 'nothing to hide'
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe financial detail open to anyone visiting Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Co. is like looking at a feast of numbers. Here is a recent glance: • During September’s Saturday bingo nights, people paid $20,393 to play and won $17,573, bought $62,...Tags: Finance, Credit and Debt, Business Enterprises, Career and Workplace, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Equipment, personnel costs corrode Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Co. finances
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIf you were the fire chief at Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Co. right now, there’d be all the normal problems of running an emergency organization. And then there’d be the equipment problems which, unfortunately, aren’t all that unusual...Tags: Aetna Inc., FEMA, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, National Security, Companies and Corporations
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