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Franklin County unemployment drops slightly
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.2 percent in March, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced Tuesday. Franklin County ranked sixth for the lowest...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unemployment, Unemployment Rate
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Letters to the Editor - May 7
Mayor supports renewal of police excess levy To the editor: The City of Martinsburg special election is Saturday, May 11. On behalf of the City of Martinsburg, I would encourage all registered voters in the city to vote “for” the renewal...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Local Government, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Voting
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Washington County's net job gains mostly in public sector
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe Washington County government announced recently that its annual business and industry survey showed there had been a net gain of more than 440 jobs in the past year. But that isn’t the whole story. Despite the increase in the county’...Tags: Local Government, Business, Employment Opportunities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace
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'Hard times teaches hard lessons'
arnoldp@herald-mail.comAs the longtime president of a Hagerstown furniture manufacturing company, David C. Beachley has seen a lot of curves and sharp edges in the numbers that define his business. The worst of the extremes in the number of people he employs has come fairly...Tags: Finance, Career and Workplace, Newspaper and Magazine, Sales, Printing Service
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Washington County economic development goals well-received
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe economic development goals accepted by Washington County officials Tuesday have been well-received and provide a workable framework for future growth, according to some community leaders reached for comment Wednesday. “We’re grateful for...Tags: Conservation, Career and Workplace, Economic Policy, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Economy
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Proposed Md. bill would make it a crime to interfere with reporting of child abuse
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by two local legislators that could become law would make it a crime to interfere with the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect. Current Maryland law requires teachers, counselors, social workers, caseworkers, and parole or...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Maryland General Assembly, Career and Workplace, Conservation, Graham Spanier
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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: Employment Opportunities, Computer Sciences Corporation, Career and Workplace, First Data Corporation, Colleges and Universities
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Employers are Here to Help at Pa. job fair
waynesboro@herald-mail.comEighty-five vendors lined the hallways of Chambersburg Mall on Thursday for the third annual Here to Help job fair. About a thousand people stopped at an information table to pick up fliers designed for job seekers, according to Pennsylvania state Sen....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Walmart, Johnson Controls Incorporated
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'Here to Help' Job Fair scheduled for Thursday at Chambersburg Mall
State Sen. Richard Alloway II, in partnership with PA CareerLink Franklin County and the Franklin County Area Development Corp., will host the third annual “Here To Help” Job Fair on Thursday. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Hiring Our Heroes job fair focuses on helping veterans find work
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comRichard Andrews III said he has a job at a local graphics company, but it’s hard to get enough hours to make a decent living. Andrews, who is an Army veteran, and dozens of others with military experience were at the National Guard Armory off...Tags: U.S. Army, Roxbury, Employment Opportunities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Aberdeen Proving Ground
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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: Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, Employment Opportunities, Health and Medical Professionals, Career and Workplace
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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: Personal Income, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Annapolis, U.S. Senate
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