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Several housing options being looked into for Washington County Public Schools' operations
julieg@herald-mail.comThe estimated costs of several long-term options to house Washington County Public Schools’ operations based at a Commonwealth Avenue complex range from an estimated $4 million to buy a former power company building to $16 million to build a new...Tags: Allegheny Energy Inc., Public Schools, Schools, Environmental Issues, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Jobs, competition seen from expansion in gaming
Capital News ServiceThe implementation of table games and 24-hour gaming in Maryland will create employment opportunities, but competition from Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore and the proposed casino at the National Harbor likely will affect the labor market geographically,...Tags: Harbor, Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Baltimore Business Journal, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Despite falling jobless rate, many still looking
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIn the three years of economic boom leading up to the recession, the nation’s unemployment rate fell from a high of 5.8 percent in 2004 to a low of 4.4 percent in 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lower the rate gets,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Virginia), Unemployment, Labor Markets
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Many applicants, few full-time jobs in Tri-State area
arnoldp@herald-mail.comDr. Hal Butler wants to hire a receptionist for his Hagerstown dental practice. Thus far, more than 200 people have applied. John Kelly wants to hire five new workers for his Mount Airy, Md., sign company. He’s got stacks of applications —...Tags: U.S. Congress, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Mount Airy, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Health and Safety at Work
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Tom Firey: "Understanding Obamacare's focus on health insurance"
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often called Obamacare) is lauded as a broad reform of American health care. In fact, PPACA focuses on only one goal: expanding health insurance coverage. It does this, in part, by subsidizing insurance...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Health and Safety at Work, Insurance
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Social Services wins Place Matters awards
Maryland’s Department of Human Resources recently held its fifth annual Place Matters awards, recognizing the outstanding efforts of state employees in helping ensure that all Maryland children grow up in safe and loving homes. The Child Welfare...
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County adept at collecting child support
The Child Support Division of the Washington County Department of Social Services collected and disbursed more than $15.1 million in child-support payments to county families in the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30. This represents an increase of...Tags: U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Environmental Issues, Politics, Executive Branch, Conservation
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SBA launches new website
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new website to support state work force and unemployment agencies in implementing or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs. The site can be found at...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Insurance, Business, Unemployment
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JLG interns gain global perspective
As the world’s economy becomes more global in scope, more companies are rethinking the way they do business — everything from redesigning websites to attract a global audience to investing in overseas manufacturing and distribution facilities....Tags: Environmental Issues, Rutgers University, Conservation, Companies and Corporations, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Maryland's unemployment rate drops slightly in November
Maryland’s preliminary unemployment rate dropped slightly in November, down 0.1 percent to 6.6 percent as compared to October’s rate of 6.7, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Franklin, Fulton jobless rates dip
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Franklin and Fulton counties both made improvements in October, with Fulton County experiencing a four-tenths of a percentage point drop, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of...Tags: Montour County, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Mail Call - Nov. 30
“I want to thank Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Bill O’Reilly for getting President Obama re-elected again. Just keep it up. We’ll win another one in the next four years.” — Hagerstown “To the caller from...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pumpkin, Holidays, Barack Obama, Human Interest
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