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April jobless rate increases slightly in Franklin, Fulton Counties
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., increased one-tenth of a percentage point in April, but neighboring Fulton County’s rate worsened even further, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor...
Tags: Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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Survey finds Pa. school cuts likely for third straight year
Three-fourths of Pennsylvania’s school districts plan to scale back instructional programs in the 2013-14 school year, according to a survey released Wednesday that forecasts a third straight year of retrenchment. The report by the Pennsylvania...Tags: Schools
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'Hope' is economy's new word
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIt might not be clear whether the economy is improving, but what is clear to Norine T. Dagliano is that many workers and unemployed people suddenly seem hopeful. “Since the beginning of this year,” said professional Hagerstown job resumé...Tags: Business, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent in Washington County
holly.shok@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 8.2 percent in March to 7.8 percent in April, reflecting the same rate reported in April 2012, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Unemployment Rate
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Woman takes multiple roads to success
arnoldp@herald-mail.comUnlike many Americans, Ruby Harley didn’t lose work during the recession. In fact, the Inwood, W.Va., woman gained work — holding two jobs at the same time before the recession, three jobs simultaneously during the recession and two jobs now....Tags: Unemployment, Nursing Homes, Unemployment Rate, Nursing, Career and Workplace
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Business, Unemployment Benefits, Armed Forces, Values, Services and Shopping
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Dow has its first close above 15,000 points
Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. It was another milestone in the market’s epic ascent of 2013. Good...
Tags: Stock Market, Earnings, Companies and Corporations, Nikkei, DAX
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Longtime Hagerstown firm loses 'heartbreaking' struggle to survive
arnoldp@herald-mail.comBelieving in his employees to the very end, Lynn Bowers used to encourage them, saying their small Hagerstown company could compete like “a Davy in an industry of Goliaths.” But last year, after struggling through the worst economy many of...Tags: Business, Environmental Issues, Consumers, Small Businesses, Home Heating
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Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs
After weeks of conflicting signals about the strength of the economy, a big gain in the jobs market gave Wall Street reason to celebrate Friday. The stock market surged, traders donned party hats, and the wave of buying drove three indexes through major...
Tags: Stock Market, Marketing, LinkedIn Corp., Gilead Sciences Inc., Finance
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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: Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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Letter to the Editor - April 25
Editorial was unfair to existing businesses and EDC To the editor: The Herald-Mail editorial printed on April 9 titled “After one year, Washington County economic development in limbo,” is both incomplete and misleading. The Washington...Tags: Business, Economic Policy, Environmental Issues, Local Government, Small Businesses
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Business, Benjamin L. Cardin, Budget Control Act of 2011, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics
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