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O'Malley mum on special session to change budget
The eleventh-hour meltdown of a Maryland budget compromise that would have raised income taxes to avert about $512 million in cuts overshadowed an uneasy bill-signing ceremony Tuesday with the legislature’s leadership and Gov. Martin O’Malley,...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting, Employees, Regional Authority
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One-Stop Job Center gives jobseekers chance to find work
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comDozens of jobseekers filtered into the Washington County One-Stop Job Center in downtown Hagerstown on Friday for a chance to find work from one of 14 prospective employers during a public job fair. Hagerstown resident Mary Conway said she lost her job...Tags: U.S. Army, Employment, Labor Legislation, FedEx Corporation, Labor Markets
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Tri-State area to lose 42 jobs to Susquehanna, Tower merger
heather.keels@herald-mail.comForty-two jobs will be eliminated in the Tri-State area when Susquehanna and Tower banks merge Feb. 17, closing five area branches, Susquehanna spokesman Stephen Trapnell said Tuesday. In Washington County, where Tower's bank at 18233 Maugans Ave. will...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unemployment, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Companies and Corporations
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New year starts with hopeful outlook on hiring
AP Economics WriterThe job market is looking a little brighter at the start of the new year. Weekly unemployment benefit applications have fallen to levels last seen more than three years ago. Holiday sales were solid. Service companies grew a little faster in December....Tags: Unemployment, Small Businesses, Banking, Bank of America Corp., Labor Markets
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Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
AP Economics WriterThe number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further in the final week of 2011, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday's December employment report. The Labor Department says weekly applications dropped 15,000 to a seasonally...Tags: Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Tamela Baker: If we're in this together, what's in it for us?
Gov. O’Malley, it’s been a long, long time since you and I last spoke. In fact, I think it was when you were out here campaigning against Bob Ehrlich — the first time. And I suspect I probably remember more about those conversations than...Tags: Unemployment, Business, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Hagerstown officials roll out preliminary 2012-13 budget numbers
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Hagerstown City Council got its first glimpse of a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2012-13 and, while it’s still early in the process, it does not include a property tax rate increase. “The signs are good that we’re going to be...Tags: Politics, Unemployment, Property Tax, Budgets and Budgeting, Government
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 5
Civil War Rail Trail could benefit all residents of county To the editor: Sen. Christopher Shank provides opinion without knowing the facts regarding the proposed Civil War Rail Trail from Hagerstown to Weverton. He believes it will increase...Tags: Water Supply, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Water, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mail Call - Feb. 3
“Let’s talk about the caller from Williamsport’s view on President Obama and what he has done in the past three years. Who do you think gave the declaration to Panetta to take out Osama bin Laden, and the night of the State of the Union,...Tags: Unemployment, Newt Gingrich, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Osama bin Laden, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Washington County unemployment up
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County spiked upward at the beginning of 2012, going from 8.5 percent in December to 9.2 percent in January, although the number of people listed as working rose by 1,500, according to preliminary figures released...Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Mail Call - March 14
“Congratulations to the sixth-grade Williamsport girls basketball team, who went undefeated and won the championship. Way to go, coaches and girls. We are so proud of you.” — Hagerstown “Please don’t close the urgent care on...Tags: Social Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Jim Palmer, Michael Young, Career and Workplace
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