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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: Bankruptcy, Business, Golf, Labor Legislation, Values
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Letterkenny furlough reduced to 11 days
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comEmployees at Letterkenny Army Depot are facing fewer furlough days than originally expected — workers are looking at 11 days without pay rather than 14. The 11 days are down from the 14 that the Pentagon advised would be needed, and only half of...Tags: Employees, U.S. Department of Defense, Career and Workplace, Chuck Hagel, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Business briefs - May 19
Potomac Bancshares Inc. CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Robert F. Baronner Jr., president and chief executive officer of Potomac Bancshares Inc., the one-bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town, announced its quarterly results for the period ending...Tags: Edgewood, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Companies and Corporations, Potomac Bancshares Incorporated, Loans
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One step closer to obtaining funding to finish new Hedgesville public library building
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Building Commission advanced a bond ordinance to second reading Thursday that would allow officials to obtain up to $700,000 in financing to complete the new Hedgesville, W.Va., public library building. The bond ordinance for the...Tags: Debt Market, Credit and Debt, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Loans, Arts and Culture
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Request to change title, pay of EMS coordinator raises concerns
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA request to change the title and increase the pay of a currently vacant Washington County emergency services position to better align with the job’s responsibilities, and to hire a new person to fill the vacancy, drew mixed reviews from county...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Board of Directors, Medical Specialization, Advanced Life Support, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Allan Powell: The feminine touch in finance
One can but admire a woman brave enough to pick a professional career in which she will be surrounded and greeted with patronizing glances from self-assured males. This was the call made by Sheila Bair, who was appointed Chairman of the FDIC (Federal...Tags: Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sheila Bair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Timothy Geithner
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Washington Co. budgets approved with no change in tax rates
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s proposed 2013-14 fiscal year operating budget of $245.9 million. The budget calls for tax rates to remain the same as last fiscal year, with a real estate tax of 94.8...Tags: Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Personal Income, Politics
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Business briefs - May 12
Tractor Supply Co. BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Co., a retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, announced it will be the exclusive retailer of the Jonsered brand of professional-grade chain saws. This marks the first time...Tags: Employees, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Earnings, Susquehanna Bancshares Incorporated
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Hagerstown budget advances with taxes unchanged
dona@herald-mail.comThe Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday voted 3-1 to introduce an ordinance for a $133,145,831 budget for fiscal 2013-14 that holds the line on real estate taxes and provides for an increase in pay for city employees. Councilmen Lewis C. Metzner, Martin...Tags: Elections, Employees, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Realty
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New executive director of Washington Co. Humane Society streamlines adoption process and more
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comReducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County....Tags: Maryland State Police, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture, Rabies, Conservation
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Hagerstown propane service provider buys Va. business
dona@herald-mail.comThompsonGas recentlly announced the acquisition of a Virginia propane business that will increase its annual capacity by approximately 1.5 million gallons. The Hagerstown propane service provider purchased the assets of Campbell’s Bottled Gas Inc....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia)
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Morgan County schools face budget cuts after voters reject special levy
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMorgan County (W.Va.) Schools officials will be forced to make budget cuts after taxpayers voted against renewing a levy that would have raised $5.86 million from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019, Morgan County Board of Education President David Ambrose...Tags: Elections, Government Debt, Voting, Arts, Arts and Culture
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