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Suppliers to local small businesses see signs of gradual economic revival
arnoldp@herald-mail.comAmid the bags of ice, cases of two-ply toilet tissue and stacks of lumber being delivered to Washington County businesses, there are signs of economic revival, but uncertainty, too. Small businesses — more than 85 percent of the roughly 3,500...Tags: Business, Sales, Plant Openings, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace
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Cascade Management Group principles pull back on incubator plans
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comLess than two weeks after a company that announced plans to start a business incubator in Hagerstown met with city and financial representatives, one of its principles says the makeup of the group has changed and the project has been put on hold. Cascade...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Labor Legislation, Wage Contract Issues, Internal Revenue Service
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Maximize your marketing
Q: We are just a month away from opening our new small business and are suddenly aware that we really need a better marketing plan, especially as it relates to targeting our customers. Can SCORE help us? A: Good timing! For starters, we recommend that...Tags: Business, Sales, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Marketing
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Newest post office plan: Rural branches stay open, hours cut
andrews@herald-mail.comThe U.S. Postal Service has amended its latest cost-savings plan, proposing to limit the hours of rural post offices instead of closing them. The change, announced last week, apparently would keep open four Tri-State-area post office branches that were...Tags: Business, Barbara A. Mikulski, Brownsville, Government Postal Delivery, John Rockefeller IV
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Small businesses SCORE during annual awards dinner
dona@herald-mail.comThree years ago, Vickie Hrabal found herself without a job — so she created one. The interior designer had been working for a kitchen and bathroom design company in Hagerstown when the economy tanked, and she was laid off in February 2009....Tags: Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Marketing
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Washington County officials outline plan to improve economic development efforts
heather.keels@herald-mail.comWorking proactively with existing businesses, targeting restrictive state regulations and formulating a “capture strategy” to attract new companies are areas where Washington County officials hope to improve economic development efforts,...Tags: Business, Litigation and Regulation, Economic Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Government
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Restrictive EDC might not be solution
timr@herald-mail.comIn the end, it probably doesn’t matter much who is on the board of your friendly neighborhood Economic Development Commission. This is said as a matter of observation, not disrespect. Commission members and staff have come and gone, but in the post-...Tags: Business, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Business owner vying for seat in W.Va. House of Delegates
Business owner Gary Kelley is running for the West Virginia House of Delegates in the 60th District. Kelley, who owns Kelley All-State Insurance agencies in Martinsburg, Hagerstown and Frederick, Md., and is an active member of the community, said he...
Tags: Business, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Virginia General Assembly, Labor Legislation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Development group aims to create small-business incubator
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA local development group wants to create a business incubator that would help small companies and foster potential new growth in and around Hagerstown’s struggling downtown. At an informational meeting Monday, James A. Mills, chairman of Cascade...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Startups, Economy, Business and Finance
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Inwood resident seeks W.Va. House of Delegates seat
Editor's note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail will be running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www.herald-mail.com, through the West Virginia...
Tags: Business, Elections, Business Enterprises, Politics
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Business Calendar - April 15
Internet job searches April 16 — Learn how to use the Internet for job searches and improving success with online applications. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255....Tags: Business, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John Hamilton, For-Profit Colleges, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Washington Co. economic development chief dismissed
heather.keels@herald-mail.comTimothy R. Troxell was dismissed from his position as executive director of the Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission Wednesday morning, according to county Commissioner John F. Barr. Barr would not disclose the reason for the...Tags: Business, Economic Policy, John Howard, Economy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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