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Donna Brightman: Economic strength can be built from existing assets
A recent column by Art Callaham about economic development in downtown Hagerstown is based on the 20th-century premise that a central city is the sole economic engine for itself and the surrounding county. Why would the citizens of Washington County think...Tags: Economy, Science, Grapes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Volunteer opportunities growing
Q. My small business has grown rather nicely in the last three years, is profitable, and I am staffed with competent help. Now that I have a little free time, I would like to volunteer with a local organization working in support of other small...Tags: Local Government, Human Interest, Politics, Elections, Business
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Business calendar - March 13
E-mail job searches March 14 — Learn how to use the Internet for job searches and improve success with online applications. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Enroll at www.mwejobs....Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Jobs, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington County (Maryland)
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Business Calendar - March 6
Job center orientation March 7 — Learn about the center and its services. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Enroll at www.mwejobs.com. Disability services March 8, March 15...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Colleges and Universities, Defense, Chicago Jobs, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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GrubHub, Seamless to combine online food ordering businesses
Tribune staff reporterChicago-based food ordering startup GrubHub is merging with its rival Seamless, creating a company with more than $100 million in revenue and a combined network of more than 20,000 local takeout restaurants across the U.S. GrubHub and New York-based...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Corporate Officers, Business, Companies and Corporations, Restaurants
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, France Telecom, Microsoft Corporation, Marissa Mayer, France
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Where My Dogs At: A social network for man and man's best friend
Where My Dogs At is a new social networking app angled at dog lovers and their four-legged friends looking for local dog-friendly places to go and people to meet. Think Facebook for Fido, with a "Yelp for dogs" approach, built around a location-based...
Tags: Sociology, Culture, Media Industry, Animal, Social Media
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Tech Cocktail raises $2.5M in first outside funding
Tribune reporterChicago-based Tech Cocktail, a media company that covers news and organizes events for entrepreneurs, has raised $2.5 million in funding from an initiative led by Zappos.com Chief Executive Tony Hsieh. It's the first time Tech Cocktail has taken...Tags: Tribune Company, Realty, Zappos.com, Google Inc., Chicago Tribune
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Vernon Hills teen wins Thiel entrepreneur award
Dropping out of college doesn't have to be a career setback. Just ask Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg — or Kevin Wang. Wang, 18, a Vernon Hills native and graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, is among this year's 22 recipients...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Business, PayPal, Inc., Peter Thiel, Vernon Hills
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Facing uphill odds and uncertain regulations, Russian team seeks to topple Google in Vietnam
Associated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat...Tags: Asia, Vietnam, Punishment, New Products, Russia
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Young retail entrepreneurs at Hall & Madden go straight to the source for apparel
As Richard Hall and McGregor Madden traveled the country fitting clients with their high-end, custom-made suits, they noticed something strange — professional men yearning to look stylish nevertheless sported dress shirts with stains. Their young,...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Groupon, Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, E-Commerce Industry, China
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Groupon launches payment system for businesses
Tribune staff reporterGroupon Inc. said Tuesday that it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all brick-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Apple iPad, Square, Inc., Twitter, Inc.
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