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Sequestration leads to cuts at Martinsburg ATF facility
matthewu@herald-mail.comNearly 100 government contract workers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Martinsburg facility recently lost their jobs as a result of across-the-board federal budget cuts. The 98 contractors laid off at the end of March...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Budgets and Budgeting, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners and Hagerstown Mayor and Council (the Washington County Board of Education is not scheduled to meet): WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington...Tags: Local Government, Arts and Culture, Budgets and Budgeting, Rentals, Arts
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Business calendar - March 24
SBA training March 25 — The U.S. Small Business Administration will offer free Web-enabled, instructor-led training. 1 to 4 p.m. Financial Management for Government Contractors, March 25 and 26; Federal Contracting and Government Contract...Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), College Baseball, John Hamilton, ABC (tv network)
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Business Calendar - March 17
SBA training March 18 — The U.S. Small Business Administration will offer free Web-enabled, instructor-led training. 1 to 4 p.m. Marketing and Capture Management, March 18 and 19; Construction Contracting, March 20 and 21; Financial Management for...Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), College Baseball, John Hamilton, ABC (tv network), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Business calendar - March 10
Alliance of Small Businesses March 11 — Alliance of Small Businesses’ networking event. Mike Cumberland of Keller Stonebraker Insurance will discuss the options brought about by the Maryland Healthcare Connector — the state exchange...Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Health and Safety at Work, Fort Detrick (military base), ABC (tv network), Media Industry
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Hagerstown City Council briefs
City approves loan request for theater improvements The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday approved a one-time exception for a loan request from The Maryland Theatre to borrow $28,000 for required heating, cooling and air conditioning upgrades and repairs...Tags: Photography and Video, Nottingham, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Hagerstown City Council OKs contract for Broadfording Road upgrades
The Hagerstown City Council Tuesday night approved a contract with a city construction company for improvements on Broadfording Road to make way for additional developments in the area. By a 3-1 vote, the five-member council awarded the $1.7 million...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Hagerstown officials say stadium could be built by spring of 2015; mayor wants it sooner
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comCity of Hagerstown officials on Friday released a preliminary project timeline for the planning and construction of a proposed downtown multiuse sports and events center. According to the schedule, the first pitch in a new facility that could house the...Tags: Local Government, Arts and Culture, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals, Maryland General Assembly
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Stadium no guarantee Suns will stay in Hagerstown
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAlthough Hagerstown and Washington County took a big step toward funding construction of a multiuse stadium last week, some Hagerstown City Council members say there are details that must be worked out before the facility can become a reality. And...Tags: Local Government, Major League Baseball, Debt Market, Washington Nationals, Politics
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Security, defense work helps boost Tri-State economy after 9/11
julieg@herald-mail.comHMS Technologies, near Martinsburg, W.Va., has a contract with the federal government to scan Facebook and Twitter posts to tip off agencies such as the FBI about people who brag they are going to do harmful things, HMS founder and President Harry M....Tags: Media Industry, Travel, Transportation, Migration, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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New contracts preserve jobs at Letterkenny Army Depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comTwo new government contracts won by AECOM Technology Corp. will preserve 420 jobs at Letterkenny Army Depot as the company begins to handle technical support services at the depot. The affected employees, who were working under an existing contract, will...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Contracts, Science and Technology
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Program helps businesses win government contracts at Fort Detrick
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA free program is available to help business owners win government contracts at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. Christine Demas, director of the Fort Detrick Business Development Office, said Wednesday during a Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Maryland, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington County (Maryland), Contracts
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