Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Plant Closings published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 113
» View herald-mail.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
•
Next >
-
Williamsport Town Council to address zoning change request for Spirit Services oil recycler
julieg@herald-mail.comOn Monday night, the Williamsport Town Council is scheduled to address a zoning change request for an oil recycler using the county’s old Nicodemus sewer treatment plant, an issue that has raised other questions regarding the property, Mayor James...Tags: Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
-
Unilever ice cream plant in Hagerstown closes
davem@herald-mail.comBy the end of Wednesday night, production was expected to be over at the Unilever ice cream plant on Frederick Street and the 391 employees who will lose their jobs were dealing with the shutdown with “mixed emotions,” according to a plant...Tags: Plant Openings, Unions, Retraining, Layoffs and Downsizing, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
-
Letters to the Editor - Aug. 15
An invitation to a Habitat mortgage burning To the editor: On Sunday, Oct. 7, Habitat For Humanity of Franklin County, Pa., will be having its first-ever mortgage burning ceremony. In 1994, Habitat built a home on Memory Lane in Chambersburg for the...Tags: Christianity, Mortgages, Politics, Social Issues, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
-
Future of Williamsport power plant discussed
davem@herald-mail.comA FirstEnergy spokesman is assuring government officials that the electric company will not “walk away” from the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport once the facility closes late this summer. Mark Durbin also said the power station...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Politics, Plant Openings, Barbara A. Mikulski, FirstEnergy Corp.
-
Williamsport residents fear plant closure will have domino effect
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWilliamsport resident Johnna Artz didn’t mince words Thursday about her opposition to the closing of the R. Paul Smith Power Station in town. “This affects everybody,” she said. “It hurts the whole community with the number of...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Allegheny Energy Inc., Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics
-
Correction: Nuclear Plant Shutdown-NC story
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a story May 16 about a shutdown at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the reactor vessel contains superheated steam. The vessel covers the nuclear core, which produces heat....Tags: Duke Energy Corporation, Progress Energy Incorporated, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
-
Palisades water tank leak drawing attention
South Bend TribuneThe entry into Lake Michigan of 79 gallons of what officials at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission describe as "very slightly radioactive'' water has drawn its share of attention, very little of it positive. The leak...Tags: Fred Upton, The Huffington Post, Nuclear Power, Entergy Corporation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
-
Open to ideas
In the May 2 Tribune, an editorial titled "Let's talk about communicating" appeared. While we recognize that good decision-making should be based on collaborative efforts, it is critical to have accurate facts and clarify the lack of communication that...Tags: Plant Openings, Local Government
-
Ex-Studebaker workers tour old assembly plant on Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lou Demeter recently had the opportunity to travel into his past. Demeter, 89, of South Bend, walked the floors and gazed out the windows of Building 84, the huge old former Studebaker Corp. assembly plant on Lafayette Boulevard. He worked...Tags: Plant Openings, Layoffs and Downsizing, Museums, Arts and Culture, Torrington
-
Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows
Associated PressYears of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in the nation's major cattle-producing states have already...Tags: Animals, Natural Disasters, Property, Employees, Droughts
-
More men choosing nursing as a career
Daily American Staff WriterPaul Fedorchak of Bedford was a plant manager for Morton Metal Craft. When the company was bought out and the plant was closed in 2009, he decided to switch careers. Fedorchak became a registered nurse. "I always wanted to go into the medical field,"...Tags: Human Interest, United States Census Bureau, Layoffs and Downsizing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
-
Tough laws, reduced ranks: What's next for unions?
From a sprawling United Auto Workers hall outside Detroit, John Zimmick has seen factories close and grown men cry when their jobs disappear. Through all the economic uncertainties of life in auto country, there has been one constant: the union. In...
Tags: Laws, Danny Glover, Work Relations, Asthma, Crime, Law and Justice
Nov 10, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jul 25, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Aug 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 26, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
May 17, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
May 9, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 7, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 23, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Original site for Plant Closings topic gallery.
