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Comptroller sees struggles of 'real Maryland economy' during Hagerstown visit
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comDuring a Thursday visit to Washington County, Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot said that he’s noticed a disconnect between the predominantly public economic approach in the state’s capital compared to the rural areas of Western...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy
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Ford to add 1,200 workers at Detroit plant
AP Auto WriterFord is adding 1,200 workers to a suburban Detroit factory to build the Fusion, a sign of confidence that the revamped sedan will be a big seller. Ford Americas President Mark Fields told workers at the Flat Rock plant Monday that the Fusion’s...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Art Callaham: Business and the environment
Two of my friends, 16-year -olds Nate and Ethan, asked me, after reading my column comparing business with government in terms of structure, to comment on corporations (business) relative to the environment. So, Nate, Ethan, and all of the rest of the...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Conservation
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Chlorine leak found at Cascade water treatment plant; nearby residents weren't in danger
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHazMat crews rushed to the Winebrenner Wastewater Treatment Plant near Fort Ritchie on Monday morning after a malfunctioning valve caused chlorine to leak from a 150-gallon tank, according to Kevin Jones, a rescue sergeant with Leitersburg Volunteer...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Energy Saving
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Hagerstown City Council briefs
Hagerstown council OKs $195,814 for new city trucks Hagerstown City Council members on Tuesday approved spending $195,814 for four new trucks for city operations. The council approved purchasing two 2012 Ford Super Duty trucks at $69,357 each from...Tags: Services and Shopping, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland)
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50 new jobs celebrated during Volvo ribbon-cutting
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe Volvo Powertrain plant near Hagerstown celebrated the creation of 50 new jobs with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. Plant Vice President Wade Watson said before the ceremony that workers at the Hagerstown facility will start serial...Tags: Labor Legislation, Roscoe G Bartlett, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology
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Allan Powell: Appleby writes of capitalism, then and now
If you are looking for a complete, detailed and balanced account of the emergence and development of capitalism, you would be pleased with the newly published volume authored by Professor Joyce Appleby. There is much to be learned about the ubiquitous...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Belgium, Finance, Political Corruption
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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: Retraining, Labor Legislation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance
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Washington County Ag Expo & Fair results
4-H Home Arts Grand Champions Indoor gardening — Skyla Heise Vegetable gardening — Andrew Miller Science — Lilli Sutton Health and safety — Skyla Heise Small pets — Abby McDougal Alpaca — Abigail Roberts Junior crafts...Tags: Animals, Hobbies, Gardening, Tomatoes, Human Interest
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Hagerstown officials again consider demolishing old electric plant
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe scrap-metal market has fluctuated in recent years, holding up the City of Hagerstown’s efforts to find a way to finance the demolition of the former Municipal Electric Light Plant on Eastern Boulevard, according to city officials. The cost of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bonds, Public Officials, Finance, Government
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Life after MELP
City leaders indicate that it has proved to be more difficult than expected to drive a stake through the heart of the old municipal light plant, an industrial dreadnought that generated Hagerstown’s electricity for much of the 20th century, but...Tags: Prisons
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Hagerstown, Unilever work to fix glitch in deed to wastewater plant
The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance to transfer a 1.4-acre piece of land that houses a wastewater pretreatment plant to Unilever Manufacturing after it was discovered that the land wasn’t correctly...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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