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$3.91 million budget proposed for Williamsport
andrews@herald-mail.comWilliamsport is considering a $3.91 million budget for fiscal year 2012, an increase of about 4.2 percent from the budget the town approved for fiscal year 2011. The largest increase would be in the general fund, which, in June 2010, was approved at...Tags: Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Budgets and Budgeting, Washington (U.S. state)
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A tale of two economies
dona@herald-mail.comWashington County in Maryland and Franklin County, Pa., share more than a border. Their populations and median household incomes are nearly the same and the economies are in many ways similar, but the unemployment rate continues to be much higher in...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Medical Services, Washington County (Maryland), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Economy, Business and Finance
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Three new members to join Economic Development Commission
heather.keels@herald-mail.comNewly appointed to the Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission, former county commissioner Ronald Bowers said he wants to help reinvent the panel's approach to attracting and supporting businesses. "The luster's worn off the...Tags: Human Interest, Washington County (Maryland), Corporate Officers, U.S. Army, Crossroads
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Group accuses commissioners of pro-developer sympathies
heather.keels@herald-mail.comAppointing a developer to the Washington County Planning Commission isn't the only action the current board of Washington County Commissioners has taken that has led to accusations of pro-developer sympathies. Members of Citizens for the Protection of...Tags: Elections, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), House Building, Tax Credits
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City restructuring continues; 55 jobs eliminated since start of the year
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comThe city of Hagerstown has continued to streamline its operations in 2011 by eliminating dozens of city positions, most of which were vacant, shifting employee duties and advertising for some new jobs. Hagerstown began restructuring in June 2010 by...Tags: Employees, Politics, Technology, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions
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Organizational restructuring and retirement plan would save county at least $500,000
heather.keels@herald-mail.comWashington County officials Tuesday approved a plan expected to save the county anywhere from $500,000 to $1.9 million through a combination of retirement incentives and organizational restructuring. The plan, approved by a unanimous vote by the five-...Tags: Employees, Retirement, Technology, Marketing, Career and Workplace
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Mayor: City is financially stable despite having lost $7.3 million in revenue
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe City of Hagerstown is financially stable, despite losing $7.3 million in revenues from property taxes and financial aid from the state and county governments, Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II said Tuesday during the annual State of the City address. To...Tags: Employees, Foreign Aid, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance
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VT Industries to open production facility in Hagerstown
Manufacturing company VT Industries Inc. plans to open a production facility in Hagerstown that will employ about 75 people, local economic development officials announced Tuesday. The company, a manufacturer of laminate countertops, architectural wood...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Automotive Equipment, Foreign Aid, Politics, Washington County (Maryland)
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Kentucky ark funding will not come from grants
After reading Allan Powell's "Kentucky Edutainment" op-ed piece, we found it remarkable that a professor (albeit retired) simply did not do his homework. He appeared to write knowledgeably about our future full-size Noah's Ark in northern Kentucky, but...Tags: Genesis (music group), Finance, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Interest, Politics
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Dugan to lead Morgan County Commission
trishr@herald-mail.comNewly elected Morgan County Commission President Stacy A. Dugan is well aware that the president’s job will be a challenge. “I know it has more responsibilities attached, and I will do my best to represent the citizens of Morgan County,&...Tags: Elections, Local Government, West Virginia, Human Interest, Politics
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Old hospital expected to become a vacant lot
heather.keels@herald-mail.comIf anything is clear about the future of the former Washington County Hospital site, it is these two things, local economic development experts said. First, the hospital building is almost certainly going to be demolished. And second, nothing is likely...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Politics, Washington County (Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Patsy Noland elected president of Jefferson County Commission
richardb@hrald-mail.comPatsy Noland, who is entering her third year as a Jefferson County commissioner, was elected president of the commission Thursday in a unanimous vote by her four colleagues. Noland succeeds Lyn Widmyer in the top slot. Widmyer nominated Commissioner...Tags: Elections, Politics, Local Elections
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