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State moves to suspend foster child placements with Hyattsville company
Maryland's second-largest foster care provider failed to track background checks, training and other requirements for its foster parents, putting the children at risk, according to state officials who are moving to suspend new placements in its homes....Tags: Anne Arundel County, Internal Revenue Service, Hyattsville (Prince George's County, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Medical Research
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Md. collects $400K child support payment, largest ever
Maryland officials said on Friday that they had seized $400,000 in overdue child support payments from one parent, the largest such collection state history. "I hope that this collection sends a clear message to non-custodial parents that Maryland is...Tags: Conservation, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Conservation
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Nationwide unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent
The latest unemployment numbers released Friday showed more Americans are finding work.
The Labor Department said employers added 243,000 jobs in January, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.
That’s the lowest rate since...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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December jobs report: Hiring up, unemployment down
American employers stepped up their hiring in December, bringing the unemployment rate down again.
The economy added 200,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, closing out the year with 1.6 million jobs gained in 2011. Only 940,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Marketing, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Wegmans to begin hiring for new Columbia store
Wegmans Food Markets has started hiring to fill about 250 full-time jobs for its new Columbia supermarket, which is set to open in mid-June, Wegmans announced Thursday.
The grocer plans to hire 700 people total, including part-time workers, to staff...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Career and Workplace
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Reports: Stage in Indiana Fair Collapse Not Up to Code
CNNScaffolding that collapsed during a storm and killed seven people during the Indiana State Fair last year was not up to standard, and the fair's commission did not have adequate emergency planning in place, according to two investigative reports presented...Tags: Music, Punishment, Mitch Daniels, Sugarland (music group), Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Does fiscal stimulus work?
When liberals address the apparent failure of the 2009 fiscal stimulus package, they take one of two tacks. One is to say things are better than they would have been without it. Another is to say it wasn't big enough, because Republicans wouldn't agree to...Tags: Republican Party, National Government, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Steve Chapman
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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Laws, Family Planning, Religion and Belief, Laws
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El Centro metropolitan area unemployment rate remains highest in nation
Staff WriterThe unemployment rate for the El Centro Metropolitan Area dropped below 30 percent in November, though that number is still the highest in the nation, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The metropolitan area, which...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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County's 'Career Options Forum' on Feb. 4 aimed at those who forego college
The Baltimore County Office of Human Resources will host a "Alternative Career Options Forum for Non-College Bound High School Graduates" on Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Randallstown Community Center, at 3505 Resource Drive in Randallstown....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Kevin Kamenetz, Colleges and Universities, Employment
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New year starts with hopeful outlook on hiring
AP Economics WriterThe job market is looking a little brighter at the start of the new year. Weekly unemployment benefit applications have fallen to levels last seen more than three years ago. Holiday sales were solid. Service companies grew a little faster in December....Tags: Banking, Hardware, Small Businesses, Unemployment, Business
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US unemployment rate dips to 8.5 percent
Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. unemployment rate dropped further in December as employers added a healthy batch of new jobs, closing out a tumultuous year with some hopeful signs for the long wobbly economy and sluggish labor market. The Labor Department said Friday that...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Unemployment
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