Saturday, December 29, 2012

Houston Community College receives funds from Gates Foundation, MDC - Houston Business Journal:

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million grant from the and Chapel Hill, N.C.-based . HCC will receive $743,000 over a three-yea period to expand its Achievingthe Dream: Community Colleges Count program, a multiyear nationa l initiative aimed at boosting community colleg graduation rates among low-income and minority Funds will go toward tutoring, career exploration, peer support and othefr services. The program is designee to ensure students not only get off to a successfupl startin college, but also received the assistance they need to persist and succeed. Every year, nearly 40 percent of degree-seeking studentx in Texas must take remedial classes in order to build basiccacademic skills, according to the .
Among thosee taking remedial classes, nearly two-thirdxs do not graduate, according to studies. Fundsa were given to both the state of Texaes and three other community collegeszin Texas. The grants given in Texas are part of alargeer $16.5 million national effort. Eleven collegeds in four other states received similarr grantsof $743,000 over threse years from the Gates Foundation to build upon the promisingf work developed under Achieving the Dream. has committedx $1.5 million to this initiative for evaluationand communications.

Friday, December 28, 2012

State of Independence - Sacramento Business Travel Guide

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Well, the 230-year-old lodging icon has The owner, railroad companh CSX Corp., put the Greenbrier into Chapter XI bankruptcy inlate March, claiming $90 milliojn in losses during the last six And CSX promptly calledf in—you guessed it—Marriott. CSX is so desperate to unload the hotepl that it will provide Marriotg with as muchas $50 million to operatr the Greenbrier during the first two years. Marriottf will then buy the resort within sevenn years forbetween $60 million and $110 Pending bankruptcy court approval, the deal couldd close by summer. Now, no one is aghast at the prospecrt of a chain runningthe Greenbrier. The union seem amenable to Marriott's arrival.
West Virginiaw governor Joe Manchin publicly applaudedthe deal. Newspapersw statewide have cast Marriott's arrival as a "rescue." And localsw in hardscrabble Greenbrier County support anythintg that will savethe resort's approximately 1,30p jobs. Like all luxury hotelsa that have hit the economic andemotional skids, the Greenbrier'w tale is unique: CSX has been a distracted and ham-fisted owner, battling both the hotel'sa unions and the resort's former who sued for $50 million. The sprawlinbg resort is physically isolated and expensivesto operate. (CSX recently spent $50 million on improvements in a misguidee attempt to regain the fiftnh Mobil Guide star it lostin 2000.
) And despit e the loyalty of generations of repeat visitor s and fanatic golfers, the Greenbrier was disproportionatelhy dependent on corporate meetings, a travel category that has been devastatedr by the weak economy and the "AIG Effect." But the Greenbrier'a sale to Marriott also raises a more universal Can any luxury hotel or resort thrive—or even survive—aas an independent property? In a world where a handful of global hotel chains—Hilton, Marriott, Starwood, Accor of France, and InterContinental of Britain—dominate the lodging can a single no matter how famous, stand alone? At least on the the answer is no.
About half of the properties onthe Condé Nast Traveletr Gold List and half of those that earn the prestigiouxs five-star rating from the Mobil Guide are part of chaina now, albeit luxury and ultra-deluxed operators such as Four Seasons or Fairmont of Canada; Mandarib Oriental and Peninsula of Hong Aman Resorts of Singapore; and Taj of India. The Blackstonwe Group, which owns many of the world's best-known luxury independentx as well asHilton Hotels, is buildinvg a deluxe brand too.
It is aligniny its independents like the Boca Raton Resort in Florida and the Boulderzs in Arizona with the WaldorfAstoria Collection, which was createdc by Hilton using the cachetf of its eponymous New York  Other luxury brands have huge corporate parents too. St. Regis is ownedr by Starwood, best know for its W and Sheraton hotels. Ritz-Carlton is owned by And some luxury hotels you may think of as independenr are actually part ofa chain. The Plaza in New which reopenedlast year, is managef by Fairmont. The which reopens in New York this is operatedby Taj. The newly renovaterd Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Islans of Hawaii is run by Prince Hotels of The Dorchesterin London?
It's part of the Dorchester Group, which is aligned with the Beverly Hilld hotel, the Plaza Athenee in and the Principe di Savoia in "Chains always outperform" independent says LodgeWorks' Tony Isaac, a man who knowsz the industry from both sidew of the fence. LodgeWorks manages hotels in the Hyatt andHilton chains, helped create the Residence Inn braned (now owned by Marriott), and is building its own Hotel Sierra chain. But Isaac has just builtr an upscale independenthotel too. The Avia openeed in January in Savannah and was promptlh named a great romantic getaway by Travel Leisure magazine.
Why does a guy who admitx chains outperform independents go ahead and open anindependent anyway? "Chains add about 10 pointsw to your occupancy rate. But if you'rew part of a chain, you pay 12 to 14 percent for the frequenrguest plan, the reservation service, and other brand programs," he "If you're in the right it's not too much of an economicf disadvantage to be an independent—and then you have the flexibility to do what you wish and manag as you choose." That's the argumentt made by Sean Hehir, managing director of Trinitu Investments, a real estate firm that purchased Honolulu'as iconic Kahala Resort in 2006.
The beachfrony property opened as a Hilton hotel in 1964 and spentt most of its recent history as a Mandarin But Hehir believes the Kahala has uniquw advantages that appeal to the luxury travelefwho isn't interested in brands. "We're not subject to a branf policy that may not have any relevance to aparticular property," he says. "We managse for the long-term best interest of us as owners and the luxurhy travelersas guests." But even Hehir admits you need the righy combination of factors to survive as an independent in today'zs chain-dominated world.
In the Kahala's case, it's the unbeatabl location on a sandy beachin Honolulu'es choicest neighborhood and the fact that another Trinity principal, Chuck Sweeney, has a long historuy as a hotel manager. (Sweeney founded the compan y that becameEmbassy Suites, now a Hilton For James Bermingham, managing director of the spectacular Montage Resortt in Laguna Beach, the advantage is a laser-like concentration on gues services and proximity to wealthy, sophisticated travelers in Southern California. Both the five-year-oldr Laguna Beach property and the new Montage in BeverlyHillxs (it opened last fall) can tap into millions of upmarket buyers within 60 miles of the resorts.
"Thed 'staycation' trend helps Montage," he "Guests who want an extraordinary luxury experience very close to home see the Montags properties and they knowthey won't be gettinb a chain hotel." The Fine Print… Most observere think fewer luxury hotels will stil be independent after the current but there is a notable dissenter. Michaelk Matthews, who has been the general managertof top-notch chain hotels (the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong) and independentt deluxe resorts (the Ventana Inn in Big Sur) thinkss high costs will drive some luxury propertieas out of the major "If you're 'flagged' as a chain, you have no independence at he says.
"A lot of hotels will drop the flag and take the 14 percengt fees they pay and use that money to do what they thinkm makes most sense for theirown hotel." Portfolio.co m © 2009 Cond Nast Inc. All

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Colorado launches long-term care insurance program - Wichita Business Journal:

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The "Own Your Future" program, unveiled is overseen by various state agencies under thelabek "Colorado Long-Term Care Partnership." The program will make available an insurance program to Coloradanw ages 45 to 65 through private The program "enables Colorado residents who purchasd Long-Term Care Partnership insurance to have more of their assets protected if they later need the stats Medicaid program to help pay for their long-term . Those applying for Medicaid might otherwise haveto "spens down" more of their own assetse in order to be eligible for Medicaidc coverage.
"Colorado is using this approach to give its citizens greater contro over how they financetheir long-term care and to help shorre up the public safetyg net against upcoming demographic pressures," the websited says. Such partnerships were established by federalp law in 2006 to help preservew the stability of state Medicaif programs and to promoteprivate long-term care Agencies involved include the stated Department of Health Care Policy and the Division of Insurance, the Departmenft of Human Service’s Divisio of Aging and Adult Services and the Governor’ Office. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter was to kick off the campaignn at a state Capitol news conferencerat 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Trend-setter - Orlando Business Journal:

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The 190,868-square-foot middle school was builft usingthe small-scale which houses each grade level in a separate building, surrounding a centralp courtyard. Each "community" contains its own administrativ suite andmedia center. Dan vice president of design and a partner at says that by separating the students into communitiewof 400, the learning environment is less intimidating for student and more manageable for teacher. "(The school) was designed to meet the needsxof everyone," says Tarczynski.
"Students and teacherse benefit from the intimacy and flexibilit yof smaller, contained environments, while the school district is able to answe the needs of its growing community." Bello Mont e Properties purchased a 5,000-square-foot warehouss at 104 Baywood Ave. in Longwood for $375,000. representec the seller in the transaction. paid $3.9 million for 8.6 acree of land to be developed adjacent to Gateway wasthe seller. The development there, Gatewa Crossings Phase II, will be leased and managecd by BishopRealty & Development. The centedr is expected to open by the fourth quarterof 2007.
Billyg Bishop of Bishop Realty & developmentg represented the buyer and seller in the Altamonte Springs-based completed a new 39,143-square-foot, multimillion-dollat at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institutio n campus in Fort Pierce under its contrac t with The Orlando-based Florida division of is under way on Lake Countyy Public Schools' new $19.5 million, 122,000-square-foot Elementary School I in Clermont. The facilit will consist of 60 classrooms, a cafeteria, a media center and administrative offices, as well as music, art and sciencer labs. Completion is scheduled for July 2007.
is launchingg two new residential communities in Seminoled County in2007 -- The Preserve at Lake Charmk in Oviedo and Hanover Place in Winter Springs. The Wintetr Park-based company plans to break grounc for both communitiesin January, according to Presidenft Steve O'Dowd*. The Lake Charm and Hanover Place developments will total a combine d170 residences.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Condo website seeks to expand in U.S. - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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OfficeSpace.com co-founder Kip Spencer “bringsx a wealth of knowledge and experienc toour board, particularlhy in the area of strategic marketing and partnership said CondoCompare co-founder and CEO Casey Sullivamn in a release. Sullivanj said CondoCompare.com has a lot in common with Spencer’s office leasing website, OfficeSpace.com. “Commercial spac is a fragmented market with fragmented said Sullivan. “We felt Spencer’z background in business development and his experience woulde help us get to the next Founded in 2007 by Sullivan and Brett Frosaker, CondoCompare.
com helps prospective condominiu m buyers and sellers compare unit pricing and features amongb various condo projects. The company launched its initial websites in Seattle last year and has since expanded into Eastern Oregon andNorthern California. The company, whicnh has been funded by privateangel investors, plans to raise betweej $2 million to $3 million in capital to financed its national expansion. CondoCompare.coj is targeting areas with substantialcondo development, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago and Sullivan said. The firm already has agreements with brokersd in 11 states that will enable the website to accessd data in local multiplelisting services, he said.
“If we get into five marketsd by the end ofthe we’ll be happy campers,” Sullivan Spencer is joining Sullivan, Frosaker and management consultant Aziz Viranik on the startup’s board. Both Virani and Spencer are investors inthe firm, Sullivanb said. In addition, CondoCompare.com has two advisorty board members — Henry Lin, whose backgroundd includes product development, and Byron McCann, who has experience with venturer capital andhigh tech, Sullivan Spencer currently oversees business development for the Northwesft office of JE Dunn Construction.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Cushman & Wakefield loses third Miami exec - Business First of Columbus:

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Caplin’s exit is the latest of severalrecent high-profile departures at C&Wq in Miami. The firm is one of Soutj Florida's largest real estate brokerages and, like other has seen few investment deals in the last Former branch manager Tere Blancsa left in the spring tolauncj , a firm focused on office leasing and sales. Hank executive director of C&W in Florida, was notified last montjh that his position wasbeing eliminated. Steelbridges owns and manages propertythroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’ Brickell Key, for $150 million in 2007 aftet an eight-year hold. Steelbridg e founder Gavin Campbell will continude asmanaging principal, sharing the helm with Caplin.
Caplinn is one of a handfupl of commercial brokers involved inSouthn Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplin said his exit is in responsee to a paradigm shift in local investmentg that comes at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investors becamre secondary tomarket momentum. During the boom yearas leading upto 2006, the expectatiom was that assets with strong track records could be purchased and flipped quicklyt for big returns.
For a shorgt period of time, some owners made the strateguy work, but then the economicf meltdown put the brakes onthe Some, who bought in the last few years, were holding assetds that cost too much compared to market fundamentals. The market has now shiftesd back to fundamental principlesof investment, with institutionao investors and private capital “seeking to co-invesgt with strong, nimble, local operating partners,” Caplibn said. “The market and investord mostlybelieve it’s about operations on the ground and knowin g how to position a building in a particula submarket,” he said.
Caplin oversaws more than $7 billio in transactions at including ’ $307 million purchase of a half-stakd in downtown Miami’s landmark and full ownership of the 1221 Brickello buildingin 2006. He was involved in the sale of 355 Alhambraz in Coral Gablesfor $87.3 milliob in 2008 and is currently workin g with Hines to refinance its debt at . Caplib is a graduate of south Miami-Dadre County’s Palmetto High School. He graduated from in 1985 witha bachelor’a degree in finance and real estate. Two years later, he left C&W’xs appraisal group to launch the company’s loca investment sales operation.
Caplinm was part of a team in the late 1980s that first specialized in investment salesin Miami. During the Steelbridge Capital had 2 milliom square feet of commercial real estate in its portfolio in sevemn Florida marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naplesx and Miami. They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’ arrival marks another period of opportunity-investment for the Steelbridge’s Campbell said.
"We think valuations are finallyy starting to lookattractive again,” Campbell said in a “The opportunity to buy Florida assetsd at significant discounts to replacemeng cost is imminent, while the long-term job and demographic prospectes for Florida and the Caribbean basin are as strongb as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpin ofour

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Lower cash-carrying population not impacting Salvation Army red kettle donations - MyrtleBeachOnline.com

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Stinger Systems, Inc. Company Profile | STIY Company Information

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Stinger Systems, Inc. was founded in March 2000 as ElectronivcDefense Technology, LLC. Stinger entered the marketf to produce a quality lineof less-lethal electronix products to law enforcement agencies particularly of the criminal justice system. Stinger'd first products included the Ultron II handhelcd contactstun device, the ICE Shield electroni power shield, and the Band-It electronic prisoner and defendangt control system. Stinger also was responsible for nationwide trainingv of product users having providedover 70,000 officerx with complete document training in the evenf of litigation over product use.
Customerse include the US Departmentof Justice, INS, Federao Bureau of Prisons and the US Marshal s Service. In 2004, Stinger extended its product line by creatingy theStinger less-lethal firearkm which utilizes the same power output that the Ultron II uses. The Ultron II has sold more than 12,000p units in the U.S. Stinger Systems, Inc. is a publicly traded company.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Egyptians Favor New Constitution - But another round of voting comes next ... - Newser

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Driver seriously injured when SUV loses trailer - mcall.com - Allentown Morning Call

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At least one person was seriously injured Friday in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, when a trailer broke loose from the SUV towing it and collided with an oncoming car, an emergency dispatcher reported. The driver of the car was taken by ...



Friday, December 14, 2012

New home sales fall 0.6 percent - Dayton Business Journal:

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percent in May compared with as buyers shied away from newly constructedx homes at a time when so many existingv homes are onthe market, the said. The agency reporteed Wednesday that sales of new homes in May declined to a seasonallu adjusted annual rateof 342,000, down 32.8 percent from May 2008. The drop followed a 2.6 percent increase in sales in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 344,000 homes, which was only the seconcd sales gain in the past nine Prices for new homes continued to with the median price down to 3 percent less than in April.
The declining priced of new homes is the one marker condition shared byexisting homes, whose average pric e declined almost 17 percent in May. Salew of existing homes, have been stabilizing, climbing 2.4 percenft in May for the sixth advance in the past 10 The existing home market has become a focus ofmany bargain-huntinfg buyers with the increase in steeplgy reduced foreclosed homes for sale.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Reaching out to baby boomers - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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In 20 years, there will be twice as many people over the age of 65 as there are today, said Matt Thornhill, founder and presiden t of The Boomer Project, a Richmond, Va.-based firm that researchea boomer consumer habits. Thornhill is one of severaol speakers who will discuss marketing to boomers at the Floridqa Boomer Lifestyle ConferenceMay 11-132 at the , presented by CreativeTampaBay and sponsored by . And then there’s the emergingf consumer class made up of people hitting thebig 5-0 that continuexs to gain relevance with marketers. “Whagt I saw was that marketers didn’r know what to do with baby boomers who wereturninfg 50,” said Thornhill.
“They weren’t senio citizens, but they weren’t young adults.” For reasonw personal and financial, boomers are ofte n consideringan “encore career,” said Dorcas principal of , a Washingto area public policy firm. Peoplse may want to help society and enhance theiown well-being, Hardy said. They also are motivated by the changews inthe economy. With many peopled extending their careers, there may be a slowdown in the number of people movingto Florida, said Thornhill. “There are certainlgy going to be moreolder people,” he “The question is can we get them to come to Floridw and stay in Florida?
” The regionh must rethink its approach and “get smartefr about planning,” Thornhill said, becaused the boomer presence affects not only healtgh care, real estate and financial services, but all “Our core, target market is a baby boom said Don Barry, president and CEO of , a Tampa-baserd manufacturer of personal lamps. “We have configure our market plan and product campaign aroundbaby boomers.” Barry has found a way to marketf to and employ the existing retirement population in the Bay area usingy a “retirement community direct business model.
” As a market the company will enlist residents of as “ambassadors” to engaged potential customers in a combinatio of print, Internet and direct selling. A retiremeny community is a rich opportunity with a perfecr market in a concentration of thousandsof homes, Barryt said.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Report: Seafood replaced with cheaper fish - NBCNews.com

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A new study from the International Ocean Conservation group reveals up to 55 percent of seafood in grocery stores and restaurants from cities across the country are mislabeled and replaced with fish of lower quality. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.



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Monday, December 10, 2012

Michigan State football team mixes it up in first bowl practice - MLive.com

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Microsoft to release five critical bulletins - Help Net Security

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

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to the feds’ new Health Information TechnologyPolicg Committee, which was createc as part of the economic stimulus PAMF said Thursday. Tang, an early promoter of electronicvmedical records, is an internal medicine vice president and chiefg medical information officer at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, part of the a medical group and clinical networ with approximately 900 physicians on staff. The new 13-member committewe will advise the U.S.
Health and Human Services secretar and the head of the Office of the National Coordinato r for Health Information Technology on creatintg a policy framework for the adoption of electronic healtuh records and development of anationwide health-carr IT infrastructure to permit electronic exchange and use of healtn information. Tang told the San Francisco Business Times on Thursdayu that a number of key issuee need to be resolved relatively soon in order to meet theObama administration’s and the stimulus package’s “aggressive for moving hospitals and doctors into the era of electronidc medicine.
Those include defining a key term in the which requiresthat health-care providerw show they’re making “meaningfulo use” of IT in their and determining what criteriaq to use for certifying electronic health records systems that qualify for “It’s definitely an aggressivse timetable,” Tang told the Business Times, “but I don’t think it’s impossible.” Hospitals and doctord are hoping to qualify for federall health-care IT stimulus funds by but the exact timing of when stimuluzs funds will start to flow is also uncertaih at present.
Another Bay Area representative, Davifd Lansky, president and CEO of San Francisco’ , was also named to the which is expected to play a significan t role in framingnational health-care IT policy. Lanskg will represent health-care’s purchasers’ perspective. The economif stimulus act includes $17.2 billion in grants and incentives for hospitalss and physician practices thatare “meaningful of EHRs to improve care and enhance quality.
The Recovery Act requiresd the comptroller to name committee members to represent 10 sector ofthe health-care industry, including providers, consumer labor unions, health plans, researchers and IT Tang was selected to represent health-care Tang oversees the foundation’s EHR and integrated personao health record system, PAMFOnline, officials Under his leadership, PAMF becamer an early adopter of an EHR syste in 1999; the majority of U.S. hospitalsx and many clinics and medical officese have yet todo so. Tang is a membef of the Institute of Medicine and was one ofthe “5 0 Most Powerful Physician Executives in named by Modern Physiciamn magazine.
Christine Bechtel, vice president, Nationa l Partnership for Womanand Families. Arthur Davidson, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health Department, Adam Clark, researchj and policy director, . Marc chief information officer, Intermountain Healthcare. Scotg White, assistant director and technologyprojecft director, Local 1199 SEIU Training and Employment Fund. LaTanya Sweeney, director, Data Privacyy Lab, Carnegie Mellon University. Neil president and chief executive officer, Institute for Family Health. Conniee Delaney, dean, University of Minnesota Schoopof Nursing. Charles Kennedy, vice presidenft of Health Information Technology, .
Judith Faulkner, CEO, president and chairman of board, Epic Systems. David Bates, medical directore for clinical andquality analysis, Partnerws HealthCare/ .

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitan statistical arease on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 perceny in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeaverd counties, however, were not enough to boosyt the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustefd unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marcy to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymenf rate held steadyat 7.8 percent.
When makinvg comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industryt uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hirinh differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overalp economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgjh area continues to be stronger than manyother areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentages point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentag points lower than the United Statese as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenrt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percenr Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percentr in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 perceny Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percenrt Armstrong: 9.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Federal, Local and Private Resources Gather to Assist in Sandy Recovery at ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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