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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Final round set for Hanover meat cutter
We’ve been following for the last couple of months the progress of Shane Kehr-Stine, meat cutter at Texas Roadhouse in Hanover, as he makes his way through the company’s national meat-cutting challenge. First, Kehr-Stine finished in the top two of … Continue reading
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BAE Systems hiring in Maryland, laying off locally
Want to work for BAE Systems? Just cross the Mason-Dixon line. The Baltimore Business Journal is reporting that the defense contractor has 182 open positions in Maryland. According to the story, the positions relate to cyber security. Positions include Linux … Continue reading
Posted in BAE Systems, Jobs, Lauren Boyer
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Snyder’s of Hanover wants you to build a roller coaster out of pretzels
Time to play with pretzels. York County-based Snyder’s of Hanover wants you to build a roller coaster out of pretzels for its two Pretzel Coaster Build-Off contests. For the first, crafty coaster designers could win a trip to Busch Gardens … Continue reading
Posted in Food companies, Lauren Boyer
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Walmart hiring for Newberry Pointe store
Looking for a job? Walmart is hiring. The company is opening a new store in the Newberry Pointe shopping center in Newberry Township this spring. It is currently operating a hiring center in the nearby Newberry Commons shopping center in … Continue reading
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How long will you live?
Looking around for good national stories, I came across one about a lifespan calculator. Search for it under the insurance subhead on the page. It asks you a bunch of questions about your health and then calculates how long you … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, Economic Outlook, Your money
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How the NFL lockout could cost York County $34.8 million, using exhibit me
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, center, speaks with reporters as negotiations between the NFL owners and players go unresolved, at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The NFL lockout and York … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer issues, Retail, Shopping, Sports Biz, Will Hanlon, Your money
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Company tied to Pa. will be on ‘Undercover Boss’
A company with Pennsylvania ties will appear this Sunday on “Undercover Boss,” a CBS show in which company CEOs disguise themselves as regular employees in order to better examine how their companies work. The company, Synagro, recycles organic by-products and … Continue reading
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After visiting towns near Three Mile Island, Japanese reporter offers perspective
On Friday, I traveled to Goldsboro to gather reactions to Japan’s nuclear disaster. The tiny town sits on the Susquehanna River in the shadow of Three Mile Island’s giant cooling towers. I got the reactions I expected: That won’t happen … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, nuclear power
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Newberry Subways won’t compete, owner says
When Walmart opens a new store in the newly developing Newberry Pointe shopping center in Newberry Township, it will house a Subway restaurant. What’s interesting about that? There is already a Subway restaurant right down the street at the Newberry … Continue reading
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Newberry Pointe takes shape, concerning some
The photo above is a composite of four different photos, done in Photoshop, of the new Walmart and Rite Aid in the Newberry Pointe shopping center in Newberry Township taken by Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Bil Bowden. Clicking on the … Continue reading
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