Robins layoffs, mall renovations among top stories of 2011
As the nation’s economy appeared to finally start digging itself out of a huge rut in 2011, signs of a recovery in the midstate were hard to find.
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Archive for December, 2011
Last round of layoffs for Johnstown Fire Department
With the 2012 budget set in place, the long fight for the Johnstown Fire Department is over. Four of its members are working their last shifts this weekend. The one word Union President Randy Novosel used to describe the layoffs was disappointment. They have had months to prepare, but he said, it doesn’t change what it could do to their services. “Obviously it’s disappointing. We’ve gone through …
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Cowboys, Irish work on conditioning after five-day layoff
Getting back into condition after five days off was the main concern of Abilene and Chapman boys’ basketball coaches Thursday. The county rivalry set to take place in the Chapman District Gym Tuesday seemed second fiddle. Neither team could hold practices during the Christmas holiday.
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End of redevelopment may bring Oakland layoffs
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said the city may issue dozens of layoff notices to city employees as soon as mid-January unless the state Legislature commits to salvaging the redevelopment program. The California Supreme Court…
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