State Farm hikes Maryland homeowners rates 6.9 percent
State Farm will raise homeowners policy rates in Maryland by an average 69 percent to offset higher building costs. Increases vary by location and policyholder type with renters and condo owners seeing slightly higher rates. New policyholders face the rise January 1 while existing customers wait until March 1. State Farm cites external forces like fires and weather and promotes higher deductibles to reduce premiums, noting the company remains competitive in the Maryland market with 670,000 policies.
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State Farm Insurance
Maryland
Chaz Ingram
Seaboard
State Farm
Frederick
Ingram
Chocolate Treasure Chest Opens in Mount Airy
Richard Schultz family opens Chocolate Treasure Chest in Peacock Center off Md 27 Mount Airy featuring a vintage 1940s soda fountain, chocolate making, 20 plus fudge varieties and sugar free confections. Rep Roscoe Bartlett helped cut the ribbon as Mayor Jerry Johnson attended.
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Peacock Center
Mount Airy
Roscoe Bartlett
Richard Schultz
Jerry Johnson
Elizabeth
Mary
Eric Schultz
Sue Hoffman
Dr. Bartlett
Schultz
MD 27
Carroll County
Eric
Mount Air
Dippers
Chicago
Lancaster
Hershey
Self-management principles focus of WBR meeting
A Jan 21 presentation on self-management by Karen Foxworth of Synectics at Way Off Broadway will guide women business owners in daily work habits to meet small business needs. The event is coordinated by the Women's Business Institute and partners including SBA and SCORE. 8 to 10 a.m. Willowtree Plaza Frederick. RSVP by Jan 16 at 301-624-4900.
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Karen Foxworth
Synectics
Women’s Business Institute
Small Business Administration
Small Business Development Center
ProNet
SCORE
Willowtree Plaza
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
FSK Holiday Inn
Brunswick Line Tops MARC On Time List 1997
The Brunswick Line of the MARC commuter rail system posted the highest on time rate at 97 percent in 1997, with the system averaging 95 percent. MARC carries 5 million passengers yearly, aided by reliable equipment and strong effort from MARC staff and contractors Amtrak and CSX Transportation, said MTA administrator Ronald L. Freeland.
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Brunswick Line
MARC
Mass Transit Administration
Maryland Department of Transportation
Amtrak
CSX Transportation
Ronald L. Freeland
MTA
Dow recovers from 130 point plunge to close lower
U S stocks ended modestly down amid Asia crisis concerns with the Dow off 3.98 at 7902.27 after an late 85 point rally. Techs led declines as IBM and Oracle slipped while energy shares fell earlier before a rebound.
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New York
U.S
Asia
New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
Chevron
Exxon
Travelers Group
IBM
Compaq Computer
Oracle
Atmel
Tokyo
Frankfurt
London
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ED Waters JR
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Max Dell
van Sant Plumbing
Randall Kemp
Colonial Sash
George Chaney II
First Bank of Frederick
Richard Darrell
Kevin Cawley
Manekin Corp
Germany
Signquest
Laytonsville
WBR
AP Business
Duty Winers & Losers
Stock Market Insights
Scottsdale Securities, Inc. Discount Stock Brokers
Monroe Street
Plaza West
Rockville
Cali
Sidg
Vrpa Pp
Carl Hildebrand
CPA
South St. Fred. Co. Realtors Association
Melissa
Long & Foster Realtors
Golden Mile
Powell Dyer
Gregory Powell
Ph.d
Suzanne Dyer
MAS
Finder’s
FCNB
Fchb Bank
FDIC
Fcnb Bank
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