Bechtel Could Bring 1500 Jobs to Frederick County
Bechtel Corp plans to move Germantown operations to Frederick and add as many as 1500 employees, possibly creating the county’s largest private sector employer. The deal centers on five Westview Campus buildings with lower Frederick rents versus Montgomery County. County officials declined to confirm reports, calling negotiations ongoing and speculative.
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Sinatra Dies at 82 in Los Angeles Heart Attack
Frank Sinatra, famed as the Chair man of the Board and a pivotal figure in American pop music, died of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 10 50 p m He was 62 wife Barbara present and family arrived later funeral planned Publicist Susan Reynolds confirmed the hospital death and earlier distress led to ambulance transport He inspired artists across generations and drew tributes from Mel Torme and Betty Garrett President Clinton offered remarks from Birmingham England
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$50 000 missing in 1999 budget for Arts Council
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes plans a 1999 budget that omits the requested 50,000 loan to the Frederick Arts Council to buy the old McCrorys building for 250,000 by June 1. Aldermen say funds may be found but no approval yet as sewer and water rate hike looms.
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Frederick Arts Council
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Blaine Young
Young
William Hall
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Voters Prompt New Maryland Laws Aimed at Public Interests
Voters Skip Mason and Judy Willson spurred two Maryland bills signed by Gov. Parris Glendening. One closes a Megan’s Law loophole for sex offender registration, the other eases access to medical records. Delegates Sue Hecht and Louise Snodgrass led the measures, passed unanimously.
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Judy Willson
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Mason
General Assembly
Sue Hecht
Frederick Washington
Ms. Willson
Louise Snodgrass
Frederick News-Post Recycling Note Echoes Daily
Index Pentions of The Frederick News-Post are printed daily on 400 percent recycled paper. The newspaper also emphasizes sustainable practices and recyclables in its operation.
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County to Accept City Water for Waterside Project
Frederick County commissioners plan a contract to supply Waterside with city water. The deal requires the county to fund a water loop around the development and pay bulk rates nearly twice the normal city rate. Current city price is 2.10 per thousand gallons with a 19 percent rate hike under review.
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Frederick Airport Park to Benefit Hood College
A 160 acre business park planned along the Freder ick Municipal Airport borders the Bowman Farm donated to Hood College. Hood College and West Group Management LLC of McLean Va plan development to fund Hood’s mission. Bruce Bigelow Hood VP notes the project moves forward due to a strong economy and partnerships.
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Frederick Airport
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Hood
Bruce Bigelow
West Group Management LLC
McLean, Va
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