Old suggestion boxes fall out of favor at Salisbury firms
In Salisbury, managers move toward active listening as paper boxes vanish. Perdue Farms and Sharp Energy note meetings and direct talks replace written notes, while Peninsula Regional Medical Center reports eliminating boxes but rewarding useful ideas. Some firms still value boxes for quiet staff voices.
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Salisbury
Farms
Perdue Farms
Val Bembenek
Sharp Energy
Gene Mason
Mason
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Roy Perdue
Pumpkins lighter smaller this year across Maryland
Growers report normal harvests for irrigated patches but overall pumpkins are smaller due to summer drought and pollination issues. Experts cite heat damaging pollen and a bee shortage, with about 1000 acres planted statewide and prices possibly higher mid-Atlantic.
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Hagerstown
Nevin Lewis
Lewis’ Orchards
Washington County
Maryland
Baltimore
Bob Rouse
University of Maryland
Wye Research and Education Center
Mr. Rouse
mid-Atlantic
Rouse
Jim Schillinger
Papa John’s
Anne Arundel County
Mr. Schillinger
Schillinger
Wayne Miller
Clinton
Chamber seeks 15 percent income tax cut to boost Maryland
Ocean City AP report shows the Maryland Chamber of Commerce proposing a 15 percent cut in state and local income taxes over three years to boost competitiveness. Leaders warn 15 percent may be unaffordable. lawmakers note local rates would be affected by any state change.
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Ocean City
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
Champe McCullough
Chamber
McCullough
House
Caspar Taylor
D-Allegany
Taylor
John Hurson
D-Montgomery
Senate
Parris Glendening
Baltimore
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Twin
Full
Queen
King
Phoenex
Dov
Dmnforter
All Cotton. Ltd
Continuelle
Carpenter
Continuous Filarr Ltd
Temptation Acrylic
Chatham
Aly
Jepr
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