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Port Authority Holds Monthly Meeting
ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The Muskingum County Port Authority met with local business leaders and the county Commissioners for their monthly meeting.
Port Authority executive director Matt Abbott says that the meeting had a positive tone and feel to it. The groups discussed the businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to see their bouncebacks.
“Today we’re starting to see the pandemic and things coming to sort of a positive light. We’re starting to have businesses that are expanding, a lot of businesses that are hiring in our community, some of the restrictions have been lifted and we’re starting to see preliminary budget numbers for the state as far as assistance that will be available for small businesses moving forward.”, Abbott said after the meeting.
Maybury Material Handling of East Longmeadow is key link in supply chain
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
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EAST LONGMEADOW John F. Maybury grew up working on minibikes and motorcycles, mechanical skills that came in handy when he started Maybury Material Handling in 1976.
But finding employees with mechanical or electrical experience for his business is proving more difficult, a challenge amplified during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’re always hiring. We’re continuously advertising. Our demand is growing,” Maybury said in a recent interview.
He even has a sign in front of the business in East Longmeadow, advertising for employees. Currently, he has 93, but he can use more. They are recruiting for office staff, fabricators and installers, along with service technicians who can work independently in the field.
On the surface, the budget proposal unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf seems noble enough raise taxes on people who can “afford” it in order to provide
Suspects held in Home Depot scams along West Coast
Suspects held in Home Depot scams along West Coast
A crew of thieves that targeted Home Depot stores along the West Coast was arrested by Hercules police, bringing to an end a multi-million-dollar fraud ring, authorities said Monday.
HERCULES, Calif. - A crew of thieves that targeted Home Depot stores along the West Coast was arrested by Hercules police, bringing to an end a multi-million-dollar fraud ring, authorities said Monday.
The suspects would steal everything from smoke alarms and dimmer switches, then go to another store to return the merchandise for cash, said Connie Van Putten, a reserve Hercules police detective.