ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers in the House of Delegates and Senate are proposing a $40 million plan to train workers for careers in clean energy as they seek to expand mandates on the amount of renewable energy used in the state. ...

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The Obama administration is awarding nearly a half-billion dollars to community colleges that are partnering with employers on job training.

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Brenda Goeller attended her graduation Tuesday. In a new dress and new shoes, she was recognized for completing a dental assistant program at the Community College of Baltimore County.

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WASHINGTON — As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to better-paying jobs. They are often skeptical about whether such programs are ...

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Maryland’s unemployment rate has ticked up half a percentage point since a January low, despite the state adding jobs for the first time in six months and the downward revision of a grim June jobs report.

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HAGERSTOWN — The Unilever ice cream plant in Hagerstown will close at the end of July, leaving about 390 employees without jobs. Company spokesman Jeff Graubard says the employees were told in 2009 about plans to close the plant. Graubard ...

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Ashley Warrick, an audit manager in Reznick Group’s Baltimore office, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. Warrick has been with Reznick Group in Baltimore for six years. A division of Goodwill ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday stressed that congressional action on long-pending free trade agreements must be linked to renewal of a federal program that helps American workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition. Republicans, meanwhile, expressed impatience ...

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