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A Maryland lawmaker is vying for the state to reimburse personal property taxes to businesses reeling from the pandemic, though the refund could cost the state an estimated $365 million. Last year, Maryland businesses paid an average of $2,860 in these property taxes, which include physical assets that businesses need to operate — like refrigerators at restaurants and swivel chairs at barber shops. More than 126,000 Maryland businesses filed a personal property tax return in 2020, accordin...

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 8:15am The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta is holding a special sale on music CDs, from Monday, March 22 through Saturday, April 3. Every CD will be on sale at half price; there’s also a “buy 5 get 2 free” offer. The shop has hundreds of CDs in categories including Classical, Opera, Rock, New Age, Show Tunes, Easy Listening, World, Pop, Folk, Alternative, Jazz, Country, Blues, and others. There’s also a section of CDs for children. The...

This new agreement will provide team members with professional development and educational opportunities at Trine University. Cardinal team members who meet state guidelines will have free or low-cost access to nine TrineOnline associate and bachelor degree programs, approved through INTraining and WorkOne. Cardinal will work to support these employees, encouraging use of 24/7 access to tutoring and Trine’s many available academic and financial aid services. Employees may also access more ...

ANGOLA — After an in-person celebration was canceled in 2020, the Angola Area Chamber of Commerce is once again bringing its Excellence in Business Accolades, or Ebbie Awards, back in

BRIDGET COOKE Capital Newspapers A Baraboo woman was recently charged with six felony counts of theft after being accused of stealing nearly $133,000 from her the vet clinic she worked for. Bobbi Jo Tracy, 44, faces a maximum of 40 years in prison and fines up to $75,000 for the charges filed March 10 in Sauk County Circuit Court. According to the criminal complaint, Tracy was hired in October 2012 to work at the front desk of Noble Hound Animal Hospital & Pet Resort, 490 Bunker Roa...

Sarah Harding was nervous about reuniting with her Girls Aloud bandmates. The 39-year-old singer admits she was so racked with "nerves" before she met up with her fellow Sound of the Underground hitmakers - Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle - amid her cancer battle as she was worried they would all turn up "looking fabulous and glamorous" and she felt she wasnt. She shared: "I was so happy when Peter [Loraine] suggested organising a couple of days away so that all ...

Shoals Chamber of Commerce hosts State of Healthcare forum The Shoals Chamber of Commerce held a virtual state of the Healthcare this year By DeAndria Turner | March 16, 2021 at 10:29 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:29 PM FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - Tonight, community members had the chance to learn more about how COVID-19 is affecting the Shoals area at the Shoals Chamber of Commerce Virtual State of Healthcare event. Some of the speakers included state leaders Dr. Karen Landers with the Ala...

From Staff Reports CONCORD — The U.S. Department of Treasury awarded Cabarrus County government more than $6.5 million to help local households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is available through the $25 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. For eligible households, the county can pay overdue rent and utilities (electricity, gas, water and sewer, trash rem...

WASHINGTON D.C. - The reported owner of a firearms training facility in Belgrade is the sixth Montanan charged in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. ProPublica share videos from social media site Parler, of the events at the capitol. In one video, a white man can be seen wearing a camouflage-colored baseball cap with Tactical Citizen, the name of the firearms training facility in Belgrade, written on it. Court documents say open-source searches revealed that “Tactical Citizen” appe...

OMAHA -- What would it mean if the next Dropbox, which has reached nearly $2 billion in annual revenue since its founding in 2007, were based in Omaha? “It would be a huge signal for Nebraska,” said Erica Wassinger, a partner at Omaha’s Proven Ventures who has been involved in startups and venture funding here for a decade. “Seeing a company like Logica get looks from Silicon Valley means this isn’t hidden flyover country.” Logica, which has built next-generation b...