Tough times: Huber lays off 28

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Friday, January 30. 2009
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Huber Engineered Woods laid off 28 employees at its Commerce oriented strand board (OSB) plant last week.

That amounted to about a quarter of the plant’s labor force.

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Funding delays send cost of library expansion soaring

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 28. 2009
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The wait to get state funding for the proposed addition to the Commerce Public Library is expected to inflate its cost by anywhere from 30 to 38 percent.

That means local fund-raising efforts to secure the match for the state grant, rather than lacking just $80,000, are $256,000 to $306,000 short of the goal.

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Legislature not likely to fund 4th Superior Court judge

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Friday, January 23. 2009
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The Georgia General Assembly may approve a fourth Superior Court judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, but it’s unlikely to fund the position.
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Commerce drops idea of 'motor carrier compliance' unit

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, January 21. 2009
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The city of Commerce has decided not to form a special police unit to enforce safety standards on large trucks.

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BJC: Layoffs necessary for survival

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 21. 2009
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Officials at BJC Medical Center are couching the Jan. 15 layoffs of 45 employees as difficult but necessary adjustments to assure the survival of the hospital and nursing home in a weak economy.

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School board to proceed with bids for new CHS

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Ben Munro
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 14. 2009
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By Ben Munro

With everything being “right for the picking” now to build, city schools superintendent Dr. James “Mac” McCoy has recommended that the school system seek bids to construct the new Commerce High School.
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Finances stay tight for city

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Wednesday, January 14. 2009
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Technically, the city of Commerce is in the black halfway through its fiscal year. In reality, however, it’s operating $400,000 in the red, thanks to a combination of factors.

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City to back down from ordinance

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Friday, January 9. 2009
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Score one for the video poker industry.

Less than a month after Commerce approved an ordinance aimed at controlling pool halls and game rooms, the city finds itself backing down sharply.

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Walgreens plans March 8 opening

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Friday, January 9. 2009
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The tentative opening date for the new Walgreens is March 8, with an official grand opening celebration set for April 19, a Walgreens official says.

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Rain 6 inches below average in 08

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Wednesday, January 7. 2009
The Commerce area got 47.64 inches of rain during 2008. That’s six inches more than the Atlanta area got, but still almost six inches less than “normal” for Commerce, according to countrystudies.us, which tracks precipitation.

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