Month: June 2019

Notes and quotes for July 2019

Things seen and overheard around the region last month, compiled by reporter Mike Lewis: Allegany’s program is No. 1 CUMBERLAND, Md. — Allegany College of Maryland has the top ranked online LPN to RN program in the nation, according to RegisteredNursing.org. ACM was selected based on several factors, including student performance, tuition costs, average program list, coverage area, further educational pathways and partnerships and number of cohorts annually. The nursing organization praised Allegany’s program for being “designed to work around the employed (professional), with lectures and coursework delivered in a fully online format with supervised clinical rotations arranged in the […]

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Southern Airways ranks at top of reliability list

Southern Airways Corp., the parent company of Southern Airways Express and Mokulele Airlines, recently announced its April performance results. Both airlines operated by Southern have finished either first or second place in the two major statistical categories by which airlines are judged: on-time performance and controllable completion. Southern Airways Express has service at Hagerstown Regional Airport, among other locations. It finished April with a controllable completion rate of 99.6%, which led the airline industry. Southern Airways Express’ sister company, Mokulele Airlines, placed second in this category with 99.5%, followed by Delta (99.3%), United (97.7%), and American (97.2%) rounding out the […]

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On-the-job training

Electrical firm works with teens to fill skills gap By Mike Lewis mlewis@crossroadsbizjournal.com Perched atop a lift recently, Maximus Perini pulled old wire and conduit down from the ceiling of a building that is being rehabbed in Hagerstown, Md. For the 18-year-old, a recent graduate of Washington County (Md.) Technical High School, the task was more than a summer-job chore. It might be a step along the way to being a professional electrician. “It feels good. I like it,” he said about working for Ellsworth Electric, a Hagerstown-based firm. Perini is one of a few teenagers who have spent some […]

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Trucking firm gets OK for Pa. logistics center

By JOYCE F. NOWELL jnowell@herald-mail.com GREENCASTLE, Pa. — A large trucking service center that eventually could create 200 jobs will be going up in Antrim Township, Pa. West Chester, Pa.-based A. Duie Pyle announced last summer its plans to build an integrated logistics center on 35 acres along Molly Pitcher Highway, or U.S. 11, just south of Greencastle. The location is across from Graphics Universal and World Kitchen. It extends east and west from U.S. 11 to Interstate 81 on land that formerly was known as the Hoffman tract. A Franklin County deed record shows that A. Duie Pyle Inc. […]

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$5M coming for Cumberland airport

WASHINGTON — A chunk of federal change is winging its way to the Greater Cumberland (Md.) Airport. U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, both D-Md., announced that $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go to repairing and maintaining the structural integrity of the airport’s runways and helping the airport meet other operational needs. “This federal investment in Allegany County will benefit the many businesses and residents who depend on our regional airports,” Cardin said in a news release. “The Greater Cumberland Airport serves as an important resource to the community and is vital to maintaining […]

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Calendar for July 2019

Have a calendar item? Submit your business calendar items to calendar@crossroadsbizjournal.com, or by mail to Crossroads Business Journal, 100 Summit Ave., P.O. Box 439, Hagerstown, MD 21741. If you have questions, call editor Joseph Deinlein at 301-791-7591 or reporter Mike Lewis at 301-733-5131. MARYLAND Lunch Exchange Tuesday, July 9 — Attend one of Frederick County Chamber of Commerce’s most popular events. Imagine networking in the fashion of “speed-dating.” At this event, you’ll meet 39 other people and make some great business connections. Hone your one-minute speech about you and your business. Plan to arrive a few moments early to check […]

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Martinsburg, W.Va., hotel earns Gold Hospitality Award

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Comfort Inn hotel of Martinsburg, W.Va., recently was recognized with a 2019 Gold Award from Choice Hotels International Inc., franchisor of the Comfort Inn brand. The Gold Award goes to only the top 10% of hotels within the brand. As one of the top-tier properties operating under the Comfort Inn flag, the hotel’s staff was recognized for demonstrating “an exceptional focus on guest satisfaction and dedication to superior service,” according to a news release from the company. “Without the continuing support of our wonderful owners, management team and dedicated employees, this level of greatness would not […]

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‘The biggest challenge is also an opportunity’

Jeff Manwiller, chief financial officer of The Crowley Co. By Mike Lewis mlewis@crossroadsbizjournal.com Seeing what he calls “great opportunity and great people,” Jeff Manwiller went to work for a company that had been his client. Manwiller, a CPA, earned a degree in accounting from the University of Delaware, where he also played tennis. “I still play now — not as well,” he said with a laugh. After spending time working for a private real estate development company, he went into public accounting. He worked at Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. and CBIZ-MHM; both are in Bethesda, Md., and both joined Cherry […]

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