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County gets break on health insurance rates

March 17, 2010

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County’s health insurance rates are increasing, but not as much as predicted in 2010 budget planning sessions. The county’s premium for hospitalization through High­mark Blue Cross/Blue Shield is going up 16.9 percent as of April 1, county officials said Tuesday. During budget planning sessions in November, county leaders were told they might confront a 30 percent increase as of April 1, and they budgeted $4.67 million to cover the cost. The more recent projection for a 23 percent increase in premiums was scaled back to 16.9 percent, based on policy changes during negotiations with employee unions. “Without the changes, it would have been 23 percent,” said County Personnel Director Dianne Carland. “So it’s not as bad as it could have been,” Commis­sioner Donna Gority said Tuesday. The county’s costs for health insurance have gone up and down over the years. The 2010 budget documents show the county spending $3.2 million in 2006, $3.75 million in 2007 and $3.

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City Zoning Hearing Board OKs ‘flower’ shop variance

March 15, 2010

Altoona’s Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday granted a variance to allow the owner of Edible Flower Arrangements to transfer her business to the former Joseph M. Hazlett Plumbing office at 204 17th St., in a multiple-household residential zone.

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Seafood sales soar

March 14, 2010

Food distributors, restaurants and grocery stores anxiously anticipate the Lenten season, which brings an increase in sales of fish and seafood products.

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Seafood sales soar

March 14, 2010

Food distributors, restaurants and grocery stores anxiously anticipate the Lenten season, which brings an increase in sales of fish and seafood products.

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Logan OKs longer turbine blades

March 13, 2010

The wind turbines to be built in Logan Township this year will feature blades that extend about the length of a football field.

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RR chief seeing signs of rebound

March 13, 2010

NEW YORK — The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation’s biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year but are still a long way from full recovery.

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