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Article: The Daily Record News Briefs: August 21, 2009
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- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
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- August 21, 2009
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Shipyards get funds
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded grants to two
Baltimore shipyards totaling $4.1 million as part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. General Ship Repair Corp. will
receive $2.4 million to build a 1,000-ton dry dock. The company
estimates it will hire 20 employees because of the expansion.
Ellicott Dredges LLC will receive $1.7 million for upgrades and
expects to create five new jobs in the next year.
SSA office to move
Federal officials plan to move 1,600 Social Security
Administration employees from a downtown office complex to Northwest
Baltimore. The federal General Services Administration is seeking a
private developer to construct the ...