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Frederick residents from Myanmar ponder future after BP Solar layoffs

Sui Luai and his wife, Ni Hniang, like many in Frederick's small but significant population of residents from Myanmar, came about nine years ago because they had a relative in town, the promise of work and a fledgling community in their local Baptist church

Tags: Myanmar , jobs

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State lawmakers express sympathy, concern

State leaders expressed sympathy for laid-off workers and concern about the global economy as news broke Friday that BP Solar was closing its Frederick manufacturing operations

Tags: Martin O'Malley , jobs , Frederick News-Post

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BP Solar lays off 320 workers

Even while the use of solar energy to power homes, offices and other buildings increases, the cost of making panels and other equipment is still high in the U S

Tags: solar energy , Job Losses , Reyad Fezzani

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