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Hazleton (hā`zəltən), city (1990 pop. 24,730), Luzerne co., E Pa., on a mountain top in an anthracite-coal region; inc. as a borough 1856, as a city 1892. Manufactures include apparel; foods; asphalt; and metal, fiberglass, and plastic products. The city is also a distribution center. Hazleton was settled c.1809. Its name derives from the hazel bushes that grew in the swamp called Haselschwamm by the early German settlers. The settlement increased in size and development after coal was discovered nearby in 1826. Coal production reached its peak during the two World Wars and then declined. A campus of Pennsylvania State Univ. is there. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He got the idea from talk radio, where another mayor--Lou Barletta of Hazleton, Pennsylvania--was talking about his crackdown on landlords who rent homes to illegal immigrants. Moving against the trend toward sending customer service jobs offshore, Rawlings closed three call centers in Canada and New Mexico, and brought all of the firm's previously outsourced customer service functions in-house (with the exception of one call center based in the Philippines) by opening a new call center in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. 0 million preferred equity investment in Laurel Mall, a 560,733 s/f regional mall located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. |
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