Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was recently joined by Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder to announce $11 million in joint funding to support renovations to the Maryland Wholesale […]
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DataTribe announces annual cybersecurity startup challenge
DataTribe, a Fulton-based global cyberfoundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, has launched its fifth-annual DataTribe Challenge. The competition is poised to identify and curate […]
Merkle: customer experience impacts brand loyalty
Columbia-based Merkle, a division of dentsu, has released its 2022 Loyalty Barometer Report to offer insights into how marketers can build more meaningful, lasting customer relationships. Among the findings are that loyalty programs […]
Rekor Systems to acquire Southern Traffic Services
Rekor Systems, a global AI technology company based in Columbia, has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire Southern Traffic Services. STS is a recognized leader in traffic engineering and […]
Howard County earns Excellence in Financial Reporting award
Howard County earned a prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. The professional group recently […]
APL honored as Best Place to Work
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, was honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, ranking No. 15 out of 100 U.S. large companies on the Best Places to Work in […]
TEDCO’s Maryland Venture Fund invests $500K in startup
The Columbia-based Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO), Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced its Maryland Venture Fund (MVF) invested $500,000 in Transformania. The MVF is an early-stage, venture capital fund dedicated to […]
Ball commits $8M for HCPSS educator bonuses
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has pledged $8 million in American Rescue Plan funding to provide bonuses to Howard County Public School System educators. In a letter to the Board of Education (BOE), […]
Sysco to acquire Coastal Companies
Sysco Corp., a global foodservice distribution company, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Laurel-based Coastal Companies, a leading fresh produce distributor and value-added processer, from Continental Grain Company. Upon completion of […]
Columbia office vacancy steady at 12.7 percent
The leasing of just over 250,000 square feet of commercial office space helped offset reduced occupancy levels throughout the greater Howard County region in third quarter of 2021, with the […]