The Howard County Economic Development Authority is collaborating with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, in Laurel, to plan and implement a smart and connected community concept within Howard County’s Gateway District. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in April includes provisions for autonomous systems, clean and sustainable energy, population health and cybersecurity concepts that […]
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BWI Business Partnership celebrates past year, looks to future 
The BWI Business Partnership recently held its Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at The Westin BWI. At the event, the Partnership welcomed new Board Members Charles Washington, BGE; and Wes Mitchell, WSP USA. Returning board director for another three-year term is Sen. Pam Beidle. Also returning are officers Karen Cook, AACC, chair; Sam Minnitte, PrimeAE, immediate […]
Posted inHealth
Howard Local Health Improvement Coalition to address food insecurity
The Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition has received a $20,000 award from the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Control to establish a committee to address food insecurity in Howard County. The organization will work to implement food security initiatives among priority populations. Nearly one in six county residents reported […]
Posted inEnvironment
MEA awards $1.5M via low-income solar grant program
The Maryland Energy Administration announces $1.5 million in awards to build new solar technology on low-income Marylanders’ primary residences. Funding for this project is made possible through MEA’s Low Income Solar Grant Program, which is funded by the Strategic Energy Investment Fund. MEA will provide grant funding for the design and installation of solar energy systems for a limited […]
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DARS expands in Columbia’s Corporate Center
Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, a law firm based in Columbia, is moving in late July into a new space in that is more than 50 percent larger than its present headquarters: the firm will occupy the entire 19,000-plus-square-foot sixth floor of 70 Corporate Center in Downtown Columbia, at the corner of Broken Land and Little […]
Posted inAnne Arundel County
Artists selected for Arundel Center mural 
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, the Annapolis Arts District and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County announced the selection of Comacell “Cell Spitfire” Brown, Jr., and Cindy Fletcher-Holden, both of Annapolis, to create a mural on an exterior wall of the Arundel Center, located at 44 Calvert Street. The two muralists will collaborate […]
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TEDCO Talks launches second year 
Columbia-based TEDCO has released new episodes of its virtual video podcast series hosted by CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall, TEDCO Talks. The series features LeMaile-Stovall interviewing various thought leaders with connections to Maryland’s innovation ecosystem. Launched in the fall of 2020, these conversations have continued to provide a platform for Maryland’s entrepreneurs to learn more about the various resources and […]
Posted inAnne Arundel County
Pittman sends fiscal ’23 supplemental budget to Arundel council
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman sent the fiscal 2023 supplemental budget to the County Council. The supplemental includes $2 million in one-time funding for pay equity at Anne Arundel Community College, and more than $2.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding for hiring and retention bonuses for school bus drivers and crossing guards. “Providing […]
Posted inEducation
Stemtree opening educational facility in Columbia
Stemtree of Columbia Education Center will celebrate its official grand opening on Saturday, June 25, at 8630 Guilford Road, Store B70, Columbia, at 10 am. Stemtree offers students in grades K-12 one-on-one instruction in science, technology, engineering and math, and offers what it calls “a different approach from traditional STEM centers.” Stemtree bills itself as […]
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Crosby, AACC launch $100K scholarship program 
To create greater opportunities for underrepresented students from diverse backgrounds to pursue degrees and future careers in the advertising and public relations field, Crosby Marketing Communications, of Annapolis, has created a new, $100,000 scholarship program for students of Anne Arundel Community College. Each year, the Crosby Marketing Scholars Program will offer four students a two-year scholarship providing […]