The Maryland Chamber Foundation has launched its 2022 Teacher Externship Program, a unique opportunity for Maryland public high school teachers to be paired with local businesses with the goal of gaining valuable technical and career pipeline knowledge essential to help transition their students into the workforce. Beginning in July, the program will provide 23 educators […]
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HHMI launches $1.5B Hrabowski Scholars program 
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) launched the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program to help build a scientific workforce that more fully reflects our increasingly diverse country. The $1.5 billion program honors UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski III for his decades of leadership in growing and diversifying the pipeline of Ph.D.-level researchers, most prominently through UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program. Students who became […]
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TEDCO’s pre-seed Builder Fund invests $150K in AudioOne
Columbia-based TEDCO announced its Builder Fund invested $150,000 in AudioOne, a technology start-up based in Bethesda. TEDCO’s Builder Fund invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic disadvantage. AudioOne, founded by Mark McMahon and Antonio Bray, integrates different artificial intelligence platforms to bring its members a more complete, personalized radio listening experience. Its interface ‘learns’ […]
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Cerberus Sentinel acquires Creatrix
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp., a cybersecurity consulting and managed services firm based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has completed the acquisition of Creatrix Inc., a woman-owned cybersecurity and information technology company based in Columbia and in Franklin, Tenn. Under the terms of the agreement, Creatrix will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cerberus Sentinel. The company was co-founded byAnna […]
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Race4TheWorld 5K in Columbia to honor journey of immigrants
The run — followed by cultural exhibits and performances — will honor the journey of immigrants from around the world and celebrate the cultural diversity behind what it means to be an American.
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Funding secured for underground tunnel in Ellicott City
Howard County announced the closing of a $75 million low-interest federal loan to construct a 5,000-foot-long tunnel in Ellicott City, which will be the largest flood mitigation component of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan. The funding was secured through the Environmental Protection Agency’s competitive Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which provides water […]
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Postponed: UMD’s Maryland Business Adapts
The Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has announced Maryland Business Adapts 21-22, previously slated for June 3 at World Trade Center, in Downtown Baltimore, has been postponed until September 2022. The date will be announced. For further updates and more information, go to the Maryland Business Adapts […]
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Howard Board of Ed adopts new budgets
The Howard County Board of Education adopted its operating and capital budgets for the 2022-2023 school year. The General Fund operating budget totals $1.03 billion, an increase of $74.8 million from fiscal 2022, which represents a 7.8 percent change. The fiscal 2023 capital budget totals $105,887,000, to support capital projects, including new High School #13 and Hammond High […]
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Avelo Airlines debuts at BWI Marshall
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport has welcomed its newest airline partner, Avelo Airlines, with roundtrip flights between BWI Marshall and New Haven, Conn.; the airline’s East Coast hub is at Tweed-New Haven Airport. Avelo recently announced that it would add further service this summer, adding flights between BWI Marshall and two additional markets – Orlando, Fla. […]
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State to deploy $198M in small business relief
The State of Maryland will deploy up to $198 million in federal small business relief through the State Small Business Credit Initiative. Maryland was the first state in the nation to submit its SSBCI deployment plan to the United States Treasury Department, and was one of the first five states to be approved. Initially established […]