A total of $200,230,000 of Consolidated Public Improvement, Metropolitan District and refunding bonds were priced and have been sold by Howard via a competitive bidding process. The bonds are highly […]
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Posted inEnvironment
Ruppersberger helps boost Chesapeake Bay funding to historic $85M
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee have passed two bills funding key investments to the Chesapeake Bay, including an historic $85 million for the […]
Posted inCommunity News
Ball announces Ellicott City flood plan
As part of his Safe and Sound plan, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his decision on a comprehensive flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. Last month, Ball presented the […]
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Marylanders can enroll for Health Insurance via tax returns
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones signed a first-of-its-kind health care enrollment bill into law. The Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance […]
Posted inCommunity News
Is it time to elect the zoning board?
Howard County Council members serve three primary functions. They are the county’s legislative branch, the Zoning Board and the front line for constituent services. Does the fact that council members, […]
Posted inGovernment
Pittman presents ‘Move Anne Arundel’ plan
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman unveiled the first draft of the county’s Move Anne Arundel transportation master plan. Pittman encouraged residents to provide feedback on the plan during the […]
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Howard gets AAA rating
Howard County has received the highest possible credit rating, AAA, from all three bond rating agencies. Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s, for the 22nd consecutive years. […]
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Commerce launches STEMConnect
The Maryland Department of Commerce has launched STEMConnect, an interactive database of educational, internship and apprenticeship opportunities in federal agencies and military installations throughout Maryland. The database, which was created […]
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GSA replaces DUNS with SAMMI
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced the award of a $41.8 million-dollar five-year contract to Ernst and Young LLP (EY) that will replace the decades-long contract held by […]
Posted inPeople
Demand rising for senior housing- New sites needed for growing population
“There’s not enough senior housing in Howard County,” said Kelly Cimino, director of the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development. One solution may be Erickson Living’s (EL) proposed […]