The hoisting of the U.S. flag in front of the historic Old Post Office on Main Street, which serves as the county’s welcome center, marked yet another milestone in the city’s flood recovery.
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These 5 Howard County businesses are thriving today
Digital edition This item appears in the December 2023 issue of The Business Monthly. You can read the digital edition by clicking on it. Maryland winemakers Boyd Cru Wines, Savage […]
Ball: State of Howard County is strong
The state of Howard County remains strong, despite recent economic challenges, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball believes. In his fifth State of the County address, Ball said bolder and brighter […]
Howard completes Transit Development Plan draft
Howard County has completed its draft Transit Development Plan 2023. A short-term plan, the TDP serves as a guide for local transit system development and funding requests, and provides a […]
Howard purchases 16.5-acre East Columbia Library Park property for $415,000
Howard County has purchased the 16.5-acre East Columbia Library Park property, which lies adjacent to the Howard County Library System’s East Columbia branch on Cradlerock Way. It was purchased from […]
CAC, Howard County partner on $5M weatherization project
Community Action Council of Howard County has partnered with the Howard County Housing Commission to weatherize the 300-unit Columbia Landing apartment complex. The CAC’s Weatherization Program is the largest nonprofit […]
Howard unveils HOME to address housing affordability in county
A suite of policy and programmatic initiatives unveiled in October are aimed at addressing housing affordability in Howard County. Introduced by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, who was joined by […]
Patuxent Commons receives $1.6M housing trust fund award
Howard County has announced a $1.6 million grant for Patuxent Commons, a housing development conceived by the Autism Society of Maryland that is being developed by Mission First Housing Group. […]
Columbia named the safest city in Maryland
Columbia was named the safest city in Maryland by WalletHub in its recent “Safest Cities in America” report. In its report, WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. […]
Q&A with HCEDA CEO Jennifer Jones
If you ask Jennifer Jones how her transition from serving as Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s deputy chief of staff to running the Howard County Economic Development Authority is going, […]