Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) prides itself on being innovative. Even its name change earlier this year — from Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau — speaks of an organization in sync with the changing times.
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Howard County Events
There are many events held in Howard County throughout the year that can entertain tourists and natives alike. Here’s a sampling.
2016 ManneqART Competition Winners
The themes for the 2016 ManneqART Competition were Flora, Fauna, Action and Android. More than 50 entries were received from artists in 12 states.
ManneqART Sculptural Art Exhibition Sites Have Been Named
Every year since its founding in 2013, ManneqART has been collecting sculptural artwork from artists around the nation and bringing them to Howard County for its annual Sculptural Artwork competition.
The Mid-Atlantic Expo Comes Alive for the Foodservice Industry
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) will host approximately 10,000 attendees at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, in Timonium, for the Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage & Lodging Expo.
In Brief
Mobile Passport Control App Expands to BWI Marshall Mobile Passport Control (MPC) has come to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). MPC is the first authorized app to expedite […]
Industry Perspective: Howard County, Where Maryland Comes Together for Sports
As the executive director of Maryland Sports – The Sports Commission for the State of Maryland, and the former chair of the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC)
New Plan Could Revive Laurel Regional Hospital
Laurel Regional Hospital (LRH) will remain open through 2017 and likely beyond.
Attracting Women to Cyber: Encouraging Words
The recent study from Colorado State University (CSU) that revealed women are twice as likely as men to drop out of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs due to difficulty with calculus may not have been shocking, but it offered more confirmation about an ongoing issue in the cyber industry.
Update: Three APL Missions Focus on Solar System Origins
One year after the Applied Physics Laboratory’s (APL) New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flyby of Pluto, the mission is on course to explore an even more distant object in what’s known as the Kuiper Belt.