A seeming cult of personality was on display Feb. 4 at the Howard County Board of Education. County Schools Superintendent Renee Foose signed an extension of her contract before a roomful of standing supporters chanting “Foose! Foose! Foose!”
The Business Monthly
School Board Selection Stirs Anger
Anne Arundel County delegates are again in an uproar about the makeup of the county school board and whom the governor appoints to it. There was even an angry shouting match on that topic at a delegation meeting last month.
Chamber Corner
WCC Spirit of Community Awards Don’t miss the West County Chamber’s (CC) Spirit of Community Awards honoring educators, public safety officers and a military service member of the year. This […]
Buzz Kill
I saw a great sticker recently. It said the following: “It’s not ‘the cloud’ — it’s just someone else’s computer.”
New Program Simplifies Complexities of Cybersecurity
This spring, BBB serving Greater Maryland is launching a free, one-hour program to educate non-technical business owners and principals about the need for cybersecurity best practices. The program is designed to help small-to-large businesses start to understand and manage cybersecurity risks.
People In Business
Budorick to Succeed Waesche at COPT Columbia-based Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) has announced that Stephen Budorick will be appointed president and CEO, after the company’s May 2016 Annual Meeting […]
Business Briefs
2015 Record Year for BWI Marshall, Southwest Flight Added A total of 23,823,532 commercial passengers flew through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2015, which set a new annual record. Passenger […]
From The Desk Of CA President Milton Matthews
From the beginning, Columbia was built for the future. Many of the buildings and features that are available now have been around since the earliest years of the community.
Nonprofit News & Charitable Giving
CA Seeking China Sister City Planning Committee Members Columbia Association’s (CA) International & Multicultural Programs Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers to join the China Sister City Planning Committee, which is […]
Local Businesses Have Strong Tradition of Generosity in Community
Two years ago, Kimberly Summy posted a comment on Facebook asking her friends and family to collect used cleats for the high school football players she works with at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. Summy, a certified athletic trainer, soon received an e-mail in response from Chuck Bollweg, co-owner of League Outfitters, a sports gear retail store based in North Laurel.