The following is a statement from Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors Chair Andy Stack and CA President/CEO Milton Matthews regarding the recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders […]
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Howard Community College president announces retirement
Dr. Kathleen Hetherington, president of Howard Community College, announced her plans to retire on October 1, 2021. She has served as president for 14 years – the first in the […]
BGE distributes $270K in emergency response, safety grants
BGE is awarding $270,000 in BGE Emergency Response and Safety Grants to 73 area nonprofit organizations. BGE’s Emergency Response and Safety Grants program, now in its 10th year, supports area nonprofits […]
Thrive acquires Howard Tech Advisors
Thrive, a premier provider of NextGen Managed Services, has acquired Howard Tech Advisors, a leading IT Managed Services firm serving the Baltimore, Annapolis, and Columbia, Maryland area. Continuing to scale its […]
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball give ‘State of Business’ address
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball delivered the 2nd Annual Howard County State of Business address virtually to the Howard County Chamber of Commerce. Ball noted the economic challenges and uncertainty Howard […]
Five companies announce move to Downtown Columbia by end of March
The Howard Hughes Corporation announced that five new businesses will be relocating their offices to Downtown Columbia by the end of the first quarter. The companies include Advarra, Ames Watson, […]
Howard County retains AAA credit rating
Howard County, for the 24th year in a row, has received the highest possible credit rating ̶ AAA ̶ from all three bond rating agencies: Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services and […]
Howard Community College gets grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
Howard Community College (HCC) is one of 21 colleges and universities nationwide to receive grant funding through the prestigious Humanities Initiatives program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The […]
Howard Community College renames training center
Howard Community College (HCC) has changed the name of our Business Training Center to Training and Development Solutions by Howard Community College. The new name better describes HCC’s mission: to create […]
LHC holds Leadership U info sessions
Leadership Howard County (LHC), which seeks to empower leaders to strengthen and transform the community, will hold information sessions for Leadership U, a leadership development program for high school students […]