Howard County announced that 80 percent of eligible Howard County residents are fully vaccinated according to the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), becoming the first county in the state to achieve this […]
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ROKER acquires SecurePark Technologies for end-to-end parking management and enforcement solution
Columbia-based ROKER, a provider of technology solutions aimed at urban space management inclusive of parking and enforcement, has closed on a deal to acquire SecurePark Technologies of Edmonton, Alberta. Founded in 2009, […]
BigBear.ai to become publicly traded company via merger
Columbia-based BigBear.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud-based big data analytics, and cyber engineering solutions; and GigCapital4, a private-to-public equity (PPE)TM entity also known as special purpose acquisition company, […]
Comptroller Franchot announces Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, Aug. 8-14
Comptroller Peter Franchot has announced that Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week returns Aug. 8-14 with significant savings for consumers, scholarship opportunities for college and trade school students, and a much-needed sales […]
Howard Bancorp, F.N.B. Corp. announce merger
Howard Bancorp and FNB Corp. have announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for FNB to acquire Howard, including its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Howard Bank, in an all-stock transaction […]
Howard County breaks ground for solar power
The first of 11 solar projects that will comprise Howard County’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been unveiled at Triple Creek Farm, in West Friendship. The agreement will generate a monumental 44,000,000 […]
ID Technologies acquires Attila Security
ID Technologies, an Ashburn, Va.-based technology provider backed by The Acacia Group, announced today that it has acquired Attila Security, of Columbia, which develops data security products with customers across the U.S. […]
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Amazon partner to accelerate access to high-res brain mapping data
Five years ago, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in North Laurel, created the Brain Observatory Storage Service & Database (BossDB) – a scalable, cloud-native data ecosystem […]
TEDCO awards 45 grants to Maryland businesses hit hardest by the pandemic
Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced its Rural and Underserved Business Recovery from Impact of COVID-19 (RUBRIC) program has awarded grants to 45 Maryland companies, including Howard County’s Hawkeye […]
APL among Computerworld’s Top 10 ‘best places to work’
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, is one of Insider Pro and Computerworld’s top 10 “Best Places to Work in IT.” Making the list of the top 100 information technology (IT) […]