St. John Properties intends to deliver nearly 1.5 million square feet of Class A commercial office, flex/R&D, retail, self-storage and warehouse space in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region before the end […]
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Women, people of color drive gun sales
Gun sales have boomed during COVID-19 with reports indicating that purchases have tripled in recent months. The pandemic exacerbating social ills like lost jobs, financial issues and mental health problems […]
Maryland Technology Development Corp.’s (TEDCO) to provide emergency funding
The Columbia-based Maryland Technology Development Corp.’s (TEDCO) new economic relief initiative to benefit socially and economically disadvantaged and rural early-stage technology-based businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic is now available. […]
DataTribe invests $1.7M in SightGain
DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced $1.7 million seed investment in SightGain. SightGain won the 2020 DataTribe Challenge in December which made […]
The vaccine supply chain: Is it broken or downright remarkable?
As daily reports show widespread frustration and anger over the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, supply chain experts are marveling at the mind-bending complexity of meeting national and global needs. Why is […]
PrideStaff opens in Columbia to increase employment
PrideStaff, a national, franchised staffing organization, opened in Columbia on Feb. 1. The new office will offer a full range of staffing and employment services in a variety of professional […]
The Green Book murder
By Max L. Mason Two men asked Leroy F. Bass for a room at his motel on Nov. 30, 1976. Bass told his 11-year-old niece to get sheets and set […]
Howard County gets $9.7M grant for rental assistance
Howard County announced that a $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Treasury will be used to assist with rent and utility costs for county residents suffering from pandemic-related hardship. 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 […]
APL maintains 2020 foresight
For many, 2020 was a throwaway year that couldn’t end soon enough but at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) work not only went on but paid fantastic […]