The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Office of Career and Technology Education has announced a new program for students interested in a career as an arborist. Offered in partnership […]
Howard’s Ball Honors 50 Years of Charter Government
On Jan. 22, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined former county executives in acknowledging 50 years of Charter government in Howard County. Voters adopted the charter and elected Omar Jones […]
USRA Forms Earth From Space Institute
The Columbia-based Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has formed the Earth from Space Institute. Located within USRA’s Columbia headquarters, the institute aims to conduct research and application studies enabled by […]
Arundel’s Pittman Launches New Office
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has launched the Office of Community Engagement and Constituent Services (CECS). Janice Hayes-Williams, formerly a senior adviser for community engagement, was appointed as the […]
KeyW Awarded $53M in Contract Awards
The KeyW Holding Corp., of Hanover, announced approximately $53 million in new business awards and contract extensions and increases to ceiling value on prime contracts. The awards have an estimated […]
SBT Selected as Cybersecurity Resource for State Defense Contractors
Summit Business Technologies (SBT), of Millersville, has been selected as an expert resource to help Maryland defense contractors comply with NIST 800-171 cybersecurity standards. The expanded NIST standards define what […]
Ball Announces Additional Legal Action to Hold Off BWI Marshall Expansion
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the county has filed a second legal petition against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help alleviate problems with noise from BWI Thurgood […]
Tastee Diner Off the Market
At the Jan. 24 Laurel City Council meeting, Special Exception Application No. 890, which was submitted by SH Realty Holdings in its effort to purchase the Tastee Diner, renovate it […]
Eat Up During Howard County Restaurant Weeks
Howard County Restaurant Weeks are well underway, and more than two dozen restaurants in and around the county serving meals at discounted prices through Sunday, Feb. 3. Participating eateries are […]
20 YEARS OF DOING GOOD–Horizon Foundation advocates for positive change
When the Horizon Foundation began in 1998, Dick McCauley remembers the somewhat stunning feeling of starting with a blank slate. As the foundation’s first board chair, McCauley said it went […]