The Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA), the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship and the Howard Tech Council (HTC) have had what the HCEDA has deemed “another successful year of supporting […]
A Message From Julie Mussog, CEO of AA Economic Development Corp.
It has been an incredibly busy first half of 2017 for the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. When I came on board as CEO in November of last year, we […]
Main Street, Ellicott City, One Year Later
On July 30, 2016, Old Ellicott City experienced devastating flooding when nearly six inches of rain fell in less than two hours. The town was declared a Federal Disaster Area […]
Programs in Place to Boost City of Laurel’s Bottom Line
The City of Laurel has continued to focus on economic development efforts, with business recruitment and retention key for the city’s Main Street and other commercial areas. The Main Street […]
Hispanic Businesses on the Rise Locally, Nationally
There’s proof in the numbers about what you think you may be witnessing in the world around you: Hispanic-owned firms are growing faster than the national average — for […]
Business Advocates Question Maryland’s Low Score in Startup Study
A WalletHub study released on July 5 ranked Maryland the third worst state in the nation to start a business. In the study, purported business experts looked at criteria […]
Electric Bus Project Arrives on Schedule in Howard County
Public transportation passengers can take a ride into the future aboard three new, state-of-the-art, zero-emission electric buses plying Howard Transit’s appropriately named Green Route. Taking the place of three […]
Flood Mitigation Projects Announced, Check Presented to Recovery Project
Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman has announced plans for four major flood mitigation projects totaling approximately $18 million for Ellicott City. These projects were selected after a comprehensive analysis was […]
After Years of Slow Growth, Senior Housing on the Rise
In Crofton, new development was supposed to rise on Route 3 North, next to the suburb’s iconic front gates (see The Business Monthly, November 2015). That hasn’t happened. Not […]
Q&A With UM BWMC President and CEO Karen Olscamp
By Mark R. Smith, Editor-in-Chief As president and CEO of University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC), Karen Olscamp has had a significant impact on the health of […]