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'House of Cards' economic impact put at $140 million for Maryland
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley Monday announced something that had been widely known in Baltimore at least for the last two weeks: That the Netflix series "House of Cards" was back in town to film its second season. The White House Correspondents Dinner in...Tags: House of Cards (tv program), Martin O'Malley, Government, Netflix Inc., Executive Branch
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Five questions ... for Bill Burwell
Bill Burwell wants to see more Maryland firms competing globally. "We want to enable Maryland firms to win in overseas markets," said Burwell, director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Baltimore, the Commerce Department's trade promotion arm and part of...
Tags: Trade Dispute, Sales, NASA, Barack Obama, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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State announces millions in grants for War of 1812 commemoration
Maryland will help sponsor eight festivals this year commemorating the War of 1812, an effort officials hope will boost tourism and economic development. The state would put up $2.1 million in matching grants to various non-profits for 23 War of 1812...
Tags: Class Conflict, War of 1812, Festive Events
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Not all fun and (video) games
Big Huge Games in Timonium closed last May, taking nearly 100 jobs with it. Nine months later, a local studio that was launched from the ashes of the video game-maker shut down, too. And Zynga, which created FarmVille and Words with Friends, closed its...
Tags: Apple iPad, Baltimore County, Hunt Valley, Petroleum Industry, Computer Hardware
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Finalists named in Maryland's startup contest
Maryland's competition for startup companies — with three grand prizes of $100,000 each — was narrowed to nine finalists Monday. The companies, based largely in Baltimore and Montgomery County, were part of an original field of nearly 260...Tags: Cecil County, Marketing, Montgomery County (Maryland), Instrument Engineering, Startups
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HCEDA confirms Twele as CEO
The Howard County Economic Development Authority's Board of Directors have unanimously approved County Executive Ken Ulman's appointment of Lawrence Twele to CEO of the Economic Development Authority. Twele had been serving in an acting capacity since...
Tags: Howard County, Laura Neuman, Board of Directors, Carroll County (Maryland), Ken Ulman
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Virginia, Maryland lawmakers spar over FBI move
Lawmakers from Virginia pressed a House of Representatives panel Wednesday to forgo a requirement that a potential new FBI headquarters be located close to the Capital Beltway, a provision they said gives Maryland an unfair advantage as the two states...
Tags: Frank R Wolf, U.S. Senate, Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), Central Intelligence Agency, Gerald E. Connolly
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As sequestration starts, concern in Howard builds
Howard County business officials still are learning how the federal sequestration will affect the county's economy, but once Congress missed its March 1 deadline for an agreement avoiding the cuts, one local business already was feeling the effects....Tags: U.S. Congress, Howard County, National Security Agency, Business, Fort Meade (military base)
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Economic development professionals come together for summit
Hosted by the BWI Business Partnership, economic development professionals from around the Baltimore-Washington corridor will gather for a Regional Economic Development Summit, Thursday, March 14 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Baltimore BWI...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Anirban Basu, Linthicum, Economic Policy
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Lawmakers look past cuts to next budget battle
Days after the Obama administration threatened widespread furloughs of government employees, one of Maryland's largest federal agencies, the Social Security Administration, said it might shoulder across-the-board spending cuts without sending any of its...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Department of Transportation, Finance, U.S. Congress, Social Security
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Md. businesses hope for more influence in Annapolis
Maryland's business leaders are increasing efforts to speak with a louder, more unified voice to state officials, seeing in looming federal budget cuts the necessity — or opportunity — to focus more attention on the private sector. The...
Tags: Anirban Basu, Allan H. Kittleman, Annapolis, Government, Sales
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Twele to replace Neuman at Howard's Economic Development Authority
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced Friday that Lawrence Twele has been selected to serve as acting President and CEO of the Howard County Economic Development Authority, filling the vacancy created when Laura Neuman was sworn in as Anne Arundel...
Tags: Economy, Howard County, Carroll County (Maryland), Credit and Debt, Ken Ulman
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