The Anne Arundel Trade Council announced its legislative positions on issues before the Maryland General Assembly.

The Trade Council supports the gas tax increase of 5 cents a gallon (the only tax increase the 900-member countywide business organization supports) and the growth management bill as it now stands.

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DODIE CO. RETAINED

Annapolis-based Dodieand Co. was hired by Progressive Technologies Inc. to provide business counseling, financial guidance and general advisement.

Progressive Technologies Inc., in Gaithersburg, provides document processing solutions, which include electronic imaging and optical character recognition, for companies and agencies throughout the Baltimore-Washington area.