Alliances

Benefitfocus of Charleston, S.C., named ConnectYourCare, a Hunt Valley-based provider of solutions for consumer-directed health care account management, as an account management partner to provide employers with enhanced flexible account-based benefit solutions. Their first joint client is the Bon Secours Health System, a not-for-profit Catholic health system based in Marriottsville.

Awards

Grant Architects PC received the 2007 Grand Design Award from the Baltimore unit of the American Institute of Architects for its work on the Institute for Scientific Research, in Fairmont, W.Va.

Certifications

Owings Mills-basedCareFirst BlueChoice HMO and CareFirst BluePreferred PPO have each been awarded the highest accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

New name

The Sandler Sales Institute is now Sandler Training. The Stevenson-based sales and management training firm adopted the new corporate name to reflect broader capabilities and expansion plans.

On the board

Harry S. Johnson, an attorney with Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, was elected as a vice chair of GBMC Healthcare Inc.'s board of directors.

Martek Biosciences elected Robert H. Mayer to the Columbia firm's board of directors.

Openings

Enterprise Commercial Trucks has opened an Arbutus rental facility at 1400 Benson Court.