Project is recognized as State IT Innovation of the Year ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 7, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Maryland Opportunity Zone Information Exchange was recently recognized as the State IT Innovation of the Year at the StateScoop 50 awards, beating out more than 40 other nominees from across the country.  The…

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Today, officials from the states of Maryland and West Virginia, and from Allegany, Garrett and Mineral Counties announce the creation of workforceallegany.com. The site is dedicated as a centralized location for all updates regarding programs and events to assist those affected by the Verso Corporation’s recent decision to close the Luke, Maryland mill. Since the April…

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Interactive website connects students to internships and apprenticeships across the state BALTIMORE, MD (May 6, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Commerce has announced the launch of STEMConnect, an interactive database of educational, internship, and apprenticeship opportunities in federal agencies and military installations throughout Maryland. The database, which was created by Maryland Commerce’s Office of Military and Federal…

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Frederick, Maryland, April 29, 2019:  The University of Vermont Health Network Ventures and legal firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati recently invested in BioFactura’s $6M Series B Financing Round. “With the commitment from the UVM fund and WSGR, BioFactura is now securing value-added institutional investors who bring significant financial and business resources to bear as…

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Two Day Event Connects Service Providers and Local Governments ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 3, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development this week kicked off the inaugural Maryland Youth Homelessness Symposium, held May 1-2 at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis. “Homeless youth are a critically under-noticed and under-served demographic of a population that…

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St. Mary’s County will be the home of the new Regional Agricultural Center, capping a nearly two-decade-long effort to provide the region’s nascent livestock industry with key infrastructure that it needs to reach new customers across the state and region. Eddie Bowling, chair of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Corporation, announced the winner Thursday morning…

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The Charles County commissioners have approved a memorandum of understanding among the three Southern Maryland counties to undertake an economic development strategy to boost small business startups. The county commissioners of Calvert and St. Mary’s counties will be asked by their respective economic development departments to also approve the MOU in the next few weeks….

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BALTIMORE — The Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) announced the recipients of the 2019 MEDA Awards, which celebrates the people, programs and projects that are transforming lives across the State of Maryland. MEDA Awards showcase efforts to attract new businesses, assist existing businesses, redevelop business districts, market communities and support economic development throughout the state. “We…

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In July 2018 I completed MEDA’s Basic Economic Development Course in Baltimore, MD where I had the opportunity to learn basic practices around economic development, participate in a case study focused on the site location process, and attend the Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) Summer Conference. The course provided me a bird’s-eye view of the…

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In Maryland they’re called AMPs, for agricultural marketing professionals. In Virginia they’re known as VADOs, for Virginia agricultural development officers. Whatever name they go by, they all have one mission: to promote and market local farms, agricultural businesses and value-added products. Due to AMPs’ valuable work in marketing and promotion, counties with them consistently rank…

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