The Chris O-pinion: This week the news is that Arundel Business News has been sold to the Business Monthly.  BizMo has been covering local business in the region for a long time and provides the BizWeekly, an email snapshot of the week’s news. As a subscriber of ABN you will automatically receive the BizWeekly.

To all of you and the picketers outside opposing the sale, you are in good hands with the BizWeekly. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your inboxes and spam filters for the past three years.  I continue with my day job of providing marketing/communications consulting, so I expect I will see many of you at business functions. I can always be reached at chris@chrisocom.com.

HANOVER – The $500 million gaming and entertainment destination will open an Employment Center on January 16. Located at 7270 Park Circle Drive in Hanover, MD , the center will be open to the public Monday through Friday, from 10 – 7 p.m. and staffed with recruiters. Tel: (443) 445-2500.

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ANNAPOLIS – As part of its Mobile Health Portal development, Zephyr Technology now supports the 2net Platform, a cloud-based connectivity solution from Qualcomm Life. Qualcomm integration offers an alternative option to a smartphone for transfer of vital sign data to the portal from the company’s BioHarness 3.

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HANOVER – Conmed Healthcare Management has signed an agreement with Galveston, Texas, to provide correctional healthcare services for the county jail. The initial 20-month contract will generate $5.8 million.

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LA PLATA – outsourceIT has combined forces with GoBeyondIT to create a single managed and cloud services provider. The combined companies employ 70 and have revenue of more than $15 million.

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BALTIMORE – ExecuCar has been awarded a five-year contract to provide town car and private SUV service to and from Baltimore Washington International Airport. Execucar will operate three counters in different baggage claim areas, site of ExecuCar’s sister company SuperShuttle that will continue to operate. ” tracky
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ANNAPOLIS – Gearing up for the $70 million InvestMaryland initiative, the state selected tax auction consultants Grant Street Group to oversee and administer the auction of the State’s premium tax credits to Maryland insurance companies. The funds will be invested into promising start-up and early stage companies, creating the largest venture capital investment in the state’s history. DBED will begin accepting. mF
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ANNAPOLIS – AnnapolisVIP has gotten underway with the help of Mayor Cohen and Annapolis Economic Development Corp. The Lifestyle Discount Membership Card provides consumers with access to exclusive offers and privileges at businesses throughout the City and surrounding communities, without the need to clip coupons or remember codes. Half of the yearly $30 membership fee goes to the local non-profit of the member’s choosing.

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ANNAPOLIS – Kerry McHugh has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as Integration Manager with responsibility for managing the firm’s work on behalf of the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program. M
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ANNAPOLIS – TeleCommunication Systems hired Dr. Keith Bhatia as VP business development for its Commercial Software Group. He will drive channel management and new business growth activities centered on the company’s wireless data, location and application technologies, as well as its next-generation commercial offerings.

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