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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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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 – 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 – MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services sent word of newly leased space at Annapolis Towne Centre that is occupied by financial institutions Wells Fargo, Hannon Armstrong, and RBC. al”,�
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�n�r> COLUMBIA – Data center developer/manager Fortress International Group appointed Anthony Angelini CEO and Director. Another addition to the board is Peter Woodward, and the company is looking to fill the remaining vacancy.

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BWI – PCWorld rated BWI as among the top 10 “tech-friendly” U.S. airports due to the amenities offered. These include the number of electrical outlets, USB ports, and desks in gate areas.

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SEVERNA PARK – DM Studios, LLC has begun operations as a provider of comic books and other animation-based products. The company has released its first children’s book, “Mankind, The Story of Kai and Gierra,” followed by a comic book series “E1 Gato.”

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ELLICOTT CITY – HR Strategy Group has made arrangements with Payscale to provide small and medium sized businesses access to PayScale’s full suite of compensation services and solutions. HR Strategy is the first PayScale partner on the East Coast to offer compensation packages to individual businesses.

HANOVER -The vision of the BWI Business Partnership for 2030 includes an effort to cast the BWI region as a brand, to reposition the Partnership so that it is a clearinghouse for regional issues, to develop a plan for increasing revenues in addition to transportation grants, and to create opportunities to identify and engage the next generation of leadership. The organization’s incoming Chairman Gene Condon, general manager of Arundel Mills, presented the plan at the group’s monthly gathering. A tactical plan and key milestones for the next three years are now under development to meet the big goals.