Archive for June, 2009
COLUMBIA – Fortress International Group has appointed Eric Holzworth to a new role that oversees sales staff and leads the marketing in support of re-branding and strategic initiatives for the provider of data centers and other mission-critical facilities.
ANNAPOLIS – Olivier Thierry has joined Zenoss to help the provider of enterprise network and systems monitoring solutions with its next level of growth. Thierry has held executive positions with NetIQ, Amdahl, Boole and Babbage, KPMG Peat Marwick, Burroughs Business Machines. Most recently, he was CEO of FiveRuns, an open source business intelligence startup for dynamic language-based Web businesses.
ANNAPOLIS – Through a collaborative effort with several organizations, iJET has implemented its Worldcue solution to protect thousands of students, faculty and staff traveling abroad to study and teach. With Worldcue, campus risk managers can capture information such as when a reservation is made, and provide monitoring, location and contact assistance if there is a crisis.
QUEENSTOWN – Outlet developer Prime Retail announced that luxury designer Gucci will open its only outlet store in the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area at the Prime Outlets. The grand opening of the 6,000 square foot shop will feature sales of merchandise including clothing, footwear, handbags and accessories.
ANNAPOLIS – Electronic prescription provider RxNT announced that a Michigan-based physician who uses its services has received the Safe-Rx award. The award from the health information network Surescripts aims to raise awareness of e-prescribing as a means of enhancing patient safety through a more secure, accurate and informed prescribing process.
GLEN BURNIE – The Maryland Aviation Administration was recognized with an educational excellence Award by the Chamber for its work on several programs with Glen Burnie High School. MAA employees serve on the school’s Business Advisory Board, participate in the school’s Mock Interview Program and contribute to the school’s annual Career Day. MAA is the owner and operator of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
ANNAPOLIS – Zephyr Technology has received an investment from Motorola Ventures, the venture capital division of the communications equipment conglomerate. Motorola sees value in the firm’s offering that monitors real-time health status in hazardous situations pertinent to sports, defense, first responders and healthcare. The physiological and biomechanical monitoring is based on the company’s Smart Fabric technology that combines fabric-based sensors with algorithms and electronics.
HANOVER – Conmed Healthcare Management has signed a contract with Washington County, Md. to provide its correctional facility healthcare services to the system’s 450 inmates. Conmed will provide staffing of physicians and nurses, ancillary services such as laboratory and diagnostic imaging, and dental services for approximately $1 million for the first year, and there are four one-year renewal options. Conmed has contracts now with 18 of 23 Maryland counties, and at press time it just landed another agreement with Coos County, Oregon.
LINTHICUM – After beaming that his Baltimore football team remains undefeated so far in the ‘09 season, President Dick Cass described differences between running a team and other businesses (e.g. winning games instead of maximizing profits) and similarities (e.g. infrastructure maintenance). Notable numbers:
- team revenue: $240 million
- stadium maintenance: up to $6 million a year
- salaries: $145 million, which is expected to change soon because ‘09 is when the salary cap expires as part of the 1992 collective bargaining negotiation
- Baltimore media market: ranked about 26th with no secondary market (DC is too close, bigger)
- 13 of 15 of the highest-rated shows last year were NFL games.
Not entirely a show stealer, Cass was preceded during the Partnership annual meeting by Lou Zagarino of Whitehall Management Group, Ltd., the outgoing volunteer chairman who introduced his replacement Richard Morgan of CommerceFirst Bank. The evening also included an award to the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. as the Employer of the Year for its multiple career centers and programs around the county.
LINTHICUM – At its annual meeting the Fort Meade Alliance introduced Project SCOPE (Security Clearance Overview and Preparation Education), an educational program to help students understand the importance of behavioral decisions and their impact on future employment prospects. Through videos/DVDs, a Web site and an online curriculum, SCOPE will be piloted in Anne Arundel county schools this fall with the goal of a statewide rollout. SCOPE is supported by Anne Arundel Community College and through a grant by the Md. Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Another meeting highlight was the welcoming of the Alliance’s new volunteer president, Rosemary Budd of Booz Allen Hamilton, and the tribute to outgoing president Jay Baldwin of CommerceFirst Bank.
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