Archive for January, 2010

For the four of you out there who read publications other than Arundel Business News, here are notable numbers from the Vocus State of the Media report for 2009:

• 293 newspapers went out of business
• 1,226 magazines failed
• 10,000 radio jobs were lost
• 100 television stations were affected by bankruptcy filings.

Publication models continue to evolve, as does ours.  We’ve added new functions like the calendar of events, our periodic face-to-face events and our LinkedIn group.  Let us know if there are other features you would find valuable.



MILLERSVILLE – Through the Commercial Security Network, Anne Arundel Police provides businesses information about criminal activity that could affect safety of the business, its employees and their customers.  The Web site lists terrorist indicators, recent crimes and suspects with photos, and the latest arrests such as Buffalo Bill’s.  That criminal mastermind used the same Buffalo Bills baseball cap in several bank robberies before he was nabbed.  See the Web site to sign up for email alerts.

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SEVERN – Maryland’s congressional delegation has arranged for the state to receive $5.6 million to accommodate much-needed roadway work around Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground.  This is part of $138 million that Maryland obtained this year for BRAC-related infrastructure to support the roughly 30,000 jobs headed our way.

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BWI AIRPORT – Statistics from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport show that passenger traffic has increased every month since May 2009.  Total commercial passengers in November came to 1.7 million, a 13 percent increase from November 2008.

November 2009 was the sixth straight month of growth at BWI Marshall Airport.  Leading airlines were Southwest (52.7%) and AirTran Airways (15.9%).

LINTHICUM – TownePlace Suites by Marriott at Baltimore BWI Airport expects to receive the LEED Existing Building Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.  Built in 2007, the hotel is undergoing change to achieve the environmental moniker, such as composting all breakfast waste to achieve zero waste, using sustainable and environmentally friendly cleaning products, replacing plumbing hardware with low-flow devices and purchasing renewable energy wind credits to offset the hotel’s carbon footprint.

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ANNAPOLIS – Buan Consulting has created a Grants Management software application for Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc., a regional economic development organization. Using technology from salesforce.com, the new offering helps Buan’s client maximize customer and stakeholder relationships, improve profits and save time.

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ANNAPOLIS – Severn Bancorp/Severn Savings Bank announced a Q4 2009 net loss of $2.7 million, a smaller amount than the $4.4 million loss recorded in Q3 and $6.9 in Q2.  Still considered “well capitalized” under the federal government’s definition, the bank is in a better position and CEO Alan Hyatt says he is “cautiously optimistic that the worst of the economic recession is behind us.”

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COLUMBIA – Wireless and threat management firm AirPatrol has expanded its Channel Partner Program with Global Security Academy & Consultants, Synaptic Solutions, ETI Holdings and Proxy srl.  The companies will focus on Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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ELKRIDGE – Performance improvement firm General Physics Corporation has received more than $3.4 million in new contracts at the close of 2009 for its Energy Services Workforce Development business unit.   It will provide customized training services and content development for power companies including We Energies and Kansas City Power and Light.

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ANNAPOLIS – Network specialist Netcordia has outlined several IT trends that will expose network infrastructure vulnerabilities, cause budget problems and put projects at-risk in 2010.  These are virtualization projects that have precarious underlying network infrastructure, at least five high-profile outages will strike by July, compliance issues that will cause hefty fines and job losses, and rising merger and acquisition activity that will sap IT departments.

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