Archive for March, 2010

I always take issue with companies that say their executives have a combined experience level of decades or hundreds of years.  You can’t accumulate experience longer than people live, especially when factoring in their non-working lives.  And that expertise is spread across different areas, so how does that solve my problem as a customer?  It’s about as meaningful a statement as saying you’re the thinnest kid at fat camp.

But, when a company has been in business for many years, then I know they can adapt and execute well.  Such is the case with our newest advertiser, Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP.  It started in the Great Depression and has come through the Great Recession still having more than 150 attorneys.  About one quarter of them made the cut for the 2010 list of Maryland’s Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Click the banner on the right and you’ll see just how well they know business, regulatory and industry-specific law.

Howard County’s median household income of $101,710 gives it top billing as the richest county in the state, and it gets national recognition as #3 followed by Montgomery (10), Calvert (13) and Charles (21) counties on Forbes’ list of “America’s 25 Richest Counties.”  The array of federal agencies and the government’s ability to generate jobs were attributed to the low unemployment and higher salaries.

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HANOVER – Conmed Healthcare Management earned a record $14 million in Q4 and $52.8 million last year, increases of 14.9% and 30.2% respectively.  The provider of correctional facility healthcare signed several new and renewal agreements during the period.

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BWI AIRPORT – The airport, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and AirTran Airways today is demonstrating a new inline baggage screening system constructed for AirTran.  The inline system is the result of a two-year $39 million project to create a way to accommodate growth at the airport’s second largest airline.

LANDOVER – DECISIVE Media has launched a multimedia platform to provide culturally relevant news and information to minority consumers to help them make decisions on products and services. DECISIVE Media incorporates a variety of communication methods, including targeted lists, national print and online digital magazines, e-newsletters, an interactive Web site, social media, and video content.

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CHESTERFIELD, MO – The cable company formerly known as Millennium Media in our area has begun a new tier of service with video, voice and data for small businesses.  In competing with traditional telephone companies and Internet providers, the company lists several features and has packages beginning at $64.95 a month.

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ANNAPOLIS – A provider of anti-corruption and compliance solutions, TRACE notes that the general profile of bribery demands in Mexico is extortionate and repetitive demands for cash made by government officials.  TRACE’s 2010 BRIBEline Mexico Report compiles anonymous tips by the frequency, type and goal of bribe requests made throughout Mexico.

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ANNAPOLIS – The Riva Road Farmers’ Market will kick off the growing season by opening on Saturday, April 3rd from 7 am to noon.  The market is located at the corner of Riva Road and Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis.

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ANNAPOLIS – Biodefense firm PharmAthene says its board has appointed Eric Richman as President and COO.  He is the company’s former SVP of business development and strategic planning.

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BALTIMORE – Carrollton Bancorp/Carrollton Bank has named Richard Hunt, Jr. as senior vice president and chief lending officer.  The bank has 10 branches in Anne Arundel and the greater Baltimore region.

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