Posted on 4/20/21
WesBanco Again Ranked by Forbes as a World's Best Bank
WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC), a diversified, multi-state bank holding company, announces that its affiliate, WesBanco Bank, has again been named to Forbes magazine's ranking of the . . .
Posted on 4/20/21
Edict from on High to Baltimore City Employees: Be Polite
Ever called the Department of Public Works or another agency and been kept on indefinite hold? Or been bounced from place to place? Or treated rudely?Or . . .
Posted on 4/20/21
Maryland to Move 3,300 State Employees to Downtown Baltimore
Maryland will move 3,300 state employees to downtown Baltimore, starting with the relocation of the state’s departments of health and human services, Gov. Larry Hogan announced . . .
Posted on 4/20/21
Welcome to Literature: My Encounter with Larry McMurtry
Author Larry McMurtry died last month — Thursday, March 25 — at his home in the Texas town of Archer City, its population of 1,800 overshadowed . . .
Posted on 4/20/21
Hate Symbols Ban For Schools Dies In The Legislature
Legislation to ban hate symbols like swastikas, Confederate flags and nooses at public schools statewide easily passed the House of Delegates but died in a Senate . . .
Posted on 4/20/21
How 4615 Theatre Took Programming Virtual Using Games, Phone Calls and Zoom Concerts
The vicissitudes of the pandemic have forced many theaters to shift direction and offer virtual productions in order
Posted on 4/20/21
Inside Project Own’s Tech-enabled Approach to Changing Homeownership Counseling
Project Own uses a mobile friendly site in partnership with Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore
Posted on 4/20/21
MICA UP/Start Venture Competition’s 2021 Honorees Include Tampon Vending, Eco-Friendly Burial
A tampon and pad vending business won the top prize at the MICA UP/Start Venture Competition
Posted on 4/20/21
Park Heights Renaissance Announces Recipient of Inaugural George E. Mitchell Park Heights Community Fellowship Grant
Awardee will be recognized Friday, May 14 preceding The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (GII) Park Heights Renaissance, the non-profit organization that is shaping the future . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
WTCI Celebrates “Sisterhood” at Women Spanning the Globe Conference with Keynote Speaker Brooke Baldwin
250 women who left their jobs during pandemic to receive free entry to the conference featuring sessions with prominent speakers, workshops, masterclasses, networking and moreFor 15 . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
CFG Bank Donates $100,000 to Helping Up Mission to Re-Open Emergency Shelter Program
Helping Up Mission (HUM) received a donation of $100,000 from CFG Bank, made possible through the generosity of owner Jack Dwyer. The donation enables HUM to . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Liquified Creative Wins Communitas Award for 'Annapolis Gives' Tipping Platform
Annapolis agency Liquified Creative announced that it received a Communitas Award for Leadership in Community Service & Corporate Social Responsibility for "Annapolis Gives," a virtual tipping . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Environmental Sustainability and Innovation in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Commerce is highlighting companies working to improve the environment in the state and around the country. Check out this round up of . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
CACI Awarded $48 Million Contract to Provide Enterprise Technology in Support of National Public Warning System
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year, single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract, with a ceiling . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
2021’s Most Diverse Cities in America – WalletHub Study
With the U.S. needing to stamp out hatred after anti-Asian hate crimes spiked by nearly 150% in 2020, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
General Assembly 2021: Winners and Losers
During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual, challenging and hard session it was. . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Va. Unemployment Stayed Steady in March
Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained above 5% in March, dropping just 0.1 percentage points below February’s jobless rate.March’s 5.1% unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
McCormick Is Targeting Another Record Sales Year
We might be at the start of a fundamental shift toward more at-home eating, and McCormick (NYSE:MKC) is ready to capitalize on the trend. The spice . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
State Roundup: 2022 Election Season Underway As Glassman Declares For Comptroller
GLASSMAN ENTERS COMPTROLLER RACE: As Harford County Executive Barry Glassman announced he is running for comptroller, Maryland’s Republican lawmakers heaped praise upon him, Bryan Renbaum reports . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Maryland Adds 13,100 Jobs In March, Unemployment Stays At 6.2%: Labor Report
Maryland’s economy added 13,100 jobs in March and the state’s unemployment rate remained at 6.2%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Cops Charged in George Floyd and Freddie Gray Deaths Got Similar Special Treatment
Nearly five years ago in Baltimore, the trials of the six police officers charged in the killing of Freddie Gray began in one of our courthouses.For . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Chesapeake Bay, Southern Maryland Could See New Federal Park, Heritage Designations
By Jennifer MandatoThe Maryland congressional delegation is pushing legislation to protect and enhance the natural resources throughout southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area with new . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
The Race to Replace Larry Hogan – The Democrats
With the Maryland General Assembly session over, attention has immediately turned to who will become Maryland’s next governor — even though the election is 19 months . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
A Parent’s Perspective on the Value of Private School
Brendt Stier, a pharmacologist, spent most of 2020 developing Moderna’s COVID-19 clinical trials prior to the December 2020 vaccine roll-out. “It’s been a great experience to . . .
Posted on 4/19/21
Maryland Schools Continue Comparatively Slow Reopening Plan
Maryland public school students have had some of the least opportunities in the nation to attend regular in-person instruction despite the state’s moderate COVID-19 spread.Roughly half . . .
