ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s release of preliminary employment data for the month of March: “Last month, Maryland’s dynamic private sector continued to drive our job growth, creating 5,100 jobs and bringing the number of private sector jobs in our state to its highest Read the Rest…
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Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Preliminary March Jobs Report, April 19th, 2013
Veterans Full Employment Act Bill Signing, April 18th, 2013
April 17, 2013 Annapolis, MD As we begin this signing ceremony, I would just like to ask all of us to take a moment of silence in solidarity for our neighbors and fellow citizens in Boston. Thank you very, very much. We are so honored to have First Lady Michelle Obama come once again to Read the Rest…
First Lady Michelle Obama Joins Governor O’Malley for Veterans Full Employment Act Bill Signing, April 17th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, today signed the Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013 into law. “There is no progress without jobs,” said Governor O’Malley. “Throughout our country, there is a dichotomy between Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley Announces Winners of State’s Inaugural InvestMaryland Challenge, April 15th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Joined tonight by hundreds of entrepreneurs at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Governor Martin O’Malley awarded $100,000 each to three Maryland companies in the State’s inaugural InvestMaryland Challenge, a national business competition which offered cash and in-kind awards as well as opportunities for startups to showcase themselves to potential investors. The winner in the Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley, Senate President Miller, House Speaker Busch Sign Legislation Focused on Jobs and Opportunity, April 9th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, joined by Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, today signed important legislation that will create jobs and expand opportunity for more Marylanders. Among the bills signed into law today are the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, the Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Passage of Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, March 29th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the passage of the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013: “With the passage of the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act today, we will support more than 57,000 jobs, ease traffic congestion, and build a 21st century transportation network. “Maryland has now recovered nearly 95 percent of the jobs Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Preliminary February Jobs Report, March 29th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s release of preliminary employment data for the month of February: “Together, we set a goal in Maryland to recover every single job we’ve lost during the Bush recession by the end of 2014, and today we are closer than ever Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Preliminary January Jobs Report, March 18th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s release of preliminary employment data for the month of January: “Today’s jobs report reaffirms the strength of Maryland’s private sector job growth as our businesses continue to lead the way by creating 8,200 new jobs in January. This Read the Rest…
Business & Labor Leaders Support Transportation Infrastructure Plan, March 15th, 2013
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications This morning, leaders of Maryland’s business and labor community came together to urge members of the General Assembly to pass the plan to create 44,000 jobs while rebuilding our roads, bridges and transit systems. As Jermaine Jones, the business manager/secretary treasurer of LiUNA Local Union 710 explained, “Maryland’s transportation plan will create 44,000 Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Passage of EARN Bill, March 12th, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the passage of the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) bill: “There is no progress without a job. “I would like to thank Senate President Miller and House Speaker Busch for their hard work and support for the EARN bill this session. I’d also Read the Rest…
