In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, we hear from one of the founders of Maryland-based Astrum Solar and learn how their business relates to our goal to Increase Maryland’s In-State renewable generation 20% by 2022. “A Brighter Future for Maryland” You’ve probably driven past them and not even noticed. For the past five years, Read the Rest…
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A Brighter Future for Maryland, December 7th, 2012
Maryland’s Economic Strength, October 18th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications Maryland and Virginia have long been among our nation’s economic leaders. Even as we move forward out of this deep recession, both states are creating jobs and expanding opportunity especially in the critical sectors of science, security and innovation. As a result of our close proximity, Maryland and Virginia are often benchmarked with each other. Watch the video below to learn more about the Read the Rest…
A Story of Skills Training, September 26th, 2012
By Kathleen Weiss, Executive Director of the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland Last week, we had the opportunity to host Governor Martin O’Malley at BTI and showcase how we contribute to Maryland’s innovation economy through innovative, educational programs. As the only non-profit in the State of Maryland that is focused on providing tuition-free training to low-income Read the Rest…
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, September 12th, 2012
Baltimore, MD As Prepared for Delivery Thank you President Daniels,…Dean Ferrari, students, faculty, friends, thanks for the opportunity to share some thoughts with you this morning. We wanted to come here to the Carey School as we launch our “jobs and opportunity tour.” To those of you who are currently pursuing your business degrees, I Read the Rest…
Connecting Every Marylander to Technology, July 26th, 2012
By Secretary Catherine Raggio, Department of Disabilities This year as we celebrate the 22nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we are focusing on technology and the impact it has had on the lives of individuals with disabilities. When the ADA was passed in 1990, for many people, it was the beginning of access, Read the Rest…
GOVERNOR O’MALLEY, GOOGLE ANNOUNCE FREE WEBSITES FOR MARYLAND BUSINESSES, July 5th, 2012
Google Launches Maryland Get Your Business Online Program ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 5, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley and Google today announced the launch of Maryland Get Your Business Online – a program designed to support Maryland businesses by providing the tools and resources to establish a website, find new customers, and grow their business. Increasing Read the Rest…
Policies that create jobs, June 25th, 2012
This past session, we created the Maryland Innovation Initiative – a partnership between Johns Hopkins, Morgan State University, the University of Maryland’s campuses, and your state government designed to transfer 40 technologies out of the lab and into the economy to create jobs within a year. On Friday, the Board of Regents took a big Read the Rest…
Maryland is #1, June 15th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce affirmed what we’ve known all along—Maryland is outperforming the nation. Here’s what the Chamber had to say: Maryland is #1 in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Maryland is this year’s top all-around performer in innovation and entrepreneurship, landing in the top 25 Read the Rest…
Well-Positioned for Job Growth, June 14th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications On Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce came out with a list of States seen growing and creating jobs. Maryland was named as one of the top states in the nation. Here’s what they had to say about us in the Enterprising States 2012 report: “Maryland continues to focus on Read the Rest…
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