Your Weekly News & Updates - April 20, 2017
  Legislative
Howard County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Legislative Update

Last week, the 437th session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded. In total, over 3,000 bills covering a wide array of topics were introduced in the House and Senate, hundreds of which passed both chambers and headed to the Governor's desk for consideration. While the Howard County Chamber reported on hosts of bills relative to industry, we have a synopsis covering those of widespread interest online. 


The Chamber will also host its annual Legislative Wrap-Up Breakfast 
Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Columbia where it will have a substantive public policy conversation with business association leaders and Howard County Legislative Delegation members.  Click here to register.
  Membership News
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(As of the last 45 days)
You're Invited- Pizza Cutting at Unos!
 

Join the Chamber and our community partners to celebrate our millionth Pizza sold!

Enjoy raffles, light refreshments and more.
Stay after to help raise funds and awareness for The Military Child Education Coalition.

Tuesday, April 25th
Happy Hour & Open House 3 p.m.- 7 p.m. 
Pizza Cutting Ceremony 4:15 p.m. 

4470 Long Gate Parkway, Ellicott City, MD 21043 
Grand Opening Celebration 

Halpin Law Firm & True Title, Inc.                        
Please join Halpin Law Firm and True Title, Inc. for the Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of our new office in Clarksville. Drinks and light Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
 
Wednesday, April 26th 
4 p.m.- 7 p.m. 
 
Please RSVP by Friday, April 20th

Contact Allison Davis:
[email protected]
(410) 531-1700 
  Information
Get Active Howard County!

Join the Chamber and our community partners in promoting wellness for your employees and their families.

Get Active Howard County is a FREE community-wide wellness initiative to help your employees to live a healthier lifestyle!
Click here for the   Employer Tool Kit;
Watch the informative short clip on 
How to set up your team. 
Howard County Happenings
 

with Allan H. Kittleman                   

Read for more details on Allan Kittleman's proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Improvement Program. In this newsletter, he outlines the different funds and the wide range of needs they plan to address.

 
  Chamber News 

Have you Booked Your Trip with the Howard County Chamber of Commerce to Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast and Rome in October?

Discounted Earlybird Registration Ends April 30th!
$1 Billion to Spend, 5 Months to Do It
SSA Acquisition Deputy Speaks of Spending Priorities at GovConnects Biz Bre akfast

The Howard County Chamber (Chamber) welcomed the Social Security Administration's Christian Hellie at its April 18th Biz Breakfast.  Speaking to nearly 50 attendees, Hellie focused on priority spending areas as well as socio-economic goals. The Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner for Acquisition and Grants reported that most spending is to support the administration's disability processing system and its customer service delivery. It was reported that opportunities abound for small businesses that are in the hardware and software business. 


Howard Chamber members click here to email [email protected] for a copy of the presentation.
 
2017 Interactive Membership Directory
View the 2017 Howard County Chamber of Commerce interactive membership directory found on the homepage of our website under "About the Chamber". Discovers Howard County, connect with the Chamber, our members and much more!   

Click here

 
Electronic Certificates of Origin
 
The global B2C e-commerce market for shipments crossing borders is expected to grow from $400 billion today to a total global volume of $1 trillion in 2020, according to Accenture and AliResearch. Additionally,
it is expected that one billion people will shop online and across borders by 2020, with the US being the most popular origin for 25% of consumers worldwide. Very few other sectors of commerce provide such a promising outlook. Bottom line: E-commerce affects nearly every industry sector. The Chamber is now offering a time-saving process for receiving your Certificates of Origin for exporting your products. Create, submit, and print electronically certified documents right at your desk.   

Click here to find out more 
Join a Committee at the Howard County Chamber of Commerce

Interested in getting more involved with the Chamber? 

Sign up today for any of the following committees:
  • Ambassadors
  • GovConnects
  • Holiday Party
  • Legislative
  • Membership
  • Signature Events
  • YPN

Contact [email protected] to join a Howard County Chamber of Commerce Committee today!   
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