Employ Prince George’s, www.employpg.org, is Prince George’s County’s principal workforce development entity. We provide an array of FREE business services to business who are interested in hiring Prince George’s County residents. For more information visit https://www.employpg.org/job-seekers/what-we-can-do-for-you/. The purpose of the Rapid Re-Employment Grant is to reduce Prince George's County unemployment rate by incentivizing the hiring of unemployed Prince George's County residents.

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Exelon launched a Racial Equity Capital Fund (RECF), in partnership with the Exelon Foundation, to expand access to capital to minority businesses so they can create more jobs, grow their companies, and reinvest in their neighborhoods and communities. The fund builds on Exelon’s longstanding history of supporting the underserved and under-resourced communities and further delivers on Exelon's commitment to drive economic equity and opportunity for Exelon's customers and communities.

Experience Prince George's continues to promote Prince George’s County as a desired destination for hospitality and tourism and your membership is key to the success of our community. ExPGC aggressively markets to enhance awareness of our businesses, attractions and assets and there’s no better way to highlight our destination than with your partnership! Join ExPGC and partner with us for the future! Application available by visiting: https://www.experienceprincegeorges.com/member/

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The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to overturn last month's court decision by a federal judge that declared the mandate requiring masks on airplanes and other public transportation unlawful. In a 48-page document filed in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

“We think the summer is going to be gangbusters for travel demand,” said Marriott CEO Tony Capuano in a CNBC interview. “We see extraordinarily strong leisure demand…but I think what gives us continued optimism is the recovery we’re seeing in the other two segments, in groups certainly but also in business transient.”

Guru: When we refer to someone as a “guru,” we are attempting to imply a level of unparalleled expertise and wisdom. How can that be a bad thing to talk about some of our conference speakers? In Hinduism and Buddhism, the title of guru is given to the highest of spiritual leaders or guides. Therefore, using it to describe Mark as an “event planning guru” is just plain inappropriate. 

Whether they’re exhibiting their products and services on the tradeshow floor, lending a helping hand in executing the event, or sponsoring what’s happening on stage, vendors play a key part in the event ecosystem. The problem is, that ecosystem has been a little challenging of late, in part because of the shift to virtual and then hybrid events, which has changed the value equation a bit.

Earlier this year our tours reporter, Nicole Edenedo, began looking at the growing interest for experiences that highlight Black history and culture. Notable Black Americans in Paris, the first free town in the Americas, in Cartegena and U.S. tours that go beyond the Civil Rights movement are just a few examples.

Live entertainment – Kindred Presents page, Sugar Bear & EU, Dance Place, Prince George’s Police Department Band, A Tribute to Maze Featuring the BRENCORE Allstars.

Riverdale, Maryland’s stylish new food hall locked down a respected trio of chefs serving top-tier sushi, hot fried chicken sandwiches, and Korean dishes. Le Fantome, situated at The Station at Riverdale Park Development (4501 Woodberry Street), carves out room for three dedicated dine-in stalls, a full-service bar, and six ghost kitchen vendors.

NASA scientist Sabrina Thompson is combining fashion and STEM to change space flight for women, as well as STEM education for youth. Thompson works remotely, designing orbits and trajectories for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Along with this day job, she runs a fashion company called Girl in Space Club.