August 1, 2014

Preliminary Design for forthcoming Mays Chapel Elementary School in Baltimore County, courtesy of BCPS

State Releases Proposed School Construction Local Cost-Share Percentages

By regulation every three years the Board of Public Works is required to revise the State-Local Cost Share Percentages that determine the State funding participation for individual projects approved in the annual Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Public School Construction Program recently released the proposed Cost Share Percentages that will apply to the FY16-18 CIPs. (Read more)

Pension System Earns 14.37% in Fiscal 2014

Opinion: In Teaching Math, Americans Innovate But Don't Execute

State Announces $4.5M in Pre-K Grants

MSDE Assembles Adequacy Funding Study Stakeholder Group

Howard County Council Enhances Benefits for Volunteer Fire and EMS

US Department of Education Hires New State and Local Team Members

White House Launches Rural Investment Fund

Congress Reaches Agreement on Temporary Funding Plan for Transportation

Local Income Tax: Sluggish Growth Continues

Property Assessment Workgroup Holds Second Meeting

Doubling Your Dollars and Outcomes - Innovative Approaches for Funding and Financing Projects

Sustainable Growth Commission Ponders Key IRR Recommendations

MACo Submits Comments on State's Zero Waste Plan

Susquehanna/Conowingo Environmental Impact Statement Released for Comment

Emerging Trends for Geographic Information System Technology

Sustainable Growth Commission to Examine Rural Economic Development & Growth Issues

Working with Congress at MACo's Summer Conference

A Conversation with Governor Glendening at MACo's Summer Conference

MACoCon: 2 Things You Should Do TODAY (if you haven't already)

Pickleball and Rock Walls and WiFi, Oh My! Changing Expectations for County Recreation Departments

Alzheimer's, Autism, and Dementia: Improving Endangered Missing Persons Response

Washington County Commission on Aging Takes Eligibility Determinations on the Road

Obama Administration Officials Tour Montgomery County Jail

Local Public Campaign Financing Stalls in Montgomery County

Governor Touts Commitment to Address Rising Heroin Deaths

Washington County Receives Grant to Assist with Business Expansion

SMILE for the Camera - Higher Ground Media, Official #MACoCon Photographer

Stantec Supports 2014 #MACoCon

MDOT Releases Bid to Build Purple Line

Learn More About the Maryland Association of Community Colleges at MACoCon

PLAY with Cunningham Recreation/GameTime

Dates to Remember:

Last Day to Pre-Register for MACo's Summer Conference: Friday, August 8, 2014

MACo Summer Conference - August 13-16, 2014
Registration Brochure
Online Registration
Reduced Hotel Rates List
Sponsorship Brochure
Exhibitor Brochure
Golf Tournament Registration Form

Corporate Partner Profile: NAIOP Maryland, Inc.

MACo Welcomes NAIOP Maryland, Inc. as a Bronze Corporate Partner

The Maryland Chapters of NAIOP represent more than 700 companies involved in commercial, industrial and mixed use real estate. Established in 1967 as the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, today NAIOP is the nation's leading advocate for companies involved in commercial construction, land development, brokerage, property management, finance, architecture, engineering and law. For more information, please visit www.naiopmd.org. NAIOP MD is a MACo Bronze Partner.

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