KLNB has announced the sale of the Mike’s Train House building in Columbia for $14.5 million. The 123,000-square-foot building is located at 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive in Columbia Gateway Business Park
and is the only warehouse/distribution building within Gateway.
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Alignable’s Latest Pulse Poll taken among 38,500 small business owners from April 17-20, 2020, shows only 8% have received money, and another 14% were approved for it, but aren’t sure when or if it’s coming. Beyond that, 72% of small business owners who applied for the loans haven’t been approved yet.
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Maryland schools will be closed at least until May 15, said Karen Salmon, state superintendent of schools. Aside from the scramble to ensure continuity of learning, public elementary, high schools, colleges and universities are also dealing with economic loss, student hunger and developing plans to resume operations when the restrictions are lifted.
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The Produce Alliance Foundation, the charity arm of Produce Alliance, LLC and their distributor Keany Produce, will provide fresh produce boxes the Laurel Police Department on Thursday, April 23 at the Partnership Hall Activity Center.
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The University of Maryland Capital Region Health has announced the reopening and of the temporary expansion of UM Laurel Medical Center and provided additional details on the future use of the facility in response to COVID-19.
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Leadership Anne Arundel (LAA) has announced its 2020 New Leaders Honorees, which were nominated by LAA Alumni and the community at large. Nominees were selected based on commencing an accepted, appointed or elected leadership role that serves and/or impacts the Anne Arundel County Community.
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The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) has announced it will contribute an additional $100,000 of rapid relief funds in a second wave of funding to help mitigate the damage of COVID-19 across Howard County. Its
board of trustees unanimously passed the resolution to release the funds.
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To increase understanding of how the Paycheck Protection Program (P3) application process worked (or didn’t), Maryland Nonprofits is asking that all nonprofits complete its brief survey about the P3 and to take the survey regardless of whether it has already submitted a P3 application.
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“Part of our COVID-19 response includes planning for a likely patient surge in the state of Maryland. We have installed field hospitals on our Annapolis campus and are developing architectural plans to modify interior spaces to further increase capacity."
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The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone, announced $45,821,890 in funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Child Care and Development Block Grant.
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Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced a $113.7 million federal grant to modernize and construct new facilities at Meade High School. Anne Arundel County is contributing $28.5 million in matching grant funding for a total investment of $142.2 million.
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released his fiscal Operating Budget. During a challenging fiscal climate, significant efforts were made to maintain core services and support priorities, including education, public safety, and health.
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a Solar Power Purchasing Agreement with KDC Solar, Inc. that would cover approximately 30 percent of the total annual electricity use for County government operations, at no capital cost to the County.
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The Howard County Chamber will be highlighted in the June issue of The Business Monthly. All members of the Chamber are invited to participate in this special section. Each year, this special section informs our community about the important role the Chamber plays in the success of our community. Find out more
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