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Upcoming Events August 28- Elected Officials Meet & Greet September 4- YPN Mixer Welcome New Members! Cazbar Howard LLC Power 6 Group Remodel Rx Happy Anniversary!  17 YEARS Smile Savers Dentistry 14 YEARS Paychex, Inc. 11 YEARS The Vertical Connection Carpet One 4 YEARS Candlelight Concert Society 3 YEARS Chesapeake Hearing Centers, Inc. Girls on the Run of Central Maryland Lincoln College of Technology Millennium Marketing Solutions 1 YEAR Beth Comeau, MD LLC Penacity, LLC

UPCOMING EVENTS

Elected Officials Meet & Greet

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM La Palapa Grill & Cantina  8307 Main Street  Ellicott City, MD 21043 REGISTER HERE The Chamber will be collecting school supplies for the back to School Drive for the Howard County Public School System at this event. Items Needed: Marble composition books 1-subject spiral notebooks 5-subject spiral notebooks College ruled paper Wide ruled paper Pocket folders Index cards Colored pencil pack Crayon pack Colored markers pack Highlighters – yellow, pink Pencils Pens – blue, black Binders – 1 ½ , 2, and 3 inch Dividers Glue sticks Blunt scissors Pointed tip scissors Erasers Rulers

YPN Mixer

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 3150 Columbia, MD 21044 REGISTER HERE

SAVE THE DATE

2019 County Executive's Small Business Summit

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Inn Columbia East - Jessup  7900 Washington Blvd  Jessup, MD 20794 REGISTER HERE

2019 ANNUAL CHAMBER PARTNERS

CHAMBER NEWS

Howard County Chamber Intercity Visit Taking Form

Efforts to take a group of 20-30 business and civic leaders alongside County Executive Calvin Ball and elected and appointed officials to Somerset County, New Jersey beginning to take form. To view the draft itinerary, click here . Visit dates will be September 15-17. Attendees will study and discuss best practices in economic and community development, flood mitigation, and environmental stewardship.  We are looking to provide scholarship opportunities to a few Elected and Appointed Officials to join our Intercity Visit in Somerset County, NJ. If you are interested in contributing to this scholarship please contact the Howard County Chamber at (410) 730-4111.

REGISTER HERE

The Chamber is Heading to Portugal! Register Today!

CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS

' Live Where You Work' Affordable Housing Program Launches  in Downtown Columbia

County Executive Ball and the Columbia Downtown Housing Corporation signed an MOU to launch the 'Live Where You Work' program. The program will provide rental subsidies and home ownership seminars to low and moderate-income residents who work for HCGH and seek to live near their workplace in Downtown Columbia.

County Council Announces New Administrator

County Council announced that Diane Schwartz Jones will serve as the new Council Administrator, taking over for Jessica Feldmark. Before taking this position, Jones served as the Director of the Department of Permitting Services for Montgomery County. In her new position Jones will direct the legislative activities and orchestrate daily operations of the County Council.

MARYLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDUP Policymakers, as well as representatives from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as confirmed speakers who will be addressing a number of important topics including healthcare, cybersecurity, education, immigration, and many more. This event is an opportunity to meet directly with policymakers and business leaders on Capitol Hill.  REGISTER HERE

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