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August 23, 2019

Tour & Taste of the Region

Do One or Do Both!

Thursday, September 19th | Tour 4-5pm/Taste 5-7pm

Come on the virtual tour to learn about all the growth in our region and then cap it with a tasting and great networking ($35). Or just come to the Taste anytime between 5pm-7pm for great food, drinks, entertainment, and networking (just $15)!

Tour/Taste

Member Spotlight

Odenton Self Storage

A Self Storage Facility located across from Fort Meade Base, Near 32:

Climate Controlled Units

Gated Community

24 Hour Surveillance

Pay Online

Keypad Entry

Access 365 days a year

Month to Month Lease

Gated Vehicle Storage

We also Sell Boxes and Supplies!

Contact Angela D. Robinson , Manager

at 410-674-5000 or manager@odentonselfstorage.com

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Member Spotlight

" The networking is awesome! I like always being informed or if I have a question someone is there to help, like today! I had a question and called and [CMC] was so pleasant answered all my concerns and updated me [they were] fantastic! "

Live! Hotel Earns Prestigious

Four Diamond Rating From AAA

The Cordish Companies today announced that its flagship LIVE! HOTEL, located at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, Maryland, has earned the coveted AAA Four Diamond Rating to become the only accommodation in Anne Arundel County and the BWI Airport District, in the heart of the Baltimore/Washington corridor, to receive this recognition.

Nationwide, only six percent of the 27,000 AAA Inspected & Approved hotels receive the Four Diamond status. With this achievement, Live! Casino & Hotel joins a prestigious group of high-end luxury hotels to hold this rating.

“The first priority for all of our properties is to provide our guests with a best-in-class experience every time they visit. We are proud to receive this incredible honor for Live! Hotel and to be nationally-recognized as a premiere luxury destination among the elite in the industry,” said David Cordish, Chairman of The Cordish Companies.

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Opportunity Zone Fund Aims to Raise $100M — Invest in Prince George's County

College Park's Verte Opportunity Zone Fund Inc. is aiming to raise $100 million to invest in startups across the country, according to its CEO.

The fund will invest, as its name suggests, in startups and other growing companies based in or moving to federally-recognized "opportunity zones," in which investors can see capital gains taxes reduced or even completely eliminated. The zones were created by Congress in the tax-reform bill passed in late 2017, and while many companies have crafted funds focused on real estate, only a few are targeting companies.

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DefTech Free Info Session Webinar

Friday, September 9th | 10:00AM - 10:30AM

Are you an entrepreneur looking for technology to complement your innovation?

Are you an investor interested in transforming DoD technology to a commercial application?

Join this 30 minute webinar to learn about the new DefTech program which can help with:

Searches for patents from the NSA and other DoD Research Labs in Maryland
Connections to product development resources
Guidance through the technology licensing process

Membership 101

Thursday, September 19th | 9:00AM - 10:00AM

Jump start your business by attending Membership 101! This free program introduces benefits of membership and gives you ideas that can help you grow your business.

Membership provides a strong network of business contacts throughout Central Maryland, career-enhancing professional training, new business referrals, networking opportunities, pro-business advocacy support and money saving discounts. Belonging to the Central Maryland Chamber can help you grow your business.

This meeting is FREE to current members that want a refresher and future members that want to better understand all of the chamber's resources