Constellation, Exelon give science center $1.8M
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: charity, conservation, Constellation Energy, Energy, energy exhibit, Exelon Corp., Maryland Science Center, Multimedia
Constellation Energy and its parent company, Chicago-based Exelon Corp., announced a combined $1.8 million donation to the Maryland Science Center for the creation of a new, state-of-the-art energy exhibit. Expected to open in late 2013, the multimedia, interactive exhibit will contain detailed displays about how energy is produced, and how it can be conserved and [...]
Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: AAA, driving, Economy, flying, gas, gas prices, jobs, memorial day, summer travel, Tourism, travel, travelzoo, u.s. travel association
NEW YORK — Cheaper gas won’t be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They’re still too worried about their jobs and the economy. Economists and tourism experts are expecting only a small uptick in summer travelers. Gas prices are lower, but still high enough to keep some Americans off the [...]
Drop-in daycare centers thriving in Anne Arundel
BY: The Capital of Annapolis
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, at my time childcare, child care, day care, maryland, Maryland Child Care Resource Network, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, services, short-term
ANNAPOLIS — At My Time Childcare, Jaiden Hendley and Katherine Hedinger express themselves with Play-Doh. For 4-year-old Jaiden, that means pounding out a pancake and dousing it with fake syrup. And for Katherine, also 4, that means organizing the bottles and creating the occasional insect. This is all while they are under the eyes of [...]
Small firm’s expansion part of Harford trend
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, Bizerba Controller Cheryl Ziemblicki, Bizerba Label Solutions, Business, harford county, Harford County Office of Economic Development, maryland
The recent expansion of a suburban label making plant has pushed the number of small manufacturing jobs in Harford County to just over 6,000, economic development officials there say. The move in mid-March by Bizerba Label Solutions from a 25,000-square-foot facility to a 60,000-square-foot plant in Joppa has led to the hiring of three new [...]
Natives from G8 nations eye summit in Maryland
BY: The Frederick-News Post
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: frederick, g8, maryland, obama, summit, thurmont
FREDERICK — Perhaps it’s fitting that Joe Cohen celebrates his birthday July 4. Cohen owns Classic Cigars and British Goodies on North Market Street in downtown Frederick. He came to America three decades ago, intent on upgrading to the American dream, having lived through rations during World War II as a boy. “People come here [...]
Sign-up ends for Md. state Park Quest contest
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: hagerstown, maryland, maryland park service, Park Quest, state park
HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Park Service says registration has ended for a statewide contest that involves visiting state parks. It took less than two hours Monday for 1,000 teams to register for the fifth season of Park Quest 2012. The teams must include at least one adult and are limited to 10 people. The game [...]
Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: advertisers, alibaba group, board of directors, carol bartz, daniel loeb, employees, facebook, google, internet, ross levinsohn, roy bostock, scott thompson, securities and exchange commission, silicon valley, yahoo!
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SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received. The troubled Internet company’s next challenge will be convincing its restless shareholders and demoralized employees that the turnaround work started during Thompson’s tumultuous four-month stint as CEO won’t [...]
Best Buy founder steps down as chairman after CEO probe
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: audit, best buy, brian dunn, CEO, chairman, company policy, hatim tyabji, resignation, richard schulze, shareholders
NEW YORK — Best Buy said Monday its founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman after an investigation found that he knew that the CEO was having a relationship with a female employee and failed to alert the audit committee. The company also said that despite the fact that its audit committee found that [...]
Officials: Maryland company distributed tainted starter
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 11, 2012
Tags: Department of Health and Human Services, maryland, N.C. Department of Agriculture, outbreak, salmonella, tempeh online
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Officials say a Maryland company distributed an ingredient that triggered a salmonella outbreak that’s made almost 60 Buncombe County residents sick. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported the state Department of Health and Human Services confirms that a culture starter for tempeh had the type of salmonella that caused the outbreak. Authorities say Tempeh [...]
Special Focus Section: Finance 
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 11, 2012
Tags: Capital, finance, focus section, investment firms, The Daily Record, wealth management
The Daily Record’s latest Focus Section looks at how lawyers and financial planners work together on wealth management services, what investment firms are doing to lure back clients and where start-ups can look for capital. Click on the arrow icon in the top-left corner to see a full-screen version.
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