Montgomery Co. honors small businesses 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 24, 2013
Tags: maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, News, news briefs, Small business

The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development honored the county’s 33,000-plus small businesses, and in particular singled out companies in eight distinct award categories, at an inaugural Montgomery County Small Business Awards luncheon.

Real Estate Weekly – 5/24/13

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 24, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, Development, maryland, melody simmons, real estate news, real estate notebook, real estate weekly

State readies $8.6M plan to aid Somerset Co. hurricane victims The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is putting the final touches on the state’s $8.6 million plan to help Somerset County residents recover from Hurricane Sandy, offering storm-struck victims a range of options according to their housing needs. Those options include replacing or [...]

Lawyers take pride in representing members of the armed services 

BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: armed services, army, breaking news, Law, lawyers, legal news, marines, maryland, navy

When Steven H. Levin drove to Marine Corps Base Quantico to see a client who had been court-martialed, he asked a guard at the gate how to get to the brig.

Arrest outside bar leads to $72K settlement 

BY: Beth Moszkowicz
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, baltimore city circuit court, board of estimates, maryland, REYES ET AL. V. SANDERS ET AL., Settlement, verdict

The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved this week a $72,000 settlement to resolve a claim by three relatives who alleged that police falsely arrested and assaulted them outside a Federal Hill bar.

Editorial: Lessons from the Rocky Gap boondoggle 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: casino, Editorial, gaming, maryland, Maryland Economic Development Corp., maryland live!, rocky gap, Slots

Perhaps the best that can be said about the casino at Rocky Gap is that it has already produced one winner: the state itself, which was able to rid itself of the ill-conceived albatross that was the Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort.

Christopher Summers: Baltimore’s fiscal future begins now 

BY: Christopher Summers
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, Business, Christopher B. Summers, city council, column, commentary, maryland, Public Financial Management Inc.

The news came like a blindside hit on the quarterback: Three days after the Ravens won the Super Bowl in February, independent financial analysts released a report predicting that Baltimore was on collision course with “financial ruin.”

Catch A Lift Fund asking for donations 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, catch a lift, chris coffland, fund, maryland, news briefs

The Catch A Lift Memorial Fund, a Baltimore-based nonprofit established in memory of Baltimore native Chris Coffland, an Army Reservist who was killed in Afghanistan, is asking people to donate, volunteer or become a corporate sponsor for its unusual mission.

Parking garage collapses at Bethesda mall, killing 1

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: bethesda, collapse, maryland, Montgomery County, montgomery mall, parking garage

BETHESDA — A parking garage has partially collapsed outside a shopping mall in suburban Maryland, and officials say one construction worker who was trapped has died. Montgomery County rescuers were called to the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda just before 2 p.m. Thursday. Officials say it appears a 50,000-pound section of the parking deck collapsed [...]

Choice Hotels launches summer travel campaign 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: Business, choice hotels, maryland, news briefs, rockville

Choice Hotels International Inc., of Rockville, a hotel franchise chain, said it has teamed up with social media site Yelp, the Travel Channel, Food Network and HGTV to launch its Official Hotel of Summer campaign.

Charm City Roller Girls win billboard contest 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 23, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, billboard, charm city roller girls, maryland, news briefs

Charm City Roller Girls, an, amateur, flat-track, female roller derby league, got the most votes from the public in a small-business contest launched by MGH Inc., a Baltimore-based advertising, public relations and design firm.

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