Dorsey MARC station and Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station are the next transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in focus for the Maryland Department of Transportation. The agency is also exploring the Odenton MARC station and considering TOD near Bowie State University, said MDOT’s Nimisha Sharma….

Angela Wilson was named vice president of public relations and marketing at Doctors Community Health System (DCHS). Wilson will lead DCHS’ public relations and marketing department and also serves as the chief of staff to its president. She joined this system in 2012. Wilson has more than 20 years of experience developing, implementing and measuring…

Dr. Nat’e Guyton, RN, MSN, NE-BC, CPHIMS, has been named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) Midtown Campus. She came to UMMC Midtown from Spok Inc., a health care communications company headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, where she served as chief nursing officer for…

The University of Maryland’s medical school will receive a $750,000 federal grant to train doctors to serve in rural areas, as the country experiences a shortage in those posts….

McDaniel College President Roger N. Casey was name chair of the Centennial Athletic Conference Presidents Council and was appointed to the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group. As chair of the Centennial Conference, he works with the conference’s executive director and serves as the lead presidential representative for the 11 Centennial Conference institutions, including McDaniel,Bryn…

Judges and court employees are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that prohibits sharing audio or video of criminal court proceedings. The “broadcast ban” has been on the books since 1981 and prevents individuals from broadcasting recordings of criminal cases even if they were lawfully obtained from…

Some of Route One Apparel’s merchandise sold at Joseph’s Department Store in Havre de Grace. (Submitted Photo) A Maryland retailer is testing out the Las Vegas market, thanks to a little bit of luck. Crab Corner in Las Vegas, advertised as a Maryland-style crab house created by Maryland-raised brothers, will feature merchandise from a Maryland…

Maryland Humanities is seeking nominations for new members to join its volunteer board of directors. Nominees should have a passion for the humanities as well as a deep commitment to itsw mission of engaging Marylanders in lifelong learning in the humanities, inspiring the open exchange of ideas and enriching Maryland communities. Both self-nominations and those…

Researchers at the Rockville-based Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR)  received $1 million from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense) to advance its work developing wearable sensors that measure biochemical information to diagnose disease. IBBR Fellow Dr. Gregory Payne, a research professor with IBBR, is principal investigator on the award….

Christopher Holt After expanding its Maryland business through a merger this spring, Orrstown Financial Services Inc. has hired former BB&T Regional President Christopher D. Holt to head up its operations in the Old Line state. Holt has been named the first-ever Maryland region market president for Orrstown, the Shippensburg-based parent of Orrstown Bank. “Chris…