Recent Articles from Pete Pichaske
Company culture a key defense against cyberattacks, experts say
While companies are taking a greater interest in cybersecurity than they used to, one expert says, it’s often not enough.
Real Time Medical gets funding boost for innovative tracking system
Maryland-based Real Time Medical just landed $20 million in funding to expand its already fast-growing business.
Artificial technology’s impact on the law likely to be widespread
When a small group of scientists gathered at Dartmouth College in 1956 to discuss artificial intelligence (and in the process, coin a term), it’s likely they had no idea that […]
Maryland counties grapple with controlling growth of solar farms
Anne Arundel County has imposed a ban on industrial solar operations, then enacted a moratorium on using agricultural land for solar fields. Frederick County has adopted temporary moratorium on the […]
SBA help still available for businesses hurt by pandemic
The number of vaccinated Americans of all ages is climbing, schools are reopening and social gatherings are on the rise. But for many small businesses, the pain and havoc caused […]
Online mediation here to stay, say Maryland lawyers, mediators
Like other legal issues, personal injury cases have been upended during the pandemic, forcing many cases to be delayed and those that went forward to be done online.
Nurse legal consultants emerge as key players in litigation
When lawyers need an expert to help with a medical-related case – a malpractice lawsuit or personal injury case, for instance – they need a physician, right? Not necessarily. Legal […]
Maryland startup taps barbershops to ease health care disparities
A Columbia-based company works to reduce health disparities among minorities by connecting them with health resources at their local barber shop.
Maryland medical professionals putting renewed emphasis on stroke prevention
A study published six months ago in the American Heart Association journal Stroke found that stroke rates, while declining generally, are on the rise among adults younger than 45.
Pandemic taught Md. small businesses to diversify supply chains
At the height of the pandemic, Lou Santoni, president of Santoni’s Marketplace and Catering, was getting only about two-thirds of the supplies he ordered, and he had to close […]
Maryland colleges say virtual classes are here to stay
Even as Maryland’s colleges and universities prepare to welcome students back to classrooms in the fall – or, in some cases, already have – most of those schools also are […]
Credit unions ramping up financial planning services
COVID-19 wreaked financial havoc on many Maryland families, prompting the state’s largest credit union, the State Employees Credit Union, to step in to help. “Financial wellness is central to what […]

















