Two Maryland startup companies have a couple hundred thousand dollars extra to play with following the latest distribution from the state’s $84 million InvestMaryland program.Two Maryland startup companies have a couple hundred thousand dollars extra to play with following the latest distribution from the state’s $84 million InvestMaryland program.

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A local venture capital firm will invest $12 million of state money in early-stage, innovative technology companies as part of a state-run program aiming to boost startup success in Maryland.

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Who needs another casino? The Maryland State Lottery Agency enjoyed its 15th-straight record-breaking year in fiscal 2012, selling $1.8 billion in tickets more than $500 million of which went to the state. The lottery also manages the state’s casinos, which ...

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The themes that emerged in 2011 were largely standard fare in Annapolis and the Maryland business community — malfeasance by those who serve in government, big initiatives to support biotech and high-tech companies, high hopes for gambling to ease the ...

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CAMBRIDGE — State economic development officials urged local leaders on Wednesday to identify large projects that could be eligible for expedited state review and small businesses that need a boost from Maryland’s newest financing program. Both initiatives are central to ...

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Tune into President Obama’s jobs speech Thursday and you may see a familiar face in the crowd. Gov. Martin O’Malley will attend the president’s economic speech before a joint session of Congress, the governor’s office revealed Wednesday. A spokeswoman for ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley installed a nine-member board Wednesday to oversee the state’s planned venture capital fund that, if all goes as planned, will pump at least $70 million into young, high-tech companies. “For a modern economy to create jobs we ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley installed a nine-member board Wednesday to oversee the state’s planned venture capital fund that, if all goes as planned, will pump at least $70 million into young, high-tech companies. “For a modern economy to create jobs we ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s state-run venture fund was signed into law Thursday, but small, high-tech firms will have to wait more than a year to get a piece of the $70 million earmarked for the program. And the bill for Invest ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers Monday night agreed to send millions in subsidies to Maryland horse tracks, votes that came with 20 minutes to spare before their midnight deadline to pass legislation. The 40-5 vote in the Senate and 107-27 vote in ...

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