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Private equity real estate firm acquires St. Mary’s County shopping center
Private equity real estate firm AmCap Inc. announced the acquisition of First Colony Center in St. Mary’s County.
Judiciary’s electronic filing expands to southern Maryland
Maryland’s electronic case management system has expanded to southern Maryland
Joe Surkiewicz: In Southern Maryland, doing more with less
For victims of domestic violence in Southern Maryland, it’s a lifeline. The Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy helps and supports victims, almost exclusively women, many of whom have been repeatedly assaulted, raped and emotionally abused by their partners.
Sierra Club may go to high court on Cove Point
An environmental group is disputing the Court of Special Appeals’ ruling last week that Dominion Resources Inc. is permitted to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal in Southern Maryland and said Tuesday it is weighing another appeal.
Energy firm eyes shale bed under Southern Md.
ANNAPOLIS — While most eyes in the debate on fracking are on the Marcellus Shale region in Western Maryland, a smaller gas basin underneath Southern Maryland is drawing a Texas-based energy company’s attention. Shore Exploration and Production Corp. has leased 84,000 acres of land in Virginia in relation to the Taylorsville basin, which is mostly […]
Malfunction shuts down Calvert Cliffs plant reactor
LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says one of two nuclear reactors at the Calvert Cliffs power plant shut down automatically after a malfunction. Calvert Cliffs spokesman Kory Raftery says valves that feed turbines in Unit 2 unexpectedly shut down Wednesday evening and the reactor was taken offline. He says workers at the southern Maryland […]
Court OKs Cove Point LNG export plans
Richmond, Va.-based Dominion announced Friday that it will move forward with plans to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point facility in Southern Maryland.
Murray joins Greenspring Energy as sales manager
John Murray has joined Greenspring Energy as area sales manger for Arundel County, southern Maryland and portions of the Eastern Shore. As a sales manager for Greenspring Energy, a regional provider of solar and efficiency products and solutions, Murray works with customers to assess their energy utility patterns and develop customized solutions to significantly and […]
Red Cross consolidates Maryland operation to cut costs
HAGERSTOWN — The American Red Cross says it’s cutting 17 full-time staff positions across western, central and southern Maryland. The nonprofit organization said Thursday it must consolidate operations in the Chesapeake region to reduce costs. Spokesman Doug Lent says the budget for disaster relief isn’t affected. Lent says offices in Cumberland and La Plata will […]
Schools in southern Maryland remain closed after Irene
WASHINGTON — Schools in areas of southern Maryland that were hit hard by Hurricane Irene are still closed. All schools in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties will be closed Wednesday. And in Anne Arundel County, about 15 schools remained closed. In Howard County, all schools were open with the exception of Atholton High School. One […]
Interactive: Recovering from recession in Southern Maryland
Click on the yellow hotspots on the map to hear from businesses and economic development officials in Maryland’s southern counties.
Federal spending fuels Southern Maryland
LA PLATA — In a business park of red brick buildings and ornate marble fountains, programmers at Zekiah Technologies are engineering the next generation of software that will help the U.S. government and military respond to natural disasters and terrorist attacks. Zekiah’s neighbors include defense industry giant Scientific Applications International Corp. and Facchina, a family […]
