GBC NEWS

1. East side bioscience groundbreaking marks milestone in region's bioscience growth
2. Some business priorities survive General Assembly's partisan politics
3. GBC wins communication award for "Bridging the Gap" initiative
4. More than 400 baseball fans in business attire attended GBC Lunch with the Orioles on April 6
5. Academics, not finances, rank as top challenge for incoming college students

GBC EVENTS

COMING EVENTS:
May 16: GBC BioParks Breakfast Briefing, 8:30 a.m., Ecker Business Training Center of Howard Community College, Columbia
May 22: GBC 2006 Annual Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore
June 21: GBC 2006 Golf Classic, 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start, Greystone Golf Course, White Hall

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS (See the GBC Calendar for details)
April 26: Hospitality/Tourism Commitee Meeting, Noon, Speaker: Lisa Ellis Maar, Manager, Cruise Market Development, Maryland Port Administration, Topic: Update on Cruise Maryland at Baltimore; cruise line business in Baltimore; & how the Port Administration works with the hospitality industry, GBC Board Room
April 27: Built Environment & Regional Transportation Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Topic: Gateway project and update on the inclusionary zoning task force, GBC Board Room
May 3: Technology Policy Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room
May 9: Health Care Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

MEMBER NEWS HEADLINES

• University of Maryland Dental School signs deal with Nobel Biocare
  
• KAWG&F shareholder receives U.S. Small Business Administration's 2006 Women in Business Champion of the Year Award
  
• IRC Real Estate Services merges with MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC; strengthens industrial division
  
• Better care, education, opportunity focus of May 18 Juvenile Justice Conference of Maryland at AACC
  
• Exceptional Software Strategies celebrating 10 years
  
• Baltimore Waterfront Festival returns April 27-30 at the Inner Harbor; celebrating Volvo Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006
  
• BCCC's 27th Annual Fashion Show Sunday, April 30 at Pier 5 Hotel
  

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NEW MEMBERS

• The Baltimore Examiner
• Mid Atlantic Health Staffing, Inc.
• The Projection Group
• RWD Technologies, Inc.

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