GBC NEWS

1. GBC calls new alternative teacher certification requirement "onerous"
2. JHU's Charles Center exhibit highlights GBC role
3. GBC report prompts creation of new private partnership to improve Baltimore's harbor waterfront
4. Business Outlook 2006: GBC panelists forecast easing growth, tight housing supply and cautious investors
5. Greater Baltimore Committee to hold Bioscience Awards Program
6. Draft MDOT capital budget maintains Red Line; leaves Green Line unfunded

GBC EVENTS

COMING EVENTS:
November 14: GBC 2005 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards Ceremony, 5:30 p.m., The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture - For a full description of the award categories and to submit a nomination, click here.
December 9: Mayor's Business Recognition Awards Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel - For more information or to submit a nomination, contact Chris Fabula, 410-727-2828, x36.
December 13: Nano and Biotechnology; A Winning Combination, A New Growth Industry, 8:00 a.m., The Center Club, 100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS (See the GBC Calendar for details)
October 20: Public Safety & Legal Affairs Commitee Meeting, Noon, Speaker: Gary McLhinney, Maryland Transportation Authority Chief of Police, Topic: Security at the Port of Baltimore, GBC Board Room
October 27: Built Environment & Regional Transportation Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room
November 1: Education Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

MEMBER NEWS HEADLINES

• Walden wins SPJ Lifetime Achievement Award
  
• Summers joins Ballard Spahr, new lawyer bolsters litigation department
  
• Baltimore Sun Business Columnist Bill Atkinson joins Baltimore office of Weber Shandwick
  
• MacKenzie Management Corporation hires Property Manager for The Rotunda
  
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Promotes Dr. Jon Shematek To Vice President for Quality and Medical Policy
  

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NEW MEMBER PROFILES

• Asset Strategy Consultants
  
• Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Inc.
  
• Harford Community College
  

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