GBC NEWS

1. Eight firms named winners of GBC's first Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards
2. Zerhouni: Baltimore region 'well-positioned' for life sciences industry growth
3. DC-area's 'Queen of Schmooze' to be featured at Oct. 27 GBC Breakfast Briefing
4. GBC Study: Region has capacity for strong minority business development
5. 300 GBC members hear forecasts from Towson's Caret and economic experts
6. Lee Hecht Harrison: Today's executives seek balance amid contradictions

GBC EVENTS
COMING EVENT: October 21 Baltimore Transit Alliance Special Preview of Red Line
COMING EVENT: October 27 Breakfast Briefing - How to Work a Crowd

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS (See the GBC Calendar for details):
- October 21: Public Safety Committee, Noon, GBC Board Room
- November 2: Education Committee, 8 a.m., GBC Board Room

MEMBER NEWS HEADLINES
- Piper Rudnick and California's Gray Cary announce merger
- UMB establishes $8 Million presidential scholarship fund
- Heritage Properties breaks ground in Towson
- UMBC biotech workshop is Oct. 22
- Bank of America Foundation awards $10,000 to MPT
- Baltimore County Chamber inducts KCI's Neimeyer into Business Hall of Fame

NEW MEMBER PROFILES
- CHRA Pathways to Success
- The Maryland School for the Blind
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore, Inc.
- Eleanor Carey & Associates
- K Bank
- Sue-Ann's Office Supply, Inc.

[Details and more new member profiles]