October 2003

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NEW THIS MONTH:
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- COMING EVENT: Learn to Manage Team Conflict at October 8 GBC Seminar
- COMING EVENT: October 21 is GBC's 2004 Business Outlook
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Mayor's Business Recognition Award Nominations Due October 17
- APPLICATIONS DUE: Application Deadline for The Leadership Program is October 13
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GBC NEWS:
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1. New Inner Harbor Master Plan to be Finalized in Weeks
2. GBC Hosts Reception for New Members
3. "Issues & Answers" to Feature Governor Ehrlich in Upcoming Segments
4. Businesses Urged to Participate in Program Teaching High School Students Real-life Job Skills
5. Report Suggests Ways to Alleviate Maryland's Nursing Shortage
6. GBC's Built Environment Committee to Examine Affordable Housing

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MEMBER NEWS
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- Tickets remain for Towson University's Levinson award, "Diner" showing on October 4
- Bank of America celebrates "Topping Off" for Centerpoint
- Nash named vice president, research and development at University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
- Grotech adds new general partner, vice president
- Thomson-DBM survey: job search time for senior executives increased by 65 percent
- TechNite 2003 scheduled for Thursday, October 30
- Five GBC members among 2003 Innovator of the Year winners
- Center for Digital Art & Design to be dedicated in honor of Eddie & Sylvia Brown
- Non-profit community groups in Baltimore, Washington areas eligible for Ober|Kaler support grants
- RGII Technologies wins $1.4 million federal IT contract
- EBL Engineers selected by MBMA as Fire Protection Insurance Counsel
- Struever Bros.' Charles Village Development Team to hold "Office Hours" in September
- MacKenzie Finance completes nearly $18 million in permanent non-recourse financing
- P.W. Feats hires two managers
- UB's Rosenberg Dialogue Series to focus on Baltimore revitalization through public-private partnerships
- Red Cross urges blood donation

For details on these member news headlines and more, click here.

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UPCOMING GBC EVENT NOTES
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.)

1. LEARN TO MANAGE TEAM CONFLICT AT OCTOBER 8 GBC SEMINAR
Have you ever been surprised by conflict within your work team? Learn how to recognize the five early warning signs of workplace conflict at the GBC's October 8 Breakfast Briefing Seminar, "Team Conflict," featuring Sheila Cox, president of Performance Horizons, Inc., a management consulting firm. At the event, which begins at 8:15 a.m. in the GBC Board Room, you will learn three critical strategies for conflict prevention and four techniques that you can use immediately to resolve disagreements and rebuild teamwork in your organization.

As a bonus, all participants may enter a drawing to win a free analysis of their individual leadership style, including a one-on-one coaching session with Cox. The event costs $25 per GBC member and $40 for non-members.

Click here for more information, or contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.


2. OCTOBER 21 IS GBC'S 2004 BUSINESS OUTLOOK
The GBC's Business Outlook 2004 event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, 2003. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program runs from 8:15 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, located at 101 W. Fayette Street in Baltimore.

The event is sponsored by Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP (Premier sponsor); Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams, PA; College Savings Plans of Maryland, EMR, Network 2000, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Villa Julie College; Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP; Bank of America, The Daily Record, Comcast, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Miles & Stockbridge, Piper Rudnick, Baltimore Development Corporation, Nottingham Properties, Inc., American Red Cross Blood Services, and Metro Networks.

The cost of the event is $65 per GBC member/$650 per table of ten; or $90 for non-members/$900 per table of ten. For more information, contact Pat Kirkner, 410-727-2820. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.
Sponsorship opportunities are available! Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35.


3. MAYOR'S BUSINESS RECOGNITION AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 17
The nomination deadline for the 2003 Mayor's Business Recognition Awards is October 17, 2003. The awards, co-sponsored by the Mayor's Office and the Baltimore Development Corporation, are given to companies for specific projects and activities that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community.

Click here for more information, or contact Pat Kirkner, GBC Director of Business Services, at 410-727-2820, x11. Click here for a nomination form.


4. APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS OCTOBER 13
The Leadership, a yearlong program sponsored by the GBC, is seeking candidates for its class of 2004. Baltimore-area executives from business, non-profit and government are invited to apply no later than Monday, October 13, 2003. Selection is based on professional and volunteer leadership, judgment, civic activity, concern for the community, and potential to help build a better Baltimore. Applications are available on The Leadership's website or by calling Tricia Ellis at 410-727-2820, ext. 22 or Jan Houbolt, ext. 39.

Click here for an application from The Leadership program.

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GBC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.)

Tuesday, October 7
Education Committee, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Liz Pettengill, 410-727-2820, x41. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Wednesday, October 8
GBC Breakfast Briefing Seminar, "Team Conflict: Recognize the Early Warning Signs;" 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. - Registration, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. - Program. Guest Speaker: Sheila Cox, president, Performance Horizons, Inc. Cost: $25 for GBC members; $40 for non-members. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Click here for more information, or click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

Wednesday, October 8
GBC Business Education Advisory Committee, 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Wednesday, October 15
Hospitality/Tourism Industry Group, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Thursday, October 16
Public Safety Committee, Noon - 1:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Devon Dodson, 410-727-2820, x40. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Tuesday, October 21
GBC Business Outlook 2004, 7:30 a.m.- Registration, 8:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Program.
Sponsored by: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP (Premier sponsor);
Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams, PA; College Savings Plans of Maryland, EMR, Network 2000, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Villa Julie College; Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP; Bank of America, The Daily Record, Comcast, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Miles & Stockbridge, Piper Rudnick, Baltimore Development Corporation, Nottingham Properties, Inc., American Red Cross Blood Services, Metro Networks
Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, 101 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore
Cost: $65 per GBC members/$650 per table of ten; $90 for non-members/$900 per table of ten
Contact Pat Kirkner, 410-727-2820, x11. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

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GBC NEWS
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1. NEW INNER HARBOR MASTER PLAN TO BE FINALIZED IN WEEKS
A team of consultants should produce the final version of a new master plan for Baltimore's Inner Harbor by early October, according to officials from the Baltimore Development Corporation and the Baltimore City Department of Planning.

Paul Dombrowski, director of the BDC's design and planning team, and Laurie Feinberg, urban design division manager for the city Department of Planning, reviewed key elements of the proposed new master plan for members of the GBC's Hospitality/Tourism Industry Group on September 9.

Click here for more about the Inner Harbor Master Plan.


2. GBC HOSTS RECEPTION FOR NEW MEMBERS
Almost 20 new members of the Greater Baltimore Committee attended a reception hosted by the GBC on September 11. GBC President Donald C. Fry described the history, accomplishments, and current priorities of the GBC and explained how they can maximize the value of their membership by becoming involved in GBC events and committees.

Click here for a list of new GBC members.


3. "ISSUES & ANSWERS" TO FEATURE GOVERNOR EHRLICH IN UPCOMING SEGMENTS
"Issues & Answers," the public affairs program produced by Comcast in partnership with the GBC, will feature a 10-part segment with Governor Ehrlich from mid-October through mid-November. The schedule of Ehrlich's appearances on the show will be posted on the GBC website in October.

In the meantime, guests through mid-October will discuss the state budget and legislative issues. They include Sen. Nancy Jacobs, Senate Chair, Harford County Delegation; Del. Frank Turner, House Chair, Howard County Delegation; Del. Joseph Minnick, House Chair, Baltimore County Delegation; Robert McCord, Legislative Liaison, Harford County Dept. of Law; and Sen. Robert Kittleman, Senate Chair, Howard County Delegation.

Click here for "Issues & Answers" times, channels and schedule of guests.


4. BUSINESSES URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REAL-LIFE JOB SKILLS
More than 100 employee volunteers from Northrop Grumman are mentors to Baltimore City high school students through a program designed for students with an interest in engineering and science. Denise Christopher Millner and Ted Imes from Northrop Grumman explained the program, entitled "WORTHY" (Worthwhile to Help High School Youth), to the GBC Education Committee in September to lay out a framework for how businesses can partner with schools, a key area of focus for the Education Committee this year.

Click here for more on the WORTHY program.


5. REPORT SUGGESTS WAYS TO ALLEVIATE MARYLAND'S NURSING SHORTAGE
Maryland's health care industry faces a continuing shortage of health care workers that will grow to a deficit of 17,000 registered nurses by the year 2012, according to Dr. Barbara Heller of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. As the executive director for the university's Center for Health Workforce Development, Heller co-authored a study on Maryland's nursing shortage and described the report's findings at a recent meeting of the GBC's Health Care Committee.

Click here for more about the report.


6. GBC'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The Greater Baltimore Committee's Built Environment Committee will examine affordable housing issues in Baltimore, after reviewing on September 18 the results of a report on neighborhood investment that compares Baltimore to three similar cities in their efforts to reinvest in the housing stock of their communities.

Click here for more on the report.