GBC NEWS

• O’Malley bill would improve key tax credit incentive for commercial revitalization
  Governor O'Malley has proposed legislation that would extend and greatly strengthen MD's tax credit program for rehabilitating historic buildings and make needed adjustments to a key statewide economic development incentive.
  
  
• David Gregory to be featured speaker at 2009 GBC Annual Meeting on May 5
  David Gregory, NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator, will be a featured speaker at the 2009 GBC Annual Meeting on May 5 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore.
  
  
• MTA to double parking at West Baltimore MARC station
  The Maryland Transit Administration plans to construct two new commuter parking lots for West Baltimore’s MARC state that would add 400 spaces – doubling the station’s parking capacity, an MTA official told the Greater Baltimore Committee.
  
  
• GBC's Fry: Using stimulus funds to plug state operating budget holes
  Congress’s recent passage of the $787 billion federal stimulus package no doubt triggered sighs of relief in Annapolis. The federal windfall of several billion dollars headed Maryland’s way will provide a temporary fiscal relief..

GBC EVENTS

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May 5

GBC Business & Professional Development Series: The Future of Learning for Business Leaders, 7:30 a.m., Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 10 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

GBC 2009 Bioscience Awards Ceremony, 8:00 a.m., Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

GBC Bridging the Gap Speaker Series: Taxation Strategies for Your Business, 7:30 a.m., Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202

GBC Baltimore Business Mixer, 5:30 p.m., S I L O P O I N T, 1200 Steuart Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

GBC 2009 Lunch with the Orioles, 11:30 a.m., Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel (formerly The Wyndham) 101 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

GBC Energy Symposium, 8:00 a.m., UMB BioPark, Building II, 801 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

GBC 2009 Annual Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Baltimore, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Mar. 10

Mar. 18

Mar. 19

Mar. 31

Health Care Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

Technology Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee Meeting, noon, GBC Board Room

Emerging Business Council Meeting, noon, GBC Board Room

NEW MEMBERS

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