GBC LEADER - June 12, 2009

June 12, 2009

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TOP GBC PRIORITIES

Regional Transportation. Advocate for the development of a comprehensive integrated transportation network & regional transit system.
Bioscience. Coordinate business support and advocacy for bioscience industry growth.
Bridging the Gap. Strengthening minority and women-owned businesses in the region.
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Prepare for growth and BRAC-related infrastructure needs.
Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Develop teamwork between Maryland's two metropolitan regions on business climate issues.
Energy Solutions for Maryland. Developing solutions to address Maryland's energy crisis through increased generation and transmission capacity, renewable energy resources and conservation efforts.
Building a World Class Workforce. Prepare and develop a highly educated workforce that is competitive to meet the challenges of today's knowledge-based global economy.

GBC NEWS

GBC's Top Story

GBC to host Regional Transportation Summit, June 25
As Congress works on new federal transportation funding authorization, three experts on national transportation issues will address the GBC at its 2009 Transportation Summit.

GBC's Fry: Are re-regulation and energy innovation compatible?
Because of the price-increase trauma we all experienced in 2006 as a by-product of Maryland’s 1999 de-regulation of electricity, Marylanders tend to think that de-regulation hasn’t worked. But it hasn't been a total failure.
GBC's Fry: Baltimore City schools making a comeback
Recent standardized test scores confirm what business leaders who watch Baltimore City schools have instinctively sensed – the city’s public schools are making a comeback.
Obama nominates GBC task force chair Ferro to federal transportation post
Anne Ferro, president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as the next Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator.
GBC's 2009 Golf Classic draws a crowd to Greystone - Photo Gallery
More than 100 GBC members and guests participated in the 2009 Greater Baltimore Committee Golf Classic at Greystone Golf Club.
Baltimore Ravens suite packages offered to GBC members
The available packages for the 2009 Ravens football season include: full season partnership, ten ticket package, and sixteen ticket package. Available to GBC members only.

GBC EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 25: GBC 2009 Regional Transportation Summit - National Transportation Funding: Crossroads Ahead, 8:00 a.m., Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

SAVE THE DATES
September 17: GBC 2009 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards
October 20: GBC Business Outlook Conference 2010
December 14: Mayor's Business Recognition Awards

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS (See the GBC Calendar for details)

June 16: GBC Energy Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room, Speaker: Jim Connaughton, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Public & Environmental Policy for Constellation Energy Group. Topic: Role of Nuclear Energy and its future in the U.S. and the State of Maryland.

July 9: Hospitality/Tourism Industry Group Meeting, 8:30 a.m., GBC Board Room

July 14: Health Care Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

July 22: Technology Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room

July 29: Built Environment & Sustainability Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., GBC Board Room

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