GBC LEADER - December 17, 2008

December 17, 2008

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TOP GBC PRIORITIES

Regional Transportation. Advocate for the development of a comprehensive integrated transportation network & regional transit system.
Life Science Initiatives. Coordinate business support and
advocacy for life science industry growth.
Bridging the Gap. Strengthening minority and women-owned
business 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.

GBC NEWS

GBC's Top Story

GBC announces car-donation initiative
The Greater Baltimore Committee is partnering with Vehicles for Change, a nonprofit organization that repairs donated cars and provides them to low-wage families.

Nine winners honored with 2008 Mayor's Business Recognition Awards
Eight Baltimore-area businesses and a university have been selected as winners of the 2008 Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards for civic leadership and outstanding community service, the Greater Baltimore Committee announced.
GBC's Fry: Consider an infrastructure focus for new federal stimulus
GBC's Don Fry discusses how policy makers in Washington are wrestling with which tactic for the federal $700 billion bailout will most benefit the economy.

GBC EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 15, 2009 Jan. 26, 2009	GBC Business & Professional Development Series - Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, 7:30 a.m., Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 GBC 2009 Legislative Forum, 7:30 a.m., Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, 101 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS (See the GBC Calendar for details)
Jan. 8, 2009 Jan. 13, 2009: Jan. 15, 2009: Jan. 21, 2009: Jan. 22, 2009: Jan. 28, 2009:	Education & Workforce Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room Health Care Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee Meeting, noon, GBC Board Room Technology Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room Emerging Business Council Meeting, 8:00 a.m., GBC Board Room Built Environment & Sustainability Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., GBC Board Room

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