| August 27, 2010 |
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| Biotech tax credit more popular than ever, but the... |
Bioscience executives rank biotech investment tax credit as the most important state initiative to induce life sciences industry growth in Maryland, reports GBC President and CEO Don Fry in his August 27 commentary on Center Maryland. |
| August 25, 2010 |
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| Bad timing for upcoming business tax report |
| The timing couldn't be worse for a report advocating for the potential imposition of more taxes on Maryland businesses and for our state's elected leaders to work toward reducing tax incentives that nurture economic development. |
| August 25, 2010 |
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| City’s best revenue option? Growth. |
| The ultimate source that would deliver the city a fresh, healthy new revenue stream isn't slots or finding new ways to ratchet up taxes or city fees. City leaders must rededicate themselves to increasing city revenue the old-fashioned way - through economic growth. |
| August 6, 2010 |
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| Donald Fry: Do census data foretell a Baltimore... |
| The city is showing signs that it has ended its precipitous population slide of the last six decades, according to recently-issued 2009 population estimates and historical data from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| August 2, 2010 |
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| Maryland State Planning Secretary Hall discusses... |
| PlanMaryland, characterized as "design-build," is the State's first comprehensive plan for sustainable growth and development, Maryland State Department of Planning Secretary of Planning Richard Eberhart Hall told GBC members at a Built Environment and Sustainability Committee meeting. |
| July 30, 2010 |
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| Remember the value of business after the election |
| Candidates for virtually any elected office in the upcoming election are proclaiming their support for "jobs, jobs, jobs," implying that they fully recognize business' core value to the state and local economies as the primary generators of jobs. |
| July 27, 2010 |
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| Don Fry Commentary on WYPR: New living wage... |
| The living-wage proposal, which proponents are seeking to resurrect in the Baltimore City Council, would require all major retailers in the city to pay their employees at least $10.59 per hour, making Baltimore one of only a handful of U.S. cities to extend such a wage mandate beyond government-funded projects and vendors. |
| July 19, 2010 |
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| New living wage proposal: wrong idea, wrong time... |
| For elected officials who have the power to make the rules in a community, the quest for a well-meaning policy that will, by itself, accomplish a laudable social objective that would broadly benefit your constituents can be intoxicating. |
| July 15, 2010 |
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| GBC's Fry: Mind-boggling business climate surveys |
| Business climate rankings vary so much because no two sets of criteria used by any of the surveys are alike. However, collectively the rankings tend to identify Maryland's growth prospects, technology, innovation, workforce, and education as key strengths. |
| July 13, 2010 |
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| GBC's Fry: Northeast needs more attention from... |
| Major business advocacy organizations from Maine to Virginia, including the Greater Baltimore Committee, are urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund and lead an $18.8 million planning effort for strengthening high-speed rail resources and related transportation modes in the heavily-traveled northeast corridor. |
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CANCELED: Bridging the Gap Committee Meeting |
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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Emerging Business Council Meeting |
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 12:00 PM |
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GBC Nuclear Energy Symposium |
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays - September 13,... |
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Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:05 PM |
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Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays - September 14,... |
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 7:05 PM |
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Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays - September 15,... |
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:05 PM |
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15 |
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Technology Committee Meeting |
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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16 |
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Hospitality & Tourism Committee Meeting |
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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17 |
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Orioles vs. New York Yankees - September 17,... |
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Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM |
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18 |
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Orioles vs. New York Yankees - September 18,... |
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 7:05 PM |
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20 |
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GBC Internship Development Program |
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Monday, September 20, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. |
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21 |
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GBC Membership Open House |
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 4:30 PM |
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Sep
21 |
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Health Care Committee Meeting |
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 8:00 AM |
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21 |
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GBC Bioscience Speaker Series: Peter... |
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. |
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22 |
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Planning and Project Development Committee... |
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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22 |
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GBC 2010 Transportation Summit |
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 8:30 AM |
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