SMECO Raises Money for Hospice Donation
Employees of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative raised big money for a Hospice Donation in each of the three Southern Maryland counties.
Tech Transfer, Marketing Firms Needed
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation is looking for proposals from Tech Transfer and Marketing consultant firms. Their efforts have been publicized by The Patuxent Partnership.
Locals Assist With Va. Power Restoration
Crews from Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative traveled to Virginia recently to help Rappahannock Electric Cooperative with a massive Power Restoration effort, bringing service to thousands of co-op members after ice and snow left them without power.
Hoyer Named Trailblazer in P.G.
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has been named the “Trailblazer of the Year” by the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce.
Construction Management Program Answers Demand
October is Careers in Construction Month. To celebrate, the College of Southern Maryland is having its Construction Management Technology program students ready for the 2019 Rebuilding Together In Charles County event with an eye on managing construction work, as well as performing it.
September Report Shows Job Gains
The September 2018 jobs reports shows the unemployment rate declined to 3.7 percent and the economy added 134,000 jobs.
Flat Iron Farm Auction Oct. 19-20
Flat Iron Farm’s semi-annual auction will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, 2018, at the farm in Great Mills, Maryland.
White Elected SMECO Board Chairman
P. Scott White was recently elected chairman of the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Board of Directors.
Hogan Visits CSM Hughesville Campus
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was welcomed by College of Southern Maryland President Dr. Maureen Murphy to the Center for Trades and Energy Training at CSM’s Regional Hughesville Campus recently.
Hoyer: Challenges Continue to Plague Economy
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer says there is good and bad news in the August 2018 jobs report — 95 consecutive months of positive job growth, yet “our economy continues to be plagued with deep structural challenges, the result of which are stagnant wages, uncertainty for small businesses, looming debt, and a generation of American workers unable to get ahead.”
