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.
Corprenect Program Coming to Region
A new program — Corprenect — that connects innovators and entrepreneurs with corporations in Maryland for technology development projects is on its way to Southern 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.”
SMECO Tallies Votes for Annual Meeting
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative held its Annual Meeting on Aug. 29, 2018, at co-op headquarters in Hughesville. The board of directors election was conducted by mail before the meeting, yielding about 6,000 votes.
Innovation, Education Meet at Velocity Center
State leaders have been stopping by the site of the future College of Southern Maryland Velocity Center in Indian Head.
CSM CyberHawks Take 3rd at Competition
The College of Southern Maryland CyberHawks, CSM’s competitive cybersecurity team, earned the third place spot at the recently held second annual Maryland Community College Cyber Competition at the Montgomery Community College Germantown Campus.
Pax Partnership Seeks Board Members
The Patuxent Partnership is seeking nominations for open positions on its board of directors.
