SMECO Knowledge Bowl Draws 200 Competitors
SMECO’s 21st Elementary School Knowledge Bowl, for teams of fourth- and fifth-graders drew nearly 200 students from 14 schools to the competition.
MD Leaders Meet with State Superintendent
The meeting focused on priorities for Maryland schools, including early childhood education, STEM, closing achievement gaps, and increasing college and career readiness.
Employer Registration for Job Fair Opens
Tri-County Job and Career Fair Employer Early Bird Registration Deadline is Feb. 27. The Job Fair at CSM’s LaPlata campus will be held on April 7.
DQ’s Coming, Rita’s is Leaving
Dairy Queen is slated to open in the former Arby’s restaurant on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD, but Rita’s Italian Ice a few doors down will not open for a new season.
Hoyer Joins Amicus Brief for Affordable Care Act
Rep. Hoyer joined other House members in an amicus brief with the Supreme Court defending premium tax credits in the Affordable Care Act.
Dyson Building Center Gets Greener Every Day
“Pretty progressive stuff for a small business that has been around now for nearly 100 years,” says Neal Dyson.
Lex Park Businesses Keep Growing
Locally launched Lex Park businesses still use Lexington Park MD as a place to launch and grow.
SMHEC ‘3rd Building’ Critical to Region’s Success
“This is our moment, our opportunity to demonstrate how commercializing defense technologies can spur new business and job growth in Maryland,” Ken Farquhar, President, Southern Maryland Navy Alliance
Slater Appointed to Baltimore Federal Reserve
Austin J. Slater, Jr., SMECO president and CEO, began his three-year term on the board of the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Jan. 1.
St. Mary’s Renews Support for SMIT
A county agreement secures staffing for the SoMd Innovation and Technology Initiative (SMIT) out of the Md.Technology Development Corp (TEDCO)
