Erin Wiersma, ‘Liminal Territories,’ Opens 2015
CSM’s Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery opens its first exhibition season of the new year. Artist Erin Wiersma will discuss her work at a Gallery Talk at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Opiate Crisis Briefing, Feb. 5
Opiate and heroin addiction are at epidemic proportions throughout the United States. Hear how Southern Maryland suffers the consequences, Feb. 5 at the Higher Ed Center.
Atlantic Test Range Gets MILCON Funds
Advanced Energetics Lab Complex at Indian Head is also in line for Military Construction funds in the FY15 budget.
Homeless Survey in Southern Maryland
Each year Southern Maryland participates in the Point-in-Time Survey designed to count every sheltered and un-sheltered homeless individual in the region.2015 Point-in-Time
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
Business Tells DoD to Reduce Contractors
The Pentagon’s Defense Business Bureau reports $125 billion in cuts over five years — including reducing contractors and reworking contracts and cuts in logistics, procurement, property management, HR, and healthcare.
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.
Charlotte Hall Opens Veteran’s Book Group
A free Veteran’s Book Group will meet the first Saturday of the month,11:30 am to 1:30 pm, Feb. – June at the Charlotte Hall Library,Charlotte Hall, MD.
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)
No Sequestration Cuts This Year
The defense budget is expected to slightly decline through 2016 then gradually increase until 2021.
