Maryland business news: Jobs, Cove Point, Medimmune
03/27/2015| Emily Kimball
Maryland business news: Jobs, Cove Point, Medimmune
03/27/2015 | Emily Kimball
Catch up on the latest Maryland business news.
Maryland business successes:
- Maryland added6,100 total jobs in Februaryacross several industry sectors, MDBIZ News reports.
- What better way to celebrate Maryland Day than with growing business centers? Governor Larry Hogan spent time at theCove Point groundbreaking and MGM's National Harbor Resort project.Learn more onSouthern Maryland News Net.
- Tales2Go, known as the Netflix of children's audio books, has completed a$2.4 million Series A financing roundwith participation from the Maryland Venture Fund,CityBizList reports.
- Hungry Harvest, aColumbia produce delivery companylaunched by University of Maryland, College Park graduates, has found a novel way to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to consumers and serve the less fortunate, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
- Tissue Analytics, a Baltimore health startup has created amore accurate method for measuring wounds, exchanging rulers for a high-tech app, Technical.ly Baltimore reports.
- Over the next two years,startups launched by University of Maryland studentscould earn $25,000 in investment from the travel service Uber. Find details on the new partnership in the Baltimore Sun.
- The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development's (DBED) Maryland Economic Development Assistance and Authority Fund and Frederick County Council will provide a$1.5 million loan for expansion at Medimmune, a major biotechnology company, WFMD reports.
- Where will you find Maryland's cyber warriors next month? At RSA Conference 2015. Learn more about the companies representingMaryland's booming cybersecurity industrythough MDBIZ News.
Maryland business resources:
- DBED Secretary Mike Gill is looking forward to getting to knowbusiness owners and economic development leaders from all corners of the State. Hear from him in a new video on MDBIZ News.
- Site Selection magazine spent some time getting to know Secretary Gill and hisefforts to make DBED a business ally.
- Maryland is already more business friendly than it was before he took office, Governor Larry Hogan said. Learn more about hisstrategy to make government more responsive to businessesin the Baltimore Business Journal.
- Exports out of Maryland are rising, with destinations ranging from Canada to Australia. DBED economistMikra Krasniqi explains how this is boosting jobs in Maryland.
- Maryland's creative economy is worth celebrating. Learn how thenonprofit arts industry contributes to State and local economies fromTheresa Colvin, Executive Director of theMaryland State Arts Council.
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