Baltimore Among Best Places for an IT Job

Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 by admin

Bright.com, a job hunting startup, tracked IT job growth and tech job openings over the past year. The Baltimore MSA ranked as the fifth best place to find an IT job outside of San Francisco, Boston, or  New York. Neighboring … Read more

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Coppin State Begins Building $121 Million Science and Technology Center

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 by admin

Coppin State’s new 150,330-square-foot Science and Technology Center will house prograsm for natural sciences, biology, physics, chemistery, general sciences, and natural sciences. The new building is expected to cost about $80 million and the total cost of the project is … Read more

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Maryland a Top-Ranked Cyberstate

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 by admin

The TechAmerica Foundation’s annual Cyberstates Report, which ranks the technology industries of every state, gives Maryland mostly positive marks. The Maryland technology industry is the fourth most concentrated in the country, with 8.6% of the workforce employed in technology occupations, … Read more

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Two Maryland residents selected for the Thiel Foundation’s “20 Under 20″ program

Posted on Friday, May 10th, 2013 by admin

Marylander residents Riley Drake and Christopher Walker are two of the twenty two Fellows selected to participate in the Thiel Foundation’s “20 Under 20″ program.  The Thiel Foundation was founded by Peter Thiel, Facebook’s first institutional investor. In its third … Read more

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Expedient, Cyber Incubator Win SmartCEO VOLTAGE Awards

Posted on Friday, May 10th, 2013 by admin

The annual Baltimore SmartCEO VOLTAGE awards celebrate leaders who are using technology to better and advance Greater Baltimore. EAGB congratulates 2013 honorees Expedient Data Centers and the Cyber Incubator at bwtech@UMBC. Expedient won the award for Large Technology Innovators. bwtech@UMBC … Read more

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GM First US Automaker to Manufacture Electric Motor in America

Posted on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 by admin

General Motors’ White Marsh plant will be manufacturing electric motors for the new Chevrolet Spark EV, a plug-in electric vehicle. The electric motors made in Baltimore County are the first to be made by an American automaker in the US. … Read more

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Baltimore to Build Bike-Sharing Program

Posted on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by admin

Baltimore is looking to improve transportation options in the downtown area by offering a new bike share program that will provide more than 250 bikes at 25 short-term rental stations. The million-dollar program puts Baltimore in a league with Boston, … Read more

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Maryland Home to Four Fortune 500 Companies

Posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 by admin

Four of the 2013 Fortune 500 are based in Maryland: Lockheed Martin, 59 Coventry HealthCare, 195 Marriott International, 230 Host Hotels & Resorts, 469 All four companies are headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Coventry HealthCare and Host Hotels improved their rankings … Read more

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1sqbox Partners with Microsoft to Expand EdTech Software

Posted on Monday, May 6th, 2013 by admin

1sqbox, an EdTech startup based in downtown Baltimore, has partnered with Microsoft to  create a native Windows 8 app that will replicate the startup’s classroom-management software already in use at four area schools. The partnership will allow 1sqbox’s app reach … Read more

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Barcoding Inc. buys Illinois Tech Company

Posted on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 by admin

Baltimore-based Barcoding Inc. has purchased Miles Technologies, Inc., a barcoding company in the Chicago metro area. The acquisition helps Barcoding Inc. expand its Midwest presence and grow its radio frequency identification capabilties. 15 employees from Miles Technologies will join the … Read more

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