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Members in the News – February 17

by Nichelle Wilson on February 18, 2012

R2integrated (R2i) was selected by the Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Baltimore) as its exclusive Learning Partner to develop its growing marketing education series. R2i will provide critical content support, expertise, and identify prominent guest speakers to benefit AMA Baltimore members, the region’s leading marketing professionals. Read More

Venable LLP announced a new management team and several leadership appointments. Brian Schwalb was named Vice Chairman and will serve alongside current firm Chairman, Jim Shea, in a newly created senior management structure. The management team, representing a cross section of offices and practice groups, will work hand-in-hand with Shea and Schwalb in leading the firm. Joining them are Co-Managing Partners Lindsay Meyer and Bob Waldman. Read More

Safeway Inc. announced that its Safeway brand skipjack (chunk-light) canned tuna will be responsibly caught using free-school purse-seine methods. The company will transition to the purse-seine method by the end of the year. Safeway is implementing these new specifications at a time when the tuna fishing industry is finding better ways to address the significant negative ecosystem impacts associated with purse-seine netted tuna fishing, a method that employs fish aggregating devices (FADs). Read More

PNC announced the appointment of Karen L. Guckert as Vice President, Business Banking Sales Manager. In her new role Karen will be responsible for leading a team of Business Bankers in the Baltimore County area. Read More

Aris Melissaratos, Senior Advisor to the President for Enterprise Development at John Hopkins University was named the 2011 Person of the Year at the Corridor Inc’s Sixth Annual Person of the Year Awards. Read More

We post a roundup of Maryland Chamber member news every Friday. Send your news to news@mdchamber.org.

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Member Companies Win in Social Media

by Nichelle Wilson on February 13, 2012

Naden/Lean's Andrew Rose and Advance's Lindsay Kelley during the Biz Buzz Awards event.

Five Maryland Chamber members were recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal during its first annual BBJ Biz Buzz Awards. The new program honors companies that are successful and creative in their use of social media to generate business and interest in their products.

Members who were recognized include:

Congratulations to all of the winners of the BBJ Biz Buzz Awards!

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Members in the News – February 10

by Nichelle Wilson on February 10, 2012

Under Armour was named the official outfitter of Loyola University Maryland’s 17 athletic teams as well as for coaches and staff. This will begin in the 2012-2013 season.

AT&T expanded its 4G LTE network in College Park, bringing more customers the latest generation of wireless technology. AT&T launched 4G LTE in Baltimore in November 2011, and the expanded coverage in College Park is part of its ongoing rollout across the market.

Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union CEO Richard T. Webb announced the management team promotions of two key personnel. Carol deGroot was promoted from Human Resources Manager to Director of Human Resources. Matthew P. Piazza, was promoted from Director of Finance to Vice President of Finance.

Pepco Holdings Inc. Chairman, President and CEO, Joseph M. Rigby, was voted the “Best Business Philanthropist” in the Washington metropolitan area in an informal online poll conducted by The Washington Business Journal (WBJ) from December 2, 2011 through January 25, 2012. Rigby, a write-in candidate, topped a formidable list of area philanthropists. Read More 

McCormick & Co. plans to open its first retail store, called McCormick World of Flavors at the Light Street pavilion at Harborplace this summer. The 3,800 sq. ft. store will include cooking demonstrations and interactive displays, as well as a wide range of gifts. Read More

W.R. Grace & Co. realigned its business into three operating segments and elected three officers: Grace Catalysts Technologies — Shawn Abrams, President, Grace Materials Technologies — Joanne Green, President and Grace Construction Products — Andrew Bonham, President. This will help make the Columbia chemicals and building products maker more efficient and cut overhead costs. Read More

Lockheed Martin was awarded one of five Operations Support Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts from the U.S. General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and Management Center in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. The anticipated period of performance is two years with three optional one-year periods and an estimated cost ceiling of $900 million. Read More 

Two employees of Gross Mendelsohn earned their CPA designations — Jared Imhoff, a supervisor in the firm’s tax department, and Emily Girch, a senior accountant in the firm’s tax department.

We post a roundup of Maryland Chamber member news every Friday. Send your news to news@mdchamber.org.

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Members in the News – February 3, 2012

by Nichelle Wilson on February 3, 2012


Howard Bank President and CEO Mary Ann Scully was named Chair of the 2012 Howard County Heart Ball: “Heal. Help. Hope,” hosted by the American Heart Association. Read More

Bozzuto Group Chairman and CEO Tom Bozzuto interviewed George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, before an audience of 2,000 at the 2012 National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. Also during the conference, NMHC elected Tom to serve a two-year term as the Council’s Chairman. Read More

McDaniel College will build a new two-story brick and concrete stadium on its Westminster campus. It will have features such as concession stands, restrooms, observation boxes, a large press box and filming areas. It will also feature additional seating, home and visiting team meeting rooms, and a reception and gathering room. Read More

KatzAbosch announced that three of the firm’s managers, Andrew L. Bareham, CPA, MST; Kristin N. Hucht, CPA; and Josh A. Sutherland, CPA, have been promoted to Principals. Read More

NuStar Energy L.P. ranked number 15 on the 15th annual “100 Best Companies to Work for” in Fortune magazine. NuStar, which made the list for four years in a row, moved up 15 places from last year when it ranked number 30. Read More

We post a roundup of Maryland Chamber member news every Friday. Send your news to news@mdchamber.org.

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Business Development Council Back On the Road

January 24, 2012

The Maryland Chamber’s Business Development Council will continue its series of BDC On the Road meetings on Wednesday, January 25, at 8:30 a.m., when the Council meets with Kelly & Associates Insurance Group. BDC On the Road is a series of small group meetings to provide senior executives from small and minority owned businesses the opportunity to network [...]

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Q&A With Michael Maiorana of Verizon Wireless

January 12, 2012

1. What are some of the top trends in wireless communications that can help small businesses? Two of the biggest trends that I see in wireless communications are the rollout of fourth generation (4G LTE) wireless networking and the enabling of machine-to-machine communications. The performance and capabilities of our 4G LTE network are allowing customers, [...]

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Members in the News – January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012

Advance entered into a five-year partnership agreement with the Baltimore Ravens, extending its status as the team’s official document solutions partner through 2017. Advance, whose partnership with the Ravens began in 2002, will consult with the organization on creating new efficiencies through electronic document management, developing systems that streamline how documents are processed, shared and stored [...]

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Chamber 101 Coming to Annapolis, Timonium & Rockville

January 5, 2012

Network with business leaders and learn more about the Maryland Chamber of Commerce during an upcoming Chamber 101. Upcoming Chamber 101s include: Wednesday, February 1, at the Maryland Chamber office in Annapolis Wednesday, March 28, at Dale Carnegie Training in Timonium Wednesday, April 11, at WRIT in Rockville Chamber 101 is great for prospective Maryland [...]

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Members in the News – Dec. 22, 2011

December 22, 2011

Bozzuto Construction Group has named Kelly Cantley as the new business development director for the company’s Maryland operations. Read More John Hopkins Medicine named Paul B. Rothman as the dean of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine and second chief executive officer of John Hopkins medicine. Paul Rothman is a distinguished physician, scientist, educator [...]

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Nominate an Outstanding Maryland Woman

December 19, 2011

Do you know an outstanding Maryland woman? Maybe you’re an outstanding Maryland woman. The Daily Record is accepting nominations for its 2012 Top 100 Women. The nomination deadline is January 4. The awards program recognizes women who are making an impact through their leadership, community service and mentoring. Nominations will be judged by a panel [...]

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