Latest Press Release on Maryland

Fitch Affirms Maryland Institute College of Art $83.5MM Revs at 'BBB+'
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings affirms the unenhanced 'BBB+' rating on the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facility Authority's (MHHEFA) approximately $83.5 million revenue bonds, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA, or the college) issue, series 2007, 2006 and 1998. The Rating O

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Professional Healthcare Celebrates 30 Years of Providing High Quality Hospice Services to the Community
BALTIMORE - Professional Healthcare Resources, one of the largest home care agencies in Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia, is pleased to announce that its Baltimore, MD office is celebrating 30 years of providing high quality hospice services to patients in Baltimore City, Baltimore Count

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Books-A-Million Opens New Store in Hagerstown, Maryland
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) opens the doors today to its new store in Hagerstown, Maryland, at Valley Mall. The new Books-A-Million store at Valley Mall will serve nearly 485,000 people in the surrounding Hagerstown area. The Valley Mall store, which is Books-A-Mil

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Rabbi Warren Stone to Sound Shofar at UN COP15 in Copenhagen: Jewish Leadership to Pave Way for Low Carbon World
Rabbi Warren Stone, an eco-activist and spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland, in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, will serve as a delegate at the UN Climate Change Conference (UN COP15) to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009. Rabbi Stone will represent the Central C...

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Security Technology Institute, CyberPoint International, and Vir2us Usher in New Wave of Tech Growth for Maryland
BALTIMORE - Maryland will be the new corporate headquarters for three cyber security companies – CyberPoint International, LLC; Vir2us, Inc.; and the newly formed Security Technology Institute (STI). “Cyber Security and other related security technologies represen

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The JCRC Thanks Governor O'Malley for Preserving Support for Marylanders Who Have Disabilities
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On behalf of the Jewish Community of Greater Washington, we want to thank Governor O'Malley and the Board of Public Works for maintaining current funding levels for the disabled community in Maryland. We understand that Governor...

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UMBC Researchers Use IBM Technology to Fight Rising Threats of Forest Fires
ARMONK, N.Y. and BALTIMORE, Nov. 19 -- IBM (NSYE: IBM) today announced researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) are using IBM technology to analyze smoke patterns during wildfires. T...

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KB Home Names John Reeves President of Washington, D.C. Metro Division
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s premier homebuilders, today announced that John Reeves has been named president of the Company’s Washington, D.C. Metro division, which includes the states of Maryland and Virginia. In this role, Reeves assumes responsibilit

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Capital One National Mascot of the Year Playoffs Begin
MCLEAN, Va. - The top eight vote-getters in this year’s Capital One National Mascot of the Year contest have advanced to the playoffs. More than 3 million votes were cast to decide the final eight contenders, consisting of TCU’s Superfrog, Navy’s Bill the Goat, Maryland&rsq

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Fitch Rates Wicomico County, Maryland's $25MM GOs 'A+'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Wicomico County, Maryland's (the county) estimated $25.1 million general obligation (GO) bonds, consisting of $16.5 million public improvement bonds of 2009 and $8.6 million refunding bonds of 2009, second series. The county expects to

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AIRMALL(R) at BWI Marks the Season of Giving with Free Wi-Fi and a Flu Shot Clinic for Passengers
BALTIMORE, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BAA Maryland, developer of the AIRMALL® at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), is ushering in the holidays with two services that are in high demand for travelers -- complimentary Wi-Fi Service and a flu shot cli...

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Fitch Rates Maryland's $50MM GO QSCBs and $5.6MM GO QZABs 'AAA'
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to two series of State of Maryland general obligation (GO) qualified tax credit bonds, consisting of: --$50,320,000 qualified school construction bonds (QSCBs) of 2009 (tax credit bonds); --$5,563,000 qua

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Fitch Affirms Union Hospital (Affinity Health Alliance), MD Hosp Rev Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' rating on the approximately $70.4 million Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds (Union Hospital of Cecil County Issue), series 1998, 2002, and 2005, and $3.2 million in Town of Elkton, Maryland Economic

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Fitch Rates Asbury Maryland Obligated Group's (MD) 2009A&B Revs 'BBB-'; Affirms Outstanding
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings has assigned an unenhanced 'BBB-' rating on approximately $60.2 million of City of Gaithersburg, Maryland economic development revenue bonds (Asbury Maryland Obligated Group Issue) series 2009A and economic development revenue refunding bonds (Asbury Maryland Obligate

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Ring In The Holidays With The '12 Days of Beechtree'
Beechtree, the best selling lake and golf course community in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, is giving homebuyers much to be thankful for this holiday season./I/P PUpper Marlboro, MD (PRWEB) November 24, 2009 -- Beechtree, the best selling lake and golf course community in Upper Marlboro, Ma...

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Crestline Hotels & Resorts Announces the Appointment of Cheri Fairchild as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Sheraton Annapolis
FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of Cheri Fairchild as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Sheraton Annapolis hotel in Maryland. The Sheraton Annapolis is a full service upscale hotel with 196 guest rooms a...

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VA Maryland Health Care System Receives Performance Achievement Carey Award
The VA Maryland Health Care System won the Robert W. Carey Performance Achievement Award for its excellent performance in patient care, patient satisfaction, quality, safety and business practices./I/P P(Vocus) November 21, 2009 -- At the 18th Annual Robert W. Carey Awards for Performan...

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VA Maryland Health Care System Recognized with an EPA Trailblazer Award
VA Maryland Health Care System Among Six Maryland Hospitals Awarded with EPA Trailblazer Awards/I/P PBaltimore, Md. (Vocus) November 21, 2009 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented six Maryland hospitals with Trailblazer Awards for their environmental leadership at ...

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Grady P. Andrews, P.E., Joins Baker as New Mid-Atlantic Construction Services Manager for Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
RICHMOND, Va. - Grady P. Andrews, P.E., has been appointed Mid-Atlantic construction services manager serving the states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia for Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR). He will be responsible for co

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Arrayit Technology Purchased by Johns Hopkins University to Study Rheumatoid Arthritis
SUNNYVALE, CA -- 11/18/09 -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC) announced today that the new High Throughput Biology Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland purchased Arrayit's proprietary technology to create a H..

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Record Numbers Visit Brunswick Crossing's Opening Weekend
Over 500 visitors came to see Brunswick Crossing, a master planned community in Brunswick Maryland./I/P PBrunswick, Maryland (PRWEB) November 25, 2009 -- With over 500 people in attendance, Brunswick Crossing officially opened for home sales Saturday, November 14th. "We had a very...

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