December
Md. business groups oppose O’Malley pitch for unemployment insurance tax relief
Washington Business Journal
Business groups are opposing Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to cut their unemployment taxes and allow individuals to collect unemployment benefits for longer. Read More...
November
Unemployment nears 12% in D.C.
Washington Business Journal
Maryland’s unemployment rate inched up slightly in October to 7.3 percent, up from 7.2 percent in September. Read More...
October
Tweaking Maryland's unemployment insurance fund could cost up to $25M
Washington Business Journal
Changes to Maryland's unemployment insurance program that could draw $127 million in federal stimulus dollars to the state would increase payouts to the jobless by as much as $25 million a year. Read More...
Unemployment is up in D.C., Md. and Va
Washington Business Journal
Maryland’s unemployment rate inched up slightly in September to 7.2 percent, up from 7.1 percent in August. Read More...
Md., Va. in top 20 for stimulus job creation
Washington Business Journal
Maryland and Virginia were among the 20 states with the most jobs created or saved by federal stimulus contracts. Read More...
Westat to cut 281 jobs in Maryland
Washington Business Journal
Westat is laying off hundreds of people in Montgomery County because it lost part of a medical contract. Read More...
Maryland unemployment insurance tax set to triple for businesses
Washington Business Journal
Maryland's unemployment insurance tax will more than triple — at a minimum — for Maryland businesses come Jan. 1. Read More...
September
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals cuts Maryland staff
Baltimore Business Journal
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc. has slimmed down its Germantown location as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort to keep in better line with slower-than-expected product sales. Read More...
August
Road projects, state payrolls take hit in latest round of Maryland budget cuts
Baltimore Business Journal
Two hundred Maryland workers will lose their jobs as part of $454 million in state budget cuts, Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday. Read More...
Maryland unemployment inches up in July
Baltimore Business Journal
Maryland’s unemployment rate creeped to 7.3 percent in July, but employers in the state still added 10,000 new jobs during the month.
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University System of Maryland lays off 24 in budget trim
Baltimore Business Journal
The University System of Maryland is laying off 24 employees and eliminating 141 vacant positions. Read More...
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May
Emerging biotechnology clusters
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
Experienced Management and VCs and a Serial Entrepreneurial Culture Provide Critical Keys to Success. Read More
San Jose leads as America's top tech center
bizjournals
Bizjournals created a five-part formula to identify metros blessed with the highest concentrations of high-tech companies, technology-oriented jobs, and workers with advanced degrees. The city of Baltimore ranks at #16.
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Bioscience Education Study Finds Some States Lagging
The Biotechnology Institute
States across America are failing to prepare students for pursuing biosciences in higher education—a key pipeline for developing the bioscience workforce of the future. A new report funded and researched by BIO, Battelle, and the Biotechnology Institute provides the first ever comprehensive study of middle and high school bioscience education in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Read More...
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March
Biotech, The Community Way
NATURE JOBS
Community-college programs in the United States can be a quick, cheap route into the pharmaceutical industry. Ted Agres talks to scientists making the grade. Read More...
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