On Thursday, Feb. 29, The Washington Informer hosted readers and business partners for a SMART marketing workshop at the Carlyle Room.
The event featured speakers from BloomLab — a collaboration between the Knight Foundation and Local Media Association (LMA) — and staff from the Washington Informer discussing digital marketing strategies and the benefits of partnering with The Washington Informer.
Kitchen Guard, a leading provider of commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning (KEC) services, is expanding into Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C., under the leadership of local owner Charles Griffin. This move reflects the company’s dedication to ensuring fire safety and operational efficiency for commercial kitchens through top-tier exhaust cleaning services.
A popular Annapolis restaurant specializing in authentic Mexican cuisine is coming to South Lake Bowie, the sprawling, mixed-use development from NAI Michael Real Estate.
The Salmoran Group is eying a fall 2025 opening for Mi LIndo Cancun Grill, to feature authentic Mexican dishes, savory sauces made on site and, of course, margaritas, per Harry Salmoran, who operates the family-run restaurant group alongside his father, mother, brother and uncle.
The Washington Commanders have agreed to Maryland’s demands for assurances about the future of its stadium in Landover if the team left and built a new home at the RFK Stadium site in D.C., according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, but Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has not yet signed the deal.
The trade mission to Mexico is taking place on
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 – Sunday, March 2nd, 2025.
The cost to join PGCEDC on the trade mission is $1550 USD without hotel and airfare, but it includes meals, transportation, and access to B2B meetings and an agenda.
For more information contact Martin Ezemma muezemma@co.pg.md.us
As David Iannucci embarks on this new chapter, those who have worked with him are united in their appreciation for his leadership and friendship. They celebrate the milestones achieved under his guidance and the relationships and values that defined his career.
While his retirement marks the end of an era, David’s influence will continue to resonate in Prince George’s County and beyond.
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PGCEDC's Annual Summit Celebrating International Women's Day Returns on March 14th, 2024
PGCEDC invites you to join our region's vibrant community of successful women entrepreneurs at the EmpowerHER Global Business Summit, held annually to celebrate International Women's Day. The summit is designed to celebrate the remarkable diversity of women in the business world and to forge connections with like-minded, successful entrepreneurs from across the globe. This summit is more than a conference. It's a vibrant gathering of women from various cultures, industries, and backgrounds who come together to share, learn, and inspire each other in their entrepreneurial journeys.
Listen and learn from successful women entrepreneurs and experts across multiple subject matters to EmpowerHER!
Join the County's best at the luxurious MGM National Harbor! Network with the stakeholders, deal makers, and the business community at large!
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Less than two months after deploying its platform at five intersections in Baltimore, AI-based traffic-management startup NoTraffic has secured a contract to install it at gridlock-prone crossings across the state of Maryland.
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BALTIMORE, Md., —Maryland’s employment growth continues to surpass the national average, with the state adding 7,100 jobs in November alone, including 5,400 in the private sector. Year-to-date, Maryland’s total employment has increased by an estimated 40,900 jobs, representing a 1.5% growth rate, compared to the national average of 1.3%, according to the latest preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order to strengthen Maryland’s business climate and catalyze more economic growth in the state. The governor signed the order during a visit to the Frederick Hotel and Conference Center project site in Frederick—a public-private development project that is expected to generate $1.5 billion in new private sector spending over the next 25 years, more than 200 jobs, and more than $4 million in state and local tax revenue annually.
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The Bowie Business Innovation Center’s (BIC) 8(a) Accelerator Program, which combines business training, access to mentors, and structured networking activities to help federal government contractors secure new contracts, has been working hard and celebrating all at once.
READ FULL STORY BY RICHARD D. ELLIOT HERE
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The Washington Commanders have tapped Mark Clouse, the CEO and president of The Campbell’s Co., as its new team president overseeing the NFL franchise’s business operations.
He will begin his new role in late January, according to Tuesday’s announcement. His role will include planning the franchise’s next stadium.
READ FULL STORY BY DREW HANSEN HERE
TYSONS, Va., Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PenFed Foundation, a national 501(c)3 founded by PenFed Credit Union, today announced it awarded a grant to Project Opportunity, a free entrepreneurship training program offered to veterans in the State of Maryland. The grant supports the spring classes currently open for registration.
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Health care provider Concentra is planning to open a new location in College Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 12, roughly a mile away from their former location in Beltsville. Concentra operates a second medical facility in Lanham and 13 total locations across Maryland.
READ MORE AT THE WASHINGTON INFORMER BY RICHARD D. ELLIOT HERE
A developer duo has won final entitlements for a $94 million multifamily project in Capitol Heights. It’s the initial phase of a larger development, and the first of several projects hoped to kick off revitalization of Metro’s Blue Line corridor through Prince George's, a key part of the county's economic development strategy.
Read more of the story on WBJ by Dab Brendal HERE
The trade mission to Mexico is taking place on
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 – Sunday, March 2nd, 2025.
The cost to join PGCEDC on the trade mission is $1550 USD without hotel and airfare, but it includes meals, transportation, and access to B2B meetings and an agenda.
For more information contact Martin Ezemma muezemma@co.pg.md.us