BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Enjoli Saunders More than 50 Maryland National Guard members supported the 38th Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center, February 15-17, 2024, focusing on the vital role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics play in advancing the future. The annual three-day event, which was founded by the Council of Engineering Deans of the Historically Black more PR

CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Allegany College of Maryland issued the following news release: Allegany College of Maryland will host an Empowering Our Freedoms, Protecting Us All: The Equal Rights Amendment & You event from 1-3 p.m. on March 1. Mary Ann Gorman, the guest speaker, is an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) expert and chair of the Maryland National Organization of Women's ERA taskforce. The event will be held in Room 121 of the Technology Building. Guests may attend in person or onlin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold two public comment hearings on the three-year rate increase request filed in May 2023 by Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). The utility's customers and other interested parties are welcome to take part in the hearings to be held in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The hearings will take place on Tuesday, March 5 more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced $10 million for small business and community development grants through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Project Restore 2.0 and Business Boost grant programs. The funding will activate vacant spaces in business corridors, support small businesses with start up or expansion funds, create jobs, and increase local economic more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2024: The number of wildfires and the acreage of land burned by wildfires in Maryland last year significantly outpaced the 10-year average, according to the Maryland Forest Service's Annual Wildland Fire Report. The report, which is being released this month, covers data related to wildfires on 3.2 million acres of land overseen by the Maryland Forest Service. In 2023, t more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the findings of an independent economic impact study detailing the contributions of TEDCO's six core programs to the state of Maryland. Conducted by the University of Baltimore's Jacob France Institute, the study found that TEDCO continues to be a significant economic driving force in Maryland creating more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: By Wanda Haskel The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law's Thurgood Marshall Trial Team placed first, second, and third at the National Black Law Students Association Mid-Atlantic Region's Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition, Feb. 17-18, winning all of the mock trial advocacy awards of the competition. Additionally, team captain Jadeite Javier '25 won the Best Defens more PR