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Merger of Greater Baltimore Committee and Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Approved

Posted on May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 Press/Media contact: Mark Guidera, Vice President, Communications & Marketing, markg@gbc.org or 443-898-2320 Last night, at its annual meeting, the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) members formally approved its merger with the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB). The merger brings together two storied regional organizations to create a...
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Don Fry reflects on two decades with the Greater Baltimore Committee

Posted on May 25, 2022
Coming to the end of a two-decade tenure as president of the Greater Baltimore Committee has sparked a lot of reflection for Donald C. Fry. The 66-year-old has helmed the downtown business group through Baltimore’s economic ups and downs, a global pandemic, crime and image woes, the Freddie Gray unrest, the...
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TEDCO to Receive up to $50 Million from State Small Business Credit Initiative

Posted on May 25, 2022
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today it will receive up to $50 million from Governor Hogan’s small business relief plan that was approved for funding from the United States Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). TEDCO will allocate the funds into four existing programs targeting technology-based Maryland...
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Greater Baltimore Committee’s Annual Meeting to Feature Merger Vote, Announcement of New Public Safety Initiative and Tribute to Donald C. Fry, Retiring June 1

Posted on May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022 Press/Media contact: Mark Guidera, Vice President, Communications & Marketing, markg@gbc.org or 443-898-2320 What: The Greater Baltimore Committee’s membership will vote on a proposal to merge the organization and the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore at its 67th Annual Meeting. GBC Board Chair Calvin Butler will speak on...
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Deborah M. Cady Melzer, Ph.D., to be Loyola’s next vice president for student development and dean of students

Posted on May 19, 2022
Deborah M. Cady Melzer, Ph.D., has been named Loyola University Maryland’s next vice president for student development and dean of students. Cady Melzer joins Loyola from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she is vice president for student affairs. She was selected after the completion of a national search and...
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Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore to Formally Merge with Greater Baltimore Committee, National Search for New CEO Launched

Posted on May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 Media Contact: Mark Guidera, 443-898-2320 or markg@gbc.org Baltimore, MD – As the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) prepare to formally merge on May 25th at the GBC Annual Meeting, area leaders have launched a national search for the newly merged...
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Maryland Hotel Lodging Association Celebrates the Industry’s Best at 2022 Stars of the Industry Awards Luncheon

Posted on April 29, 2022
On April 26, 2022, the Maryland Hotel Lodging Association (MHLA) hosted more than 350 guests – including owners, managers, frontline employees, and partners from Maryland’s statewide lodging industry – at its 32nd annual Stars of the Industry Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting. Held at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson,...
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