Slots contractors: MBE goal a test Nov 20, 2009
It has been in touch with about 30 minority firms, such as in Aberdeen for the slot machine stands, and Qualitax in Annapolis for generation of reports on the outcomes of individual machines. State officials said they think there are plenty of options out there for the slots makers. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
BRAC Zone improvement funds tied up by lack of building Nov 16, 2009
In Aberdeen, City Manager Douglas R. Miller said there are a number of improvements the city needs to make including widening the main entrances to Aberdeen Proving Ground to handle more than 8,000 new base workers daily ... The bulk of those new jobs are being shifted to Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and to Aberdeen ... There are seven BRAC zones in Maryland, including in Aberdeen, Baltimore City, Frederick, Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George s counties. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Building Permits Nov 15, 2009
Mark Baszler Jr., 2008 Aberdeen St., roof house, 2,300. Brian Miller, 2620 Kossuth St, reroof residence , 2,300. (Montana Standard, MT)
Russell J. Plummer Nov 14, 2009
He was also the honor graduate for his class at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He enjoyed being in the Army, hunting, fishing, being outdoors, working on and riding motorcycles, cars and snowmobiles, and spending time with his family and friends. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
L-3 Communications takes 75,000 s.f. at Aberdeen business park Nov 10, 2009
Corp. plans to shift 400 workers to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, where it is relocating workers under the Pentagon s base realignment plan ... L-3 Communications, which will move into its new building in Fall 2010, is one of hundreds of contractors planning moves to Aberdeen under the federal Base Realignment and Closure plan, or BRAC. ... The majority of those jobs are being shifted to Aberdeen and to Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Travel briefs Nov 4, 2009
The work began in late October after planners at the Aberdeenshire Council granted permission ... Trump was given permission last year to build the resort featuring a five-star hotel, 1,200 homes and two international-standard golf courses north of Aberdeen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Stimulus effect slow in region Oct 24, 2009
EDCO Contractors Inc. has won more than two dozen contracts for boiler and sprinkler system upgrades at Aberdeen Proving Ground and reported creating additional labor positions on 16 of them. But owner Elizabeth Felts-Raser said her company has only hired one extra worker, because her staff doesn t actually do much of the work. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Army covers its bases on supporting house prices Oct 22, 2009
More than four years ago the US Army announced that it was closing its Fort Monmouth base in New Jersey and moving all the jobs to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds ... If magazines like Fortune want to be relevant, then they need to ask the right questions, like: "Mr. Blankfein, you had doz ens upon dozens of calls with Treasury Secretary Paulson last year. What the heck were you two discussing? I've documented the Paulson phone calls to Blankfein and vice versa. So too has the Wall Street Journal,... (New York Post -- News)
Stimulus money hard to find for Baltimore's small contractors Oct 10, 2009
CFM is working at military bases Fort George G. Meade, Fort Detrick and Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Coppin State University in Baltimore. The company had 16 people this summer but is now up to about 23 because it has had to hire new tradespeople and other workers. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
White Sands named in Army growth plan Oct 6, 2009
The installations the Army is reviewing will receive at least 1,000 additional military personnel and up to 5,000 or even 8,000, said Robert E. DiMichele, public affairs officer with the Army Environmental Command at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The Army is considering six options for increasing force size and reconfiguring how those soldiers are organized. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Harford County, Aberdeen ink water deal Oct 6, 2009
Harford County has reached a deal to increase Aberdeen s daily water capacity by 300,000 gallons to better handle the influx of military jobs migrating to the town in the next several years. The city has struggled to find new sources of water as the region prepares for 8,200 jobs directly related to the federal government s military base realignment, known as BRAC. Many of those jobs, coming to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, have sparked demand for office parks and new homes in Harford County ...... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Work on Abingdon Wegmans to begin Oct 6, 2009
The developer is hoping to tap into a pent-up demand for office and retail space in the area, driven by an influx of several thousand military workers and defense contractors being shifted to the nearby Aberdeen Proving Ground ... An estimated 25,000 jobs are slated to be shifted to central Maryland under that BRAC plan, including to Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
All Eyes on Nobel Physics Prize Oct 6, 2009
Schewe said the Institute could take a broader approach with the award this year, looking to chaos theory and its advancement by several researchers, including Mitchell Feigenbaum at Rockefeller University in New York, Edward Ott and James A. Yorke at the University of Maryland and Celso Grebogi at the University of Aberdeen. American Yoichiro Nambu and Japanese researchers Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa won last year's prize for work on "spontaneous broken symmetry" in subatomic... (CBS News)
Survey: Slight bump in accounting, finance hiring on deck Sep 10, 2009
Local companies are also gearing up in anticipation of the business opportunities at Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Harford County, and Fort George G. Meade, in Anne Arundel County, as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure commission expansions, Owen said. Despite the survey numbers, area businesses that hire or place accountants and finance professionals aren t bracing for an increase in fourth-quarter hiring. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
COPT expands board Aug 28, 2009
COPT has several projects under development by Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. Both are slated to see an increase in intelligence-sector work from military reshuffling plans, most notably the federal Base Realignment and Closure plan slated to bring some 25,000 jobs to Central Maryland. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Md. towns among top minor league markets Aug 25, 2009
Aberdeen, home to Cal Ripken Jr. s IronBirds, was No. 90. The rankings were compiled measuring the tenure of 239 markets as home to minor-league teams as well as attendance and the local economy. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Coaching from a distance Aug 9, 2009
Lien, a 13-year member of the National Guard, spent most of his spring and summer working on becoming a 2nd Lieutenant, first for two months at Fort Sill in Oklahoma and later for three months at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Now that Lien is an officer, he s turning his attention back to his duties as a coach, but only after taking some time to be a father and husband first. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Erbe tosses eight no-hit innings Aug 7, 2009
61 ERA in four starts with short-season Aberdeen from June 21-July 6 while working his shoulder back into shape, has been building up strength over his first four starts since returning to Bowie on July 12. He yielded five runs on 10 hits over seven innings in his first two outings before tossing a six-inning complete game in a 12-2 victory over Reading on July 5 in a game called early due to lightning. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Cole's Chance to Impact Aug 7, 2009
Former Maryland star Erin Henderson, an All-ACC selection, was a great prep quarterback at Aberdeen (MD) High. North Carolina's one-two punch at linebacker, and , earned their recruiting stars as top-notch high school quarterbacks. (StateFans.com)
AIRMALL(R) at BWI and Borders to Host Local Author for Book Signing on Friday, July 17, 2009 Jul 15, 2009
BAA USA is affiliated with BAA Limited, the world's leading airport company, which owns and operates seven UK airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow). BAA USA is the master developer and manager of the retail and food and beverage operations at the AIRMALL(R) at Pittsburgh International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Boston Logan International Airport Terminals B and E/C. BAA has taken significant... (PR Newswire)
Swine Flu Pandemic Collides With Fat Epidemic as Obese Emerge at High Risk Jul 12, 2009
We do seem to have more than our fair of people in intensive care, said , 71, emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen. When the dust has settled, people will look at that. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
$460M in federal BRAC money earmarked Jul 11, 2009
The money, in the 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill, includes $156 million in construction funds for an Aberdeen Proving Ground headquarters building and $17 million for another headquarters building at Fort George G. Meade ... An estimated 25,000 jobs are being shifted to central Maryland under the federal Base Realignment and Closure plan, and the majority of those jobs are headed to Aberdeen and Fort Meade ... $156 million for a new headquarters building for... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Developer Opus East files Ch. 7 bankruptcy Jul 2, 2009
Rockville developer Opus East LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Wednesday, less than two weeks after relinquishing its development rights to a massive business park at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Unable to refinance millions of dollars in debts, the company plans to liquidate its portfolio of commercial properties throughout the region. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Gov. Martin O'Malley Announces 'Smart Sites' Jun 29, 2009
The first round of projects includes housing in a Harford County community near transit and the Aberdeen Proving Grounds; revitalization of a historic Carroll County main street; and a number of transit-oriented developments. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
What Baltimore companies are winning stimulus contracts? Jun 20, 2009
Aberdeen s EDCO Contractors is doing $742,000 worth of work at Aberdeen Proving Ground that wouldn t be happening without stimulus dollars. EDCO Contractors landed several stimulus contracts at the Aberdeen military base replacing boilers used in heating systems. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Additional Maryland Sites To Benefit From BRAC Jun 16, 2009
(AP) -- Sites in the city of Aberdeen and in Howard County have been added to a Maryland program to help build infrastructure for incoming military jobs ... Aberdeen's zone includes the 800,000-square-foot Class A North Gate Business Park. (W-USA News, DC)
Mikulski seeks $20M for Maryland BRAC transportation needs Jun 4, 2009
The money, $5 million apiece, would pay for transportation upgrades by Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, the National Naval Medical Center in Montgomery County, and Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George s County. Between them, the sites are slated to absorb some 25,000 military jobs under the federal Base Realignment and Closure plan. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Haverhill man gets war honor - 65 years later May 24, 2009
Gale, who rose to the rank of master sergeant, said he spent 20 years as a soldier, including a tour in Korea, and 20 more as a civilian administrator at the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. "All I did was change hats," he said. (Boston Globe)
Remembering Jessen (1) May 23, 2009
Jessen had recently been assigned to the 22nd Battalion of the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The family moved to Oak Grove from Iowa before Jessen, the youngest in the family, was born. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Maine company gets praise from Popular Science magazine May 18, 2009
He said the Ripsaw MS1, as the model is known, has been tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland for three months. "The military aspect is going very well," he said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Opus East strikes APG tax break deal May 15, 2009
Rockville developer Opus East LLC has agreed to pay for millions of dollars in upgrades at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in exchange for not being charged property taxes on a 400-acre business park it s developing inside the gates of the federally owned military base. The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement, which needs to be approved by several agencies including , would involve creating a third entrance to the proving ground from Aberdeen Boulevard, expanded parking areas at the Aberdeen... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
'Management' May 15, 2009
That's what takes her back to her old boyfriend, an eccentric former punk turned frozen-dessert magnate named Jango (Woody Harrelson), living in Aberdeen, Wash. Mike trails along as well, never too far behind. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Gaithersburg, Md., Awards Cable Franchise to Verizon May 6, 2009
In Maryland, Verizon's FiOS TV and FiOS Internet services are available to dozens of communities in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties, including Aberdeen, Annapolis, Bel Air, LaPlata and Rockville. The company will begin offering FiOS in parts of Gaithersburg at the end of this year. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Retired Air Force Col. Donald Scheller, 86, and his son Rick, 62, sift through old photographs to use in a historical book they are creating for Schellers children, grandchildren and future generations. Scheller served in World War II, the Korean Conflict, and in the Vietnam War. He also was on loan to NASA. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter May 4, 2009
Between World War II and the Korean Conflict, Scheller worked with the research and development of U.S. weapons at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, followed by a stint as the chief test pilot at a Spokane, Wash. military facility. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Maryland secures $42M in federal funding for BRAC May 2, 2009
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the additional funds in a press conference in Aberdeen Friday morning ... The additional money, from the federal budget and stimulus bills, includes $35 million for Aberdeen Proving Ground to upgrade buildings at the Harford County military base, $7 million for on-base building improvements at Fort George G. Meade, and $2 ... The preparations are in advance of a federal Base Realignment and Closure... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Transfer to Aberdeen Will Cost More Apr 9, 2009
It's mission will be transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Your Comments. (W-USA News, DC)
ECBC Invests in Future Workforce through Mentoring Mar 26, 2009
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md ... D., a senior research scientist at ECBC who serves as mentor to a senior at Aberdeen High School's Science and Math Academy (SMA) in Aberdeen, Md ... Launched in 2004, the SMA grew out of a concept proposed by the Army Alliance and other science professionals associated with Aberdeen Proving Ground. (PR Newswire)
Will the Iron Man wear Armour? Mar 21, 2009
In 2006, more than 2,000 kids from 42 states and eight foreign counties traveled to Aberdeen for baseball or softball camps at Ripken Stadium. In addition, more than 630,000 at-risk youths in the U.S. have been a part of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation s initiative to grow the sport of baseball. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Joppatowne apartment project gets funding Mar 17, 2009
The project was designed to benefit from an expansion at the nearby Aberdeen Proving Ground, which is preparing to take on an estimated 8,200 military jobs under a federal Base Realignment and Closure plan by 2011. Reader Comments. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
BRAC work in Maryland getting $57M federal infusion Mar 13, 2009
The transportation department will use the money to improve the state s roads and rails leading to Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort George G. Meade, two of the largest recipients of jobs under a federal Base Realignment and Closure plan slated to be completed by September 2011 ... $3 million for intersection improvements along the highways leading to Aberdeen Proving Ground ... The BRAC plan is slated to bring an estimated 25,000 jobs to the Greater Baltimore region, including to Fort Meade and... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Who stands to get what in Md.? Feb 21, 2009
as well as accountant Tom Hood and Aberdeen City Manager Doug Miller, click here for our latest podcast. How do you go after $787 billion in federal money an amount roughly equal to the gross domestic product of the nation of Turkey. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Wegmans close to deal for new grocery store in Abingdon Feb 17, 2009
BRAC is expected to bring as many as 8,200 jobs to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. Wegmans is known for its dizzying array of produce, cheese and gourmet food. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
A healing process Feb 16, 2009
As for his future, Jones said that when his two years at Fort Huachuca are over, he would like to go on to become an instructor at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. After a couple of years in that job, he would like to become a warrant officer. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
ECBC Now Accepting Applications for 2009 Minority Undergraduate Summer Internship Program Feb 12, 2009
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md ... Applicants must plan to reside within a commutable distance of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md ... ECBC is a US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command laboratory located at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (PR Newswire)
Appetite lost in Annapolis for snack tax Feb 8, 2009
Frito-Lay operates a manufacturing plant in Aberdeen that employs 400 ... In addition to the 400 workers in Aberdeen, Frito-Lay has two distribution centers, including a 200-person center in Baltimore. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Base realignment boon becomes burden in recession Feb 8, 2009
- Like most states on the receiving end of big military base moves, leaders in Maryland crowed four years ago when the Pentagon announced thousands of jobs would be transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground from Fort Monmouth, N.J. "Having won the battle of Monmouth vs. Aberdeen, we are in good shape now," said Aris Melissaratos, who was Maryland's secretary of economic development at the time and had testified as the military weighed its decision that Maryland is "ready to handle any expansion... (ABC 7 News, DC)
