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Md. private employers add 600 jobs in Oct.

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15 Md. companies make Technology Fast 500 list

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Marylands ilm ind!stry paying dividends

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15 Md. irms make Technology Fast 500 list

Millennial Media, WeddingWire and RainKing Solutions led the list o Mar!land "om#anie the 2013 Deloitte %e"hnolog! &ast '00(, a #restigious te"hnolog! a)ards #rogram in th States and Canada. +,erall, there )ere 1' Mar!land "om#anies on the list, u# rom 12 in Mar!land-s 1' "om#anies )ere the eighth most among states.#ro,in"es. /mong Mar!lan re#eat "om#anies, *nited %hera#euti"s Cor#oration is on the list or the 13th straight !ea 0enoss is on the list or the third straight !ear. Learn more.

"conomist predicts Marylands contin!ed recovery

Dr. Daraius 1rani #resented RES1-s annual E"onomi" +utloo$during a Con eren"e held a *ni,ersit!. +,er the last !ear, state)ide em#lo!ment e2#anded 1.3 #er"ent, the largest ! !ear gro)th rate sin"e the start o the e"onomi" do)nturn i,e !ears ago. %he #ro ession 5usiness ser,i"es industr! added 16,300 7o5s to the e"onom! o,er the last !ear, ma$ing state-s largest em#lo!ment "ontri5utor. 8e des"ri5ed the state-s housing mar$et as 9gene u#5eat,: 5ut em#hasi;ed that re"o,er! is slo) and that o,erall "onsumer "on iden"e rem

#eptember$October job gro%th slo%s

%he ongoing un"ertaint! "aused 5! the se<uester, the 164da! ederal go,ernment shutdo threat o *.S. e"onomi" de ault ma! ha,e "ontri5uted to Se#tem5er and +"to5er-s 7o5s n )hi"h sho)ed that Mar!land lost 7o5s in Se#tem5er and +"to5er. 1n Se#tem5er, total em ell o,er4the4month 5! =,'00 7o5s, )hi"h in"luded a #ri,ate se"tor de"line o >,300 7o5s. lost >00 total 7o5s rom Se#tem5er to +"to5er. %he #ri,ate se"tor in"reased 5! 600 7o5s go,ernment de"lined 5! 1,000 7o5s. 1n the #ri,ate se"tor, the Leisure and 8os#italit! se" 1,=00 7o5s in +"to5er and "onstru"tion gained 1,'00 7o5s. +,er the !ear the #ri,ate se"t 23,000 7o5s. %rans#ortation and )arehousing gained 3,'00 7o5s or the >th largest gro)t among states.

Marylands ilm ind!stry paying dividends

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"conomic &lliance o 'reater (altimores &nn!al Meeting

)ec. 11 * (altimore %he /nnual Meeting )ill sho)"ase the su""esses o our region and eature $e!note s#ea$er and 5estselling author,Wes Moore. Meet and net)or$ )ith the indi,iduals and "om#anies )ho are )riting their o)n stories in ?reater Baltimore@ ma$ing the region stronger, 5etter and a more d!nami" #la"e to li,e and )or$. Learn More.

& ordable +ealth ,are &ct 101- .hat the +ealth ,are /a% Means or #mall (!sinesses )ec. 50 ,ol!mbia A )ec. 110 "sse2
%he Small Business /dministration is o ering ree )or$sho#s in Mar!land or small 5usiness o)ners. 8o) )ill the ne) health"are la) im#a"t !our 5usinessB /ttend this #resentation and learn a5outC small 5usiness ta2 "redits, insuran"e mar$et#la"es, shared res#onsi5ilit!, "ost "ontainment and 5usiness si;e "onsiderations. Learn More.

(eyond 3ntranets $ "nabling a )igital .orkplace )ec. 64 5-10 6 7-10 am A 8ockville

+rgani;ations no) ha,e a,aila5le to them a di;;!ing arra! o "olla5oration, "ontent management, and "ommuni"ation tools that o er #otential 5rea$throughs in im#ro,ing em#lo!ee engagement and the "ustomer e2#erien"e. Doin the %e"h Coun"il o MD as the! sho) !ou ho) to "reate a highl! "olla5orati,e, real4time digital )or$#la"e. Learn More.

Bonus Bulletins E 1' Mar!land "om#anies ma$e %e"hnolog! &ast '00 list E *MD ran$ed F1 #u5li" uni,ersit! in te"h entre#reneurshi# E Re"ession G Host4Re"ession Com#arisons o 1n"ome G Ho,ert! or Mar!landIs Durisdi"tions E Who is mo,ing to !our stateB E Smith S"hool 13th in Business)ee$ Ran$ing o E2e"uti,e MB/s E Baltimore is +ne o /meri"aIs JMost 8i#ster CitiesJ

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