Day: July 22, 2014

Small firms give Maryland C- for business friendliness

Small firms give Maryland C- for business friendliness

Some rankings of Maryland’s business climate put it at the bottom of the pack, as the Tax Foundation does. A few put it at the top, as does the U.S. Chamber’s #1 rating for innovation and entrepreneurship the governor likes to cite. And it is not unusual for Maryland to rank in the middle of the pack, as it does in a new Thumbtack-Kaufman Foundation survey of business friendliness.

State Roundup, July 22, 2014

O’Malley, religious leaders meet to discuss possible solutions to the influx of unaccompanied immigrant children, focus on foster care for those in Maryland and reuniting with families. But Del. Pat McDonough suggests a tent city on the U.S.-Mexico border; groups push for redistricting reform to avoid gerrymandering and deeper political divides; Maryland Health Benefit Exchange failed in public information requests more than 3 in 10 times; venture capital funds in Maryland going to cybersecurity firms; Aris Melissaratos named interim dean of Stevenson U. business school; and Eastern Shore emergency radio system comes on line.

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