Tag: Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Hogan: Additional relief measures on the way for Maryland’s small businesses
More economic relief is on the way for Maryland’s small businesses, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday. The relief was announced the very day the state’s COVID-related hospitalizations reached 1,720-the highest to date since the beginning of the pandemic in mid-March.
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Maryland Chamber of Commerce president expresses concern over numbers in latest US jobs report
Maryland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Christine Ross said the numbers in the federal government’s latest jobs report are cause for concern because they call into question the extent to which the nation’s economy has recovered from months of coronavirus lockdowns.
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Maryland adds 68,300 jobs in June; Unemployment drops to 8%: Labor Report
Maryland’s business leaders said the state’s latest job numbers are encouraging but warned that significant hurdles remain on the road to economic recovery.
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Maryland’s business leaders respond with cautious optimism to latest US jobs report
@BryanRenbaum Maryland’s business leaders said they are cautiously optimistic about the...
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Del. Chisholm: It’s time to allow all Maryland businesses to reopen
Del. Brian Chisholm (R-Anne Arundel) said it is time to allow all businesses in the state that are still closed due to restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus to reopen provided they follow recommended safety guidelines.
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Hogan: Stay-at-home order will be lifted Friday at 5 p.m.
Retail stores, barbershops, hair salons and houses of worship may reopen Friday evening and operate with up to 50% capacity.
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Decline in unemployment claims provides ‘very little solace’ for Md.’s small-business owners
The number of new unemployment claims filed in Maryland dropped each week in April.
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Hogan is ‘hopeful’ that Md. could begin to reopen in early May
The governor said the recovery plan consists of three incremental stages that are dependent upon a downward trend in the number of infections.
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Study: Maryland’s small businesses are faring better than those in most states
The state ranked 40th among 51 jurisdictions in terms of small businesses most affected by the coronavirus.
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Bipartisan support for Md. businesses on full display at Chamber event
Bipartisan support for Maryland’s business community was on full display Wednesday in Annapolis at a conference hosted by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce where lawmakers and members of the Hogan administration touted plans to make the state more business-friendly.
Read MoreReport claims $60 million in annual state tax breaks to corporations
Progressive Maryland released a report highlighting gaps in Maryland’s tax policy that prevent the state from bringing in almost $60 million in annual tax revenue from corporate sectors.
The report identifies seven sectors of Maryland’s tax policy that allow big businesses to take advantage of the state tax code. Business groups dispute the findings.
Read MoreLabor unions given new protection for communications with workers
Beginning this fall, confidentiality privileges long enjoyed by attorneys and their clients will be extended to labor organizations and their members, raising concerns that these new protections could interfere with federal law.
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