We are very excited about the upcoming MACo Winter Conference! And we are extremely grateful for all the industry support we receive from our generous Corporate Partners and sponsors. Thank you, all of you, for your generous support! Sponsors: Aetna (Inaugural Banquet, Gold Corporate Partner) AT&T (Inaugural Banquet, Gold Corporate Partner) BGE (President’s Reception, Gold Corporate Partner) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (Welcoming & Awards Banquet, Silver Corporate Partner) Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company (Inaugural Banquet, Gold Corporate Partner) Chesapeake Utilities &…

AT&T, a MACo Gold Corporate Partner, has started an initiative Believe DallasSM. Through this initiative, AT&T has given $565,000 to mitigate homelessness for service-accepting families and veterans in Dallas. AT&T has developed homeless service providers by working alongside businesses, the city, and non-profits. According to the AT&T press release: We have a legacy of service in the communities we work and live. We think we can make a meaningful difference by focusing our resources on…

Cigna, a Gold Corporate Partner and Winter Conference Sponsor, is expanding its financial wellness services, January 1, 2019. The My Secure Advantage (MSA) financial wellness program will become standard for most Cigna Group Insurance customers. The MSA program includes: Thirty days of money coaching from an experienced financial professional with the option to continue the relationship on a self-pay basis. Online tools and educational webinars to assist with financial planning. Resources and templates to create…

Do you or someone you know have BIG ideas for your community? The Healthiest Communities Data Challenge, presented by the Aetna Foundation and AcademyHealth, is looking for BIG ideas and BEST ways to leverage the available data in the Healthiest Communities rankings. The Healthiest Communities Rankings, provided by a collaboration between U.S. & World Report News and the Aetna Foundation, rank communities across the nation by measuring health-related components of society. The goal of these…

MACo's 2019 Winter Conference, "Charting the Course," is expected to be record setting! The conference will be made up of: county elected officials county professionals state legislators, commercial representatives federal representatives ...joining together to discuss progress for counties this January 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MD. In just the span of 3 days, the conference will host... 600+ Influential Attendees 70 Inspirational Featured Speakers 26 Informative Educational Sessions ... and about 80 exhibitors…

Chesapeake Utilities, a Winter Conference Sponsor, offers tips on its website for lowering your gas bill. Heating: Check the insulation in the attic, walls, and floors of your home Add storm windows and doors to create an insulating layer of air between panes Cooking: Use a medium or low flame when cooking Match the size of your flame to the size of your pan to prevent wasting gas Water Heating: Keep hot showers as short…

TelaForce, a Winter Conference sponsor, shares the success story of its partnership with Montgomery County. Montgomery County chose TelaForce to provide it with full lifecycle support for the county's user technology devices. The program currently supports 11,500 County employees, across 43 different agencies in 497 buildings. Read more about Telaforce's successes on its Customer Success page. TelaForce is sponsoring a conference email. Thank you, TelaForce, for sponsoring at the MACo Winter Conference! Learn more about MACo’s Winter…

WGL Energy, a MACo Silver Corporate Partner and Conference Sponsor, is continuing the tradition of Greening the MACo conferences. WGL will donate carbon offsets to counterbalance the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the conference including energy use, hotel stays, food, and other waste. WGL Energy is also investing a portion of the proceeds from carbon offset purchases into the Carbon Reduction Fund, which is managed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The funds are used to develop…