MACo Events Archives

Maryland Hosts 5th Annual Business Opportunities Summit

The Maryland Department of General Services - in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the University System of Maryland - recently hosted their Fifth Annual Business Opportunities & Entrepreneurial Training Summit for Small, Minority, Women, & Veteran-Owned Businesses. The summit is the premier event for small, local, and minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses in Maryland, attracting over 500 businesses from across the state. From Maryland's Department of General Services website: “Our administration is…

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November 12, 2019

Business Affairs / County News / Information Technology / MACo Events / Planning and Zoning / Taxes and Revenues / Winter Conference

New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television

At this year’s MACo Winter Conference, special guests will join a live recording of the Conduit Street Podcast to discuss the ever-shrinking island of cable television. The session, “New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television,” will focus on the county role in the telecommunications market of the 2020s. New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television Description: Technological change continues to advance rapidly - public policy needs to…

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November 12, 2019

Emergency Management / Health and Human Services / MACo Events / Winter Conference

Want to Know More About The Opioid Crisis? Submit Your Questions Now

MACo is now accepting questions for the 2019 Winter Conference Opioid Roundtable. At the 2019 MACo Winter Conference roundtable, “Foundation of the Future: The County Role in Combatting the Opioid Crisis”, Steve Schuh, Executive Director of the Opioid Operational Command Center, will be ready to answer them. But you don't have to wait! Submit questions in advance to make sure they get answered at the conference session. Don't miss this opportunity! Please send your questions…

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November 12, 2019

County News / MACo Events / Transportation and Public Works / Winter Conference

New Joint Plan for the American Legion Bridge

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam made an announcement in a surprise joint appearance this morning. Maryland and Virginia will partner to widen and rebuild the American Legion bridge in order to relieve congestion in a multibillion-dollar project. The new bridge is planned to have four express toll lanes, in addition to eight free lanes as on the current span with tolls fluctuating based on congestion. From Washington Post's coverage: “A new…

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November 12, 2019

Health and Human Services / MACo Events / Public Safety and Corrections / Winter Conference

Inmate Healthcare: Sorting Fact from Fiction

Learn more about the complex web of inmate healthcare and advocacy efforts to improve the delivery of services and make more efficient use of limited resources on a federal and local level at the MACo Winter Conference session, "Inmate Healthcare: Sorting Fact from Fiction." Title: Inmate Healthcare: Sorting Fact from Fiction Description: Federal law requires counties to provide adequate health care to inmates….a task easier said than done. Many inmates enter the system with chronic…

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November 12, 2019

County News / MACo Events / Winter Conference

Walk in the Footsteps of an American Legend at #MACoCon

Guests of MACo's Winter Conference attendees can experience a tour following in the footsteps of American Legend and Dorchester County native Harriet Tubman. Tour attendees must be personal guests of registered conference attendees, sponsors and exhibitors. From MACo's Winter Conference Registration Brochure: Visit the places where Harriet Tubman lived, worked, and hid before her escape to freedom. Experience the hidden places used by fleeing slaves as you trace Harriet Tubman's path along the eastern shore.…

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November 8, 2019

County News / Economic Development / Health and Human Services / MACo Events

Learn to Use a Racial Equity Lens in Policy-Making at This FREE MACo Symposium

Join MACo, Associated Black Charities, the MD Center on Economic Policy, and Maryland Hunger Solutions for an eye-opening symposium on policy making through a racial equity lens. Learn how to make more equitable policies for the good of all Marylanders. FALL SYMPOSIUM Policy Applications of a Racial Equity Lens: Creating More Equitable Policies for an Economically Vibrant Maryland VIEW THE AGENDA DATE/TIME/LOCATION: November 15, 2019 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Newton White Mansion, Mitchellville, MD…

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November 8, 2019

MACo Events / Transportation and Public Works / Winter Conference

Contemplating Our Congestion Crisis at #MACoCon

Marylanders are starting to think about the future and how to expand options for getting around. Congestion is a huge problem in Maryland, but what should be done to move forward? Join MACo's Winter Conference session, Contemplating Our Congestion Crisis, to hear more about possibilities of the future. Details follow: Title: Contemplating Our Congestion Crisis Description: Everyone can agree that there is an issue with traffic congestion in Maryland. With new plans and projects being…

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November 7, 2019

Corporate Partners / County News / MACo Events / Winter Conference

Nationwide Retirement Solutions Can Help You Increase Your Health and Wealth #MACoCon

MACo's Platinum Corporate Partner Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NRS) is hosting a Solutions Showcase Session on Health Savings Accounts as an additional vehicle for retirement savings at MACo's Winter Conference. MACo’s Winter Conference, “Building for the Future,” will be held on December 4-6, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, MD. Government and private sector leaders will gather in Dorchester County to discuss how we can work together to build a strong foundation…

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November 5, 2019

County News / MACo Events / Winter Conference

RALI Maryland Aids Counties in Prescription Take-Back Efforts, Achieves “Record-Breaking” Results

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and many others joined the Rx Abuse Leadership Inivitaive of Maryland (RALI Maryland) on Tuesday, October 22, to spread the word about National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration each April and October, Take-Back Day gives citizens a chance to bring unused and expired medications to designated locations across their state. The results of the most recent Take-Back Day have been described as "record-breaking" by…

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November 5, 2019