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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

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Prior to the just concluded session of the Maryland legislature, the State’s laws and regulations were silent with regard to PFAS chemicals including PFOA. At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. From the September/October 2017 Issue. Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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MARYLAND FAST FACTS. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. We are proud to have a ten year track record of safe, responsible power production in Cecil County and look forward to working with the County and the State of Maryland during their review of our proposal.”. million people.

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Send in the Drones

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Sinclair Community College in OH has FAA approval for restricted flying of small UAVs at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The Ohio Army National Guard received approval this year as well to train at the Springfield airport with a hand-launched UAV dubbed Raven. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. - Plains U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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This includes easy access to an international airport, the Port of Charleston, SC and an inland port via I-77. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Tech Corridor is a burgeoning cluster of defense and technology companies with over 30,000 businesses supporting over almost 600,000 jobs.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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The county is situated along I-95 with 5 interstate interchanges and it is within an easy drive to four major airports—Dulles, Reagan National, Baltimore Washington International and Richmond. Stafford Regional Airport recently opened a new 10,000-square-foot terminal. Over 500,000 square feet of space is now complete.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Plus, metro Atlanta is a digital supply chain leader as home to the world’s busiest and most efficient airport and a destination with an easily accessible port. It will augment current R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Maryland and Europe operated by AST&Science and its subsidiary AST&Defense.

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