Maryland
Maryland Commerce awards export grants to more than 100 businesses, including two locally
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Over the past year, the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded more than 100 small and midsize Maryland companies with ExportMD grants to help promote their products and services in the global marketplace.
In Washington County, Cornerstone Genomics and Land Cruiser Heaven have been awarded grants.
The grants — awarded from July 2023 through July 2024 — help businesses finance the costs of marketing internationally including trade show fees and travel expenses.
Established in 1999, the ExportMD program provides matching grants up to $5,000 from Commerce’s Office of International Investment and Trade.
ExportMD is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, which has awarded multiple State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants to Maryland Commerce to help fund the program.
“The ExportMD grant program provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to succeed in our state and around the world — and ultimately bring more growth to Maryland’s economy,” said Maryland Commerce Secretary Kevin Anderson. “With help from the U.S. SBA, we’re proud to have supported more than 100 local businesses over the year with their global expansion efforts.”
From Washington to Wicomico counties, Maryland businesses utilized the state program in a variety of ways. Located in Baltimore City, Alertus Technologies used its ExportMD grant for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to improve the quality and quantity of traffic to its website. Gross Mechanical Laboratories from Queen Anne’s County organized an individual sales trip to the Netherlands. And St. Mary’s County-based company ABSI Aerospace & Defense attended the Singapore Air Show as part of the delegation led by the Maryland Department of Commerce.
Applications for the ExportMD program are accepted on a monthly basis. Eligibility requirements can be found on the Commerce website, https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/programs-for-businesses/exportmd-program.
Western Maryland community colleges receive Edwards Fund Grant for cyber ranges.
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Maryland
Senator John Fetterman’s high-speed crash in Maryland: bodycam footage released
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Video shows moments after Senator John Fetterman’s crash in Maryland
Body camera video released by Maryland State Police shows the moments after Senator John Fetterman and his wife were involved in an early morning crash in Maryland.
Body camera video released Thursday shows the moments after Senator John Fetterman and his wife were involved in an early morning crash in Maryland.
Within the video, a Maryland State Police trooper can be seen approaching the senator’s vehicle, asking for identification, and filling out a report.
According to the official Maryland motor vehicle crash report, Sen. Fetterman was listed as “at fault” for the accident in early June.
The report states a witness saw Sen. Fetterman’s car pass her while traveling at a “high rate of speed,” well over the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
Shortly after passing the witness, Sen. Fetterman’s 2021 Chevrolet Traverse rear-ended a 2013 Chevrolet Impala just before exit 1 for I-68 in Hancock, Maryland, near the borders of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The front airbags of the Senator’s car deployed, and both vehicles were significantly damaged.
All three individuals involved in the accident — Senator Fetterman, his wife Gisele, and the driver of the Impala — were transported to the hospital.
The driver of the Impala sustained a suspected minor injury.
Sen. Fetterman was treated for a bruised shoulder, and both he and his wife were discharged later that afternoon.
Maryland
Shark Spotted In Anne Arundel County Waterway: See Video
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EDGEWATER, MD — A shark was seen swimming at Beverly Beach in Edgewater on July 22.
Officials don’t have enough information to confirm the species.
“Shark sightings are not uncommon in the Chesapeake Bay, and 41 shark species have been documented in Maryland waters,” the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said on Instagram. “These sharks are mostly off the Atlantic coast, but are sometimes in the Bay and its tributaries.”
The video is posted here.
The DNR noted that shark bites are rare, but warned swimmers to get out of the water if they see a fin.
“It’s important to keep your distance if you see what you think could be a shark,” the DNR said. “Stay out of the water, and only try to fish for the shark if you know what you’re doing.”
Only some sharks can legally be fished, but they require a catch card and landing tag. Those regulations are set by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
The DNR said fishers should follow the motto “If you don’t know, let it go.”
Anybody who spots a possible shark should email the details, photos and videos to customerservice.dnr@maryland.gov.
Maryland
Maryland's Six Flags requires chaperones for young guests to boost safety
BOWIE, Md. (7News) — For all the thrill-seekers headed to Six Flags America this weekend in Bowie, Maryland, the amusement park is implementing a new chaperone policy for younger guests.
Safety is the reason for the change. All guests 15 and younger are now required to be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old to go in or remain inside the park after 4 p.m.
The adult chaperone must present a government-issued photo I.D. at ticket entry. The company told 7News that “the safety of our guests and associates has always been our top priority”
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But Six Flags is not saying if a specific incident prompted the new rule. Each year, however, the county receives numerous complaints about unruly visitors, fights, and other issues, including theft. The most recent high-profile incident occurred in 2021 when a huge brawl broke out and several cars in the parking lot were destroyed.
Just months ago, the Prince George’s County Council passed emergency legislation allowing businesses to request police patrols and enforce juvenile curfew zones after several incidents of flash mob shoplifting and massive fights involving hundreds of teens infested the National Harbor.
With Prince George’s County looking to lure in more big companies and agencies like the FBI, council member Wala Blegay told 7News that crime is the priority.
“What we were seeing at National Harbor is that parents were dropping their kids off as young as 13-14 and just like droning off and then we saw flash mobs. We cannot afford that, Prince George’s County is a great place but sometimes when there is crime, there’s so much coverage on it that it overshadows all of the positive things we’re doing,” Blegay said.
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A single chaperone is only allowed to escort up to 10 young guests and they must accompany them throughout their entire stay and be available by phone.
This policy is not nationwide — Bowie is one of only three locations making the change. The other parks are in Atlanta and San Francisco.
“I spoke with Six Flags, I spoke with the management and they’ll never say it and thats ok, I’ll be the one to say it. We are going to be looking at bringing some companies here and what we don’t want is there to be some sort of flash mob that they find, that you are covering that somebody can forward the link and say there’s a problem in Prince George’s,” added Blegay.
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