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2007 BWCC
Award Winners:

Small Business of the Year
R.J. Tomlinson & Associates LLC

Large Business of the Year
Wilhelm Commercial Builders Inc.

President's Award: Individual
Marcia Hall, Reputation COUNTS

President's Award: Corporate
The Show Place Arena

Foundation Honoree
Wilhelm Commercial Builders Inc.

Frank P. Casula Award for Transit Leadership
Stuart Title, A. J. Properties Inc.

For Tourism Information, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Homeland Security 

Department of Homeland Security www.ready.gov,

 

FEMA’s Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry; good overall and for medium-sized firms and up www.fema.gov/library/bizindex.shtm

 

SBA and Institute for Business and Home Safety disaster planning toolkit for small business www.ibhs.org/docs/openforbusiness.pdf


Red Cross Disaster Preparedness

 
 

National Institute for Chemical Studies (includes procedures and plans)www.nicsinfo.org/shelter%20in%20place.pdf

 

Procurement Links

Federal Procurement: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

District of Columbia Procurement:
 http://app.ocp.dc.gov/


State of Virginia Procurement
: http://www.eva.state.va.us/


State of Maryland Procurement:
http://www.choosemaryland.org/


Maryland
Procurement: http://www.dgs.maryland.gov/


 

All About Maryland
http://www.maryland.gov

All About Counties in Maryland
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/county.html

All About Tourism in Maryland

http://www.mdisfun.org or http://www.visitmaryland.org
 
Doing Business In Maryland
http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/

 

Maryland Real Estate Information (House Prices, etc.)
http://www.mdrealtor.org/consumer_housingstats_yearend_2003.asp

Maryland Homebuyers and Sellers Profile
http://www.mdrealtor.org/2003_Buyer_Seller_profile_Summary.doc

Maryland Business License Information System
http://www.blis.state.md.us/client/Blis.jsp

Maryland Demographics & Planning Information
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/

Maryland Labor Market Analysis & Information
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi/index.htm

Finding Jobs & Finding Employees in Maryland
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/county/
https://mwe.dllr.state.md.us/default.asp?SessionUID=a

Maryland General Assembly
http://mlis.state.md.us/

Find Your Legislator (Federal and State)
http://mdelect.net/

Proposed Legislation, Maryland General Assembly
http://mlis.state.md.us/#bill

Employers' Access to the Department of Defense's Operation Transition
Linking military personnel who are retiring or separating from military service with job opportunities:
http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/ot

Maps of Maryland

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/maryland_90.jpg

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/maryland.gif

http://www.ocs.orst.edu/pub/maps/Precipitation/Total/States/MD/md.gif
(Precipitation Map)

http://princegeorges.com/maryland_map.htm

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/mdmap.html
(Map of Parks in Maryland)

http://www.sha.state.md.us/SHAServices/mapsBrochures/maps/freemaps.asp (Order Free Maps for State of Maryland)

Quick Facts on Maryland and Maryland Counties from Census Bureau
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24000.html

Job Opportunities with the State of Maryland
http://www.dbm.maryland.gov/communities/community.asp?UserID=2&CommunityID=225&Folder=2530

Employment & Careers as Presented by the
Anne Arundel County Public Library

http://web.aacpl.lib.md.us/bestsites/recommended/employment_and_careers.htm

Small Business

"Small Business State Profile, 2003"
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/profiles/03md.pdf
A Report of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy

"E-Biz: Strategies for Small Business Success"
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs220tot.pdf
A 69-page report commissioned by the SBA's Office of Advocacy, outlining how small businesses have used--and should use--the Internet for business.

"Small Business by the Numbers" http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.pdf
An overview of the impact of small business on the United States economy, as prepared by the Small Business Administration.

"The Characteristics of Small-Business Employees"
an article by the Office of Advocacy, SBA
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/04/art3full.pdf
Small businesses employ slightly more than half of the private-sector workforce; in many ways, such as education, race, origin, age, and part-time status, the small-business workforce differs from the large-business workforce. This article builds upon an earlier Monthly Labor Review article by William J. Wiatrowski that called for demographic information on the small-business workforce.

"The Facts About The Impact of Contract Bundling on Small Business: FY1992-FY2001"
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs221tot.pdf

"Analysis of State Efforts to Mitigate Regulatory Burden on Small Businesses"
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs219tot.pdf
A fifty page report provided by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

"The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms"
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs207tot.pdf
A sixty-one page report on the impact of federal regulation on small business, prepared for the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

Map of the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Baltimore/Washington Corridor is a part of this region.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/stma99md.pdf

Maryland's Counties & Regions
Statistical Maps for Each Jurisdiction & Regions in Maryland
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/MSDC/map.htm

Maryland's Highways & Weather at CHART
CHART is a joint effort of the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland State Police, in cooperation with other federal, state and local agencies. CHART's mission is to improve "real-time" operations of Maryland's highway system through teamwork and technology.
http://www.chart.state.md.us/

 

The Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber is indebted to the Maryland Archives and the Maryland Manual Online, from which
much of this information was obtained.

To reach the Archives website, go to http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.

The Maryland Manual Online is found at: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/html/mmtoc.html




TOURISM LINKS

Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association (BACVA)
100 Light Street, 12th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Convention & Meeting Info: 1-800-343-3468 ext. 1
General Visitor Info: 1-800282-6632
Email: info@baltimore.org
Website: www.baltimore.org

Washington D.C. Convention & Tourism Corp.
901 7th Street, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
To order a DC Visitors Guide: 1-800-422-8644
Phone: 202-789-7000
Website: http://www.washington.org

DC Visitor Information Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 1-866-324-7386
Local Phone: 202-328-4748
Email: dcvisit.info@guestservices.com
Website: http://www.dcvisit.com

Maryland Office of Tourism Development
217 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-767-3400
Toll Free: 1-866-639-3526
To speak with a Maryland Travel Operator call: 1-800-634-7386
Website: http://www.visitmaryland.org

Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau
26 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-2421
Phone: 410-280-0445
Toll Free: 888-302-2852
Fax: 410-263-9591
Email: info@visit-annapolis.org
Website: http://www.visit-annapolis.org

Howard County Tourism, Inc.
8267 Main Street
P.O. Box 9
Ellicott City, MD 21041
Phone: 410-313-1900
Toll Free: 1-800-288-8747
Fax: 410-313-1902
Website: http://www.visithowardcounty.com

Mongtomery County Conference & Visitors Bureau
11820 Parklawn Drive
Suite 380
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-428-9702
Toll Free: 1-800-925-0880
Fax: 301-428-9705
Website: http://www.cvbmontco.com

Prince George's County Maryland Conference & Visitors Bureau
9200 Basil Court, Suite 101
Largo, MD 20774
Phone: 301-925-8300
Toll Free: 1-888-925-8300
Fax: 301-925-2053
Email: visitorinfo@co.pg.md.us
Website: http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Subsites/Visitors/Index.htm




 

 


Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber
312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 104, Laurel MD 20707-4824
301-725-4000 or 410-792-9714 - Fax: 301-725-0776
bwcc@baltwashchamber.org