Yong Cho, CEO UNBS

We're all about business growth in Howard County - and with so much going on, it shows! Here's what's happening now: 

Howard County’s Fourth Annual Film “Feastival”

Columbia, MD – Food, farms, films and fun all add up to one thing: The 2013 Film Feastival. This year’s Film Feastival will be held from 6-9 p.m., July 16 at Clark’s Elioak Farm, 10500 Clarksville Pike (Route 108), Ellicott City.

Howard County Entrepreneurs Vie for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Awards

COLUMBIA, MD – When Ernst & Young holds its Entrepreneur Of the Year Awards Ceremony on June 26 in Baltimore, eight Howard County entrepreneurs will be represented. The eight are finalists in the firm’s awards program that recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Columbia Mall Redevelopment Begins to 'Come to Life'

Five months after ground broke on the expansion and redevelopment of the Mall in Columbia, the L.L. Bean facade to the mall is all that remains of the 30,000 square-foot store.

Howard County Library System Tops in North America, Executive Ulman Announces Library Journal names HCLS as 2013 Library of the Year

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman today congratulated the Howard County Library System for being named the 2013 Library of the Year out of 21,000 institutions evaluated by the Library Journal and Gale Cengage Learning.

The HCEDA sponsors and collaborates in great events throughout the year - speaker's series, networking meetups, conferences and awards ceremonies. Get in on the action.  Sign up and get involved!  View Community Events here.

Speaker Series: Media Relations Boot Camp

6/21/13 9:00 AM Speaker Series: Media Relations Boot Camp: Learn from national and local journalists what it takes to pique their interest in your story

June HACKIT Round Table

6/26/13 4:30 PM HACKIT Roundtable - The Chinese Persistent Threat: What is REALLY happening?
(Howard County Affinity for Cyber Knowledge & Intelligence Technologies/Talks)

HTC Networking - July at Union Jacks Pub

7/09/13 5:00 PM HTC Networking at Union Jacks Pub

When things are happening in the Howard County business community, we want you to know about it. Find out about it here. We also want to tell your story. Let us know if you are doing something that we need to help you promote.  

Four New Tenants Join Turf Valley Towne Square

Owings Mills, Md. – Greenberg Gibbons announced today that Pet Valu, Beauty Sense Nails and Spa, Sports Clips and Organic Cleaners recently celebrated openings at Turf Valley Towne Square, the new 109,000-square-foot community shopping center in Ellicott City, Md.

IT Service Management Provider, Achieves ISO Certification

COLUMBIA, MD – After more than a year of rigorous preparation and quality-control audits, GANTECH Inc. of Columbia, MD has taken its well-earned place on the prestigious list of U.S. companies that have attained the exclusive ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Certification.

Racktop Systems to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

COLUMBIA, MD – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) CEO Lawrence F. Twele will join officials from RackTop Systems as the company officially opens its headquarters in Fulton, MD.

Howard County Tech Council Announces Annual Award Winners and Finalists

COLUMBIA, MD - The Howard Tech Council today announced finalists and winners of its 2013 Annual Technology Awards. The finalists and winners were selected from dozens of entries...

For every new business in Howard County, there's a success story behind it.

cut2it

Over the last three years, we developed a very sophisticated video engagement and collaboration platform that is cloud and mobile-based.

Shea Radiance

The Alabis founded Shea Radiance after they started using pure, unrefined shea butter to develop skincare for their children. Long familiar with the legendary power of shea, the Alabis concocted a product that was the only solution for their son's severely dry skin and eczema.

A&G Pharmaceutical

A&G Pharmaceutical is focused on the development & commercialization of innovative personalized medicine products to diagnose and treat life threatening human cancers. A&G is developing a tissue and blood test kits that will improve early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer based on the biomarker "GP88/PGRN".

Everything you need to know about Howard County at your fingertips.

Business Lists

Howard County is home to thousands of businesses of all sizes -- from corporate headquarters -- to businesses where the dining room table serves as the desk and conference table. Some examples of reports and lists available:

• Major Employers
• New and Expanding
• Industry Lists...and more

Demographics

Howard County is one of Maryland's fastest-growing regions, increasing its population by 34 percent over the past decade.

Maps

Links to website where you can find informative maps and data.

Economic Indicators

Review the most currently available economic indicators for Howard County and surrounding areas.