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This week, Technical.ly makes additional moves in Maryland, thanks to some key support and our new reporter Maria Eberhart (who’ll start authoring this newsletter next week). We also highlight a city contract with a local tech mainstay that’s gone longer and gotten more expensive than intended.
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📰 News Incubator: What to know
• Americans aren’t agreeing on much these days. But some see entrepreneurship as a way to unify people. [Technical.ly]
• The Maryland Tech Council is launching an initiative to boost business development in rural parts of the state. [Maryland Tech Council]
• Wide Angle Youth Media, a creative training and workforce development for youth and adults, opened a new HQ in Remington with a production studio and equipment. The nonprofit is part of the Baltimore News Collaborative, along with Technical.ly and other local news outlets. [Baltimore Biz Journal]
• Comptroller Brooke Lierman’s office is looking for people to serve on its advisory board. [Comptroller’s Office]
• International students are a key part of Maryland’s economy, and if they don’t return this fall, the state could lose $1 billion of money spent dining out and going shopping. [Baltimore Banner]
• New analysis shows that unemployment levels could cause solvency issues for Maryland’s unemployment insurance trust fund. [Maryland Matters]
• Local startup EcoMap Technologies launched a new tool to evaluate the financial standing of nonprofits, analyzing the grant dependency, fundraising diversity and other trends. [EcoMap]
• Maryland is investing $10.5 million in additional funding for its workforce development program called EARN. The money goes toward training and credentials for residents in the state. [CBS]
• Darius Clair, the former program manager of the Techstars Equitech accelerator, spoke with us about his career journey and advice for fellow entrepreneurs to forge authentic connections. [Technical.ly]
• Gallion Health, a cloud-based supply chain firm built at the University of Maryland Medical System, spun out as its own startup. [UMMS]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Partner event: Celebrate Baltimore Climate Tech’s 2-year anniversary on July 16. [Details here]
• Legal and HR experts will help entrepreneurs understand when and how to seek out the right providers during a workshop on July 17. [Details here]
• Learn how to break into cybersecurity during a morning convening on July 19. [Details here]
• Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition is hosting a job fair on July 24. [Details here]
