International Business News - MD http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Some of the Black Friday shoppers flocking to malls Friday were buying bullets, boots and hunting licenses for Maryland's modern firearm deer season, which opens Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/hunters-md-deer-season-stretches-their-dollars.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:24:19 EST Groups supporting slot machines in Maryland outspent opponents of expanding gambling in the state by about 7-1. Final campaign disclosure reports released Wednesday show the pro-slots group called For Maryland, For Our Future raised a total of about $7 million, mostly from gambling and horse racing interests. Cloverleaf Enterprises Inc., owner of Rosecroft Raceway, raised about $41,000, and a group called Unite Here raised about $27,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/donations-heavily-favored-pro-slots-groups-in-md.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:35:14 EST Maryland may need to make another $200 million in budget cuts next month for the current fiscal year, because of dropping state revenues and the nation's continuing economic downturn, Gov. Martin O'Malley said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/md-governor-estimates-about-200m-in-cuts-likely.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:01:58 EST A state board on Wednesday approved spending $8 million to restructure a financial agreement with investors at Rocky Gap State Park, which has struggled financially for years and is one of five potential sites for slot machines in Maryland. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/md-board-oks-help-for-rocky-gap-sports-museum.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:26 EST Maryland and Virginia watermen are eligible for up to $20 million in crab disaster relief, federal officials announced Tuesday. Each state will be eligible for as much as $10 million in relief to help watermen hurt by the failure of the Chesapeake Bay's soft shell and peeler blue crab fishery, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/md-va-eligible-for-20m-in-crab-disaster-relief.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:40 EST Managers of Hagerstown Regional Airport are planning a party for Friday evening's launch of regular flights to Orlando, Fla. Airport Manager Carolyn Motz (MOHTZ) says the celebration reflects the importance of Allegiant Air in restoring commercial passenger service to the airport. Hagerstown has had no commercial passenger flights since September 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/florida-flights-from-hagerstown-md-set-to-start.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:39:05 EST A company that manages supplies for the aerospace industry says it is opening a warehouse in Cumberland that will create 25 jobs. Pattonair is a division of the British company Umeco PLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/aerospace-supply-warehouse-to-add-25-maryland-jobs.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:45:28 EST A Maryland universal health care proposal was unveiled by coalition of citizen and business groups, calling for a statewide insurance pool and a requirement for all residents to buy health insurance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/md-health-care-advocates-unveil-universal-plan.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:38:52 EST State officials are holding public hearings this week on rules meant to curb the amount of poultry waste that ends up in the Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland Department of the Environment in September proposed to subject about 200 of the state's largest chicken farms to scrutiny and potential fines for how they store and use chicken manure. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/md-holds-hearings-on-poultry-waste-regulations.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:39:35 EST Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Friday he's hoping an agreement with six mortgage servicing companies to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure will pressure other companies to join the effort. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/mortgage-servicers-to-help-md-homeowners.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:14:41 EST Some hunting and fishing enthusiasts in western Maryland are seeking a moratorium on wind power development in the mountainous region. The Allegany-Garrett Sportsmen's Association has asked the boards of commissioners in the two westernmost counties to hold public hearings on the health and safety impact of wind turbines, as well as their effect on tourism and neighboring property owners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/maryland-sportsmen-seeks-halt-to-wind-turbines.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:50:11 EST Maryland Jockey Club president and Chief Executive Tom Chuckas said the passage of Maryland's slot machine referendum should help keep the Preakness and the state's horse industry "strong for years to come." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/maryland-racing-industry-expects-boost-from-slots.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:05:37 EST The U.S. Attorney's office says a Pakistani national living in Washington and Maryland has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for money laundering plot and concealing terrorist financing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/md-man-sentenced-in-money-laundering-scheme.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:48:06 EST After years of tough debates in the General Assembly, the question of whether to legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland is in the voters' hands. A constitutional amendment would allow up to 15,000 slot machines in five locations, including one site each in the city of Baltimore and the counties of Allegany, Anne Arundel, Cecil and Worcester. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/md-voters-finally-deciding-slots-early-voting.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:51:46 EST Slot machines have triggered a bruising series of slugfests in Maryland politics over the years, and steel-willed opponents of legalizing the gambling devices have managed to fend off hard-punching supporters in the General Assembly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/md-slot-machines-vote-culminates-years-of-battles.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:45:28 EDT Maryland regulators have, for the first time, granted fast-track status to a wind-power project in the state's mountainous western panhandle. The 5-0 vote Wednesday by the Public Service Commission exempts California-based Clipper Windpower Inc. and its Criterion Power Partners subsidiary from having to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its 40-turbine project in Garrett County, as power plant developers must do. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/state-fast-tracks-western-md-wind-power-project.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:52:14 EDT With Election Day approaching, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley made another pitch for November's vote on slot machine gambling Friday, asking for a slots endorsement from members of an association of municipal governments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/md-governor-asks-municipalities-to-support-slots.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:58:27 EDT Congressional delegations from Maryland and Virginia are urging Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to immediately release $30 million in fishery disaster assistance for Chesapeake Bay watermen. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/md-va-delegations-urge-crab-disaster-funding.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:52:32 EDT State and federal environmental agencies and four Maryland businesses are launching a joint effort to restore wetlands around the state's coastal bays and around the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/partnership-eyes-wetland-restoration-in-marlyand.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:59:31 EDT A technology entrepreneur who wants to acquire Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park said Wednesday he believes slots machines are a "cancer" to thoroughbred horse racing, and he wouldn't implement them, if he acquires ownership. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/man-who-wants-to-buy-md-tracks-opposes-slots.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:21:03 EDT