“Future 50” Executives Honored at SmartCEO’s Star-studded Awards Gala in Baltimore

It is, indeed, a night to remember. Despite a troubling economy, there are still many businesses that are thriving. Some have reinvented themselves while others are using non-conventional successful strategies that work. Celebrating their success is what brought hundreds of business leaders/senior-level executives together at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel on Jan. 7, 2010 …

Minority Businesses Prepare For Multi-million Dollar Gaming Industry In Maryland

The BWI Hilton, Baltimore, Maryland, was home to more than 150 participants who attended the 1st Gaming Workshop for Minority Businesses in the State. Organization by the Maryland Washington Minority Contractors’ Association, Inc., (MWMCA) the workshop featured officials from the private sector, the gaming industry and the State of Maryland. …

Exclusive: “Success in the City” Hosts Successful Networking Event; CEO Cynthia de Lorenzi Tells Ib’s Blog How It All Started

“Success” may indeed best describe the results of their events. Success in the City (SITC), on Dec. 2, 2009, kicked off the Holiday Season by hosting one of the hottest networking events of the year at the Marriot Fairfax Park, Virginia, and IB’s Blog was there. The “Mix and Mingle” was well suited so …

“We Have Got To Reach Higher Heights,” Congressman Cummings Said At The CBCF “Economic Recovery Forum”

Many business leaders in Maryland attended the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) “Economic Recovery Forum” on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February. Held at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, on October 31, 2009, the …