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March 31, 2011 Kohl's to Open Distribution Facility in Harford County Kohl's Corp. announced it is opening a distribution facility at 1701 Trimble Road in Edgewood. The new facility will fulfill on-line orders and anticipates creating about 1200 jobs by 2012 as it expands the former GAP location from 602,000 sq. ft. to more than one million sq. ft. Kohl's will begin filling hourly and management full and part-time positions this month for their opening in July. Job seekers can check out the company's on-line job site at http://www.kohlscareers.com . Harford County Businesses #1 on Baltimore Business Journal's Heavy Hitters 2011 With a theme of Persistence, the 2011 BBJ Heavy Hitters List includes four Harford County business deals: #1 Residential Development - The Trails at Beech Creek; #1 Retail Lease - hhGregg at Bel Air's Tollgate Marketplace; #1 Land Sale - Upper Chesapeake Health System - Purchase for new medical campus in Havre de Grace; #1 BRAC Deals - ManTech lease at Water's Edge Corporate Campus in Belcamp. For detailed article: http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news L-3 Communications Opens at GATE L-3 Communications hosted a reception and ribbon cutting at their new location at The GATE at APG on March 17, 2011. Proclamations from regional representatives were presented at a reception hosted by L-3's Joe Leadley, Senior Vice President and General Manager. http://www.l - 3com.com Jim Richardson Panelist at US-Balkans Business Summit On March 23 & 24, 2011 the US-Balkans Business Summit was held in Baltimore, the first of its kind ever to be held in the United States - a two day business and economic development summit between the United States and the Western Balkans. Through various panel discussions and workshops, the summit's goal was to assist in developing a dialogue to further increase trade and investment between the Western Balkans and the United States. OED Director Jim Richardson was joined on the panel discussion of Doing Business in the United States by Christian Johansson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development; Charles Dillon, Law Office of Charles T. Dillon and President of the US-Balkans Business Alliance, LLC; and John Rissman of Rissman, Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP. http://www.usbalkanssummit.com/ HC Green Business Network Holds Information Session on Water Conservation On March 24th, the HCGBN held a seminar on the topic of water with guest speakers John Shepley of Emory Knoll Farms; Stephen Garey, CPM, LEED AP Capital Projects Coordinator at Harford Community College; Keven Small, RLA, AICP, LEED GA Director of Planning & Community Development for the Town of Bel Air; and Chuck Cooper, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA Project Manager with Frederick Ward Associates. For full press release and upcoming HCGBN events: http://www.harfordbusiness.org/index.cfm?ID=36 Futures 11 2011 Harford County Public Schools and Harford County Government hosted
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Kohl's to Open Distribution Facility in Harford County Kohl's Corp. announced it is opening a distribution facility at 1701 Trimble Road in Edgewood. The new facility will fulfill on-line orders and anticipates creating about 1200 jobs by 2012 as it expands the former GAP location from 602,000 sq. ft. to more than one million sq. ft. Kohl's will begin filling hourly and management full and part-time positions this month for their opening in July. Job seekers can check out the company's on-line job site at http://www.kohlscareers.com.
Harford County Businesses #1 on Baltimore Business Journal's Heavy Hitters 2011 With a theme of Persistence, the 2011 BBJ Heavy Hitters List includes four Harford County business deals: #1 Residential Development - The Trails at Beech Creek; #1 Retail Lease - hhGregg at Bel Air's Tollgate Marketplace; #1 Land Sale - Upper Chesapeake Health System - Purchase for new medical campus in Havre de Grace; #1 BRAC Deals - ManTech lease at Water's Edge Corporate Campus in Belcamp. For detailed article: http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news
L-3 Communications Opens at GATE L-3 Communications hosted a reception and ribbon cutting at their new location at The GATE at APG on March 17, 2011. Proclamations from regional representatives were presented at a reception hosted by L-3's Joe Leadley, Senior Vice President and General Manager. http://www.l-3com.com
Jim Richardson Panelist at US-Balkans Business Summit On March 23 & 24, 2011 the US-Balkans Business Summit was held in Baltimore, the first of its kind ever to be held in the United States - a two day business and economic development summit between the United States and the Western Balkans. Through various panel discussions and workshops, the summit's goal was to assist in developing a dialogue to further increase trade and investment between the Western Balkans and the United States. OED Director Jim Richardson was joined on the panel discussion of Doing Business in the United States by Christian Johansson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development; Charles Dillon, Law Office of Charles T. Dillon and President of the US-Balkans Business Alliance, LLC; and John Rissman of Rissman, Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP. http://www.usbalkanssummit.com/
HC Green Business Network Holds Information Session on Water Conservation On March 24th, the HCGBN held a seminar on the topic of water with guest speakers John Shepley of Emory Knoll Farms; Stephen Garey, CPM, LEED AP Capital Projects Coordinator at Harford Community College; Keven Small, RLA, AICP, LEED GA Director of Planning & Community Development for the Town of Bel Air; and Chuck Cooper, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA Project Manager with Frederick Ward Associates. For full press release and upcoming HCGBN events: http://www.harfordbusiness.org/index.cfm?ID=36
Futures 11 2011 Harford County Public Schools and Harford County Government hosted
the second Futures 11 event at Harford Community College on March 24, 2011. Futures 11 offers a series of informative sessions on topics relevant to high school juniors, assisting them in making informative and positive decisions regarding their future. Approximately 30 Harford County businesses participated in a networking session with about 400 Harford County high school juniors from the magnet programs.
Announcements Wegmans Hiring Begins April 1: Full-time entry level management, culinary and customer service positions at the new Bel Air Store. Visit http://www.wegmans.com/careers or the Wegmans Food Markets Bel Air Employment Office at 2941 Emmorton Road., Abingdon. WMAR broadcast a news story on March 30th on Wegmans and Kohl's hiring in Harford County which can be seen at http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/harford_county/1800-new-jobs-headed-for-harford-county Walmart opened in Fallston on March 16, 2011. The store may employ up to 750. Restaurant Week 2011 will be held June 9-15, 2011. The Office of Tourism is promoting and coordinating Restaurant Week and is now soliciting participation of restaurants. Interested restaurants should contact Wini Roche at 410.638.3327 or [email protected]
Save the Dates April 13, 2011, Noon to 2 pm Towson University's 4th Annual Showcase of Professional Services Johnny Unitas Stadium - Minnegan Room http://www.towson.edu/outreach/showcase/ June 14, 7:30-9:00 a.m. Economic Outlook Conference Hosted by Harford County Office of Economic Development & Harford County Chamber of Commerce Maryland Golf & Country Clubs Note: Details to be announced shortly June 22 & June 23, 2011 APG Showcase - Transforming the Army Together Harford Community College - Amoss Center http://www.harford.edu/apgshowcase
