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Positive business news from across Maryland: grand openings, expansions, funding, and the people building the state's economy. New episodes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Produced with AI.

  1. 1d ago

    Making It Stretch: Smarter Grants, Cheaper Tools, and a Deadline Owners Can't Miss

    A pair of Baltimore muralists swap $2,000 projectors for $300 VR headsets, Maryland's Manufacturing 4.0 grants turn $7 million into $17 million in new investment, and Cal and Chessie flag a November 15 deadline every Maryland employer needs on their calendar. Sources: Baltimore Muralists Adopt VR Headsets to Replace Projectors | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/baltimore-muralists-use-vr-headsets-to-scale-art/ Gov. Moore Announces Employer Registration for Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance is Live | Maryland Department of Labor | https://www.labor.maryland.gov/whatsnews/gov-moore-announces-employer-registration-for-paid-family-and-medical-leave-insurance-is-live.shtml Maryland Grant Program Helps Manufacturers Modernize, Increase Wages and Create Jobs | Maryland Department of Commerce | https://business.maryland.gov/news/maryland-grant-program-helps-manufacturers-modernize-increase-wages-and-create-jobs/ Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  2. 3d ago

    Built to Bridge: A Translator, a Rail Bike, and a $19 Return on Betting on People

    A Hagerstown interpreter just got named Maryland's Small Business of the Year for breaking down language barriers for schools and clinics across four states. A Frostburg rail-bike company bought a historic hotel on the strength of 25,000 visitors a year. And the state just put $4.7 million behind training over 1,700 workers, with a return that should make every owner sit up. Cal and Chessie find the thread connecting all three: Maryland keeps investing in the bridges, literal and otherwise, that keep small businesses moving. Sources: Frostburg excursion company brings new experiences and investments to Allegany County | Maryland Dept. of Commerce (business.maryland.gov) | https://business.maryland.gov/news/frostburg-excursion-company-brings-new-experiences-and-investments-to-allegany-county/ Maryland small business owner recognized for building bridges through language | Maryland Dept. of Commerce (business.maryland.gov) | https://business.maryland.gov/news/maryland-small-business-owner-recognized-for-building-bridges-through-language/ Governor Moore Announces $4.7 Million in EARN Maryland Grants to Train Over 1,700 Workers for In-Demand Careers | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-47-million-earn-maryland-grants-train-over-1700-workers-dem Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  3. 6d ago

    Inside Job: How Two Baltimore Builders Fixed What Was Bugging Them

    A Peabody professor and a Johns Hopkins math student built a social practice app for classical musicians in two weeks, using Claude Pro. Then a trio of Hopkins biomedical engineers who got told no by their own faculty keep pushing an internal device meant to help prevent amputations. Two very different builds, same instinct: solve the problem that's actually bugging you. Sources: Peabody Professor and a Hopkins Math Student Build a Social Practice App for Classical Musicians | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/peabody-cellist-student-build-imeetstand-music-app/ Baltimore Medtech Startup BlueHealer Is Building an Internal Device to Help Prevent Amputations | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/blue-healer-builds-internal-device-to-prevent-amputations/ Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  4. Oct 14

    The Empty Lot Economy: How Maryland Turns Nothing Into Something

    Baltimore's Vacants Reinvestment Initiative wins a national award for turning thousands of empty properties into homes, block by block. Then Maryland startups post their best venture capital quarter in a while, led by two biotech mega-rounds and a Columbia cybersecurity company about to triple its team. Sources: Maryland's Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Initiative Wins National Award for Turning Empty Properties Into Homes | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/moore-miller-administrations-baltimore-vacants-reinvestment-initiative-receives-national-award Maryland Venture Funding Jumps Nearly 200% in Q3, Led by Biotech Mega-Rounds and a Columbia Cybersecurity Raise | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/baltimore-maryland-q3-2026-venture-capital-pitchbook/ Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  5. Oct 12

    Worth More Than It Looks: A Pain Sponge, a Fuel Break, and Billion-Dollar Horses

    A Baltimore startup closes a pre-seed round for a non-opioid 'pain sponge' therapy and lands its first NIH grant. Then a timely heads-up for farmers and foresters as diesel prices spike mid-harvest, followed by Maryland's first-ever strategic plan for an industry worth $2.9 billion that most people never think to budget for: horses. Sources: Baltimore Startup SereNeuro Therapeutics Closes Pre-Seed Round, Lands NIH SBIR Grant | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/hopkins-spinout-sereneuro-secures-nih-grant-and-preps-for-fda-meeting/ Governor Moore Signs Executive Order to Bring Emergency Diesel Fuel Relief to Agricultural, Forestry Industries During Harvest Season | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-signs-executive-order-bring-emergency-diesel-fuel-relief Maryland Completes First Statewide Horse Industry Strategic Plan, Creating Shared Path Forward for Maryland's Horse Ecosystem | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/maryland-completes-first-statewide-horse-industry-strategic-plan-creating-shared-path-forward-m Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  6. Oct 9

    Two for Two: Tradepoint Atlantic's Second Big Week Running

    A British supercar maker and a seed-stage Baltimore medical device startup both place very different bets on the same city this week. Cal and Chessie break down an eleven-million-dollar grand opening at a former steel mill and a quarter-million-dollar vote of confidence in a UMD-born adhesive startup, and why Baltimore keeps landing both kinds of wins. Sources: Governor Moore Celebrates Grand Opening of New McLaren Vehicle Processing Center in Baltimore | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-celebrates-grand-opening-new-mclaren-vehicle-processing-center-baltimore ETC Baltimore Invests $250,000 in Baltimore Medical Device Startup Gelectric Medical | Baltimore Development Corporation | https://baltimoredevelopment.com/etc-baltimore-invests-250000-in-baltimore-medical-device-startup-gelectric-medical/ Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  7. Oct 7

    The Decade Deal: Maryland's $3.7 Billion Bet and the Zip Codes It Didn't Forget

    Maryland just landed the biggest single private investment the state has seen in over ten years, and it's not happening in the usual places. Cal and Chessie break down a $3.7 billion shipyard coming back to life in Baltimore County, then head to the other end of the map to see what a $2.38 million grant means for nine rural colleges owners have probably never heard of. Sources: State of Maryland, Baltimore County Announce Anduril Industries to Invest $3.7B, Create Over 3,100 Jobs with New Shipbuilding Facility | Maryland Department of Commerce | https://commerce.maryland.gov/press-room/anduril-industries-invest-37b-create-over-3100-jobs-new-shipbuilding-facility Governor Moore and Maryland Higher Education Commission Secure $2.38 Million Federal Grant to Connect Rural Students Directly to Careers | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-and-maryland-higher-education-commission-secure-238-million-federal-grant Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

  8. Oct 5

    Still Building: Maryland's Bridge, a Career Pipeline, and a Kitchen-Table Startup

    Three very different things are under construction in Maryland this week: a two-mile bridge, a statewide career plan for 600,000 kids, and a business that started with two teachers and a bag of slime. Cal and Chessie dig into what each one actually means for a Maryland business owner, and start keeping an unofficial tally of how often Governor Moore's office shows up in this show's rundown. Sources: Teachers team up to build a statewide science kit business outside the traditional classroom | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/eastern-shore-teachers-science-kit-how-i-got-here/ Maryland Awarded $9 Million Federal Grant to Build Student Career Exploration System | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/maryland-awarded-9-million-federal-grant-build-student-career-exploration-system Governor Moore Announces Key Bridge Rebuild Dashboard, Giving Marylanders a Clearer View of Construction Progress | Office of Governor Wes Moore | https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-key-bridge-rebuild-dashboard-giving-marylanders-clearer-view-construc Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.com Produced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business

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Positive business news from across Maryland: grand openings, expansions, funding, and the people building the state's economy. New episodes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Produced with AI.

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