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Friday, May 07, 2010

“JOBS ACROSS MARYLAND TOUR”

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO CONTINUE “JOBS ACROSS MARYLAND TOUR” WITH MINORITY BUSINESS CONFERENCE

Governor to address the state of minority business enterprise in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD
– Governor Martin O’Malley will continue the “Jobs Across Maryland Tour” by joining Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, Congressman John Sarbanes, County Executive James Smith, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, along with more than 300 of small business owners, advocates and officials tomorrow at “MBE University,” an initiative the Governor launched to support Maryland’s minority- and women-owned businesses and to highlight the state’s MBE program, the oldest and most aggressive in the nation.

Local business owners will attend the Baltimore-area conference where the Governor will address the state of minority business in Maryland. The event will consist of workshops and a plenary session where the Governor will address attendees at 9:00 a.m.

The “Jobs Across Maryland Tour” includes stops in every region of our State, visiting with large and small Maryland businesses, public schools and career-training programs throughout Maryland. At each stop, Governor O’Malley promotes efforts to save and create jobs, including the passage of the emergency Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit, which offers a $5,000 tax credit for every unemployed Marylander a company hires. The Governor has also discussed efforts to

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