Maryland soft shell clams struggle after years of limits
In ROCK HALL AP reports Maryland waterman Russell Dize recalls peak clam harvests in the 1940s to early 1970s, hurricane Agnes in 1972 reducing supply, and prices rising to about 90 per bushel today. He notes clams depend on natural conditions and salinity, with marketing efforts fading as demand waned.
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Dize
Maryland
State Department of Agriculture
Growth list shows fast firms not always profitable in central Maryland
A Greater Baltimore Committee Fast 50 review finds Biosys Inc of Columbia in bankruptcy despite high growth, while Orion Network Systems posts rapid revenue gains but still loses money. Sixteen more Maryland firms appear on Inc magazine’s fastest growers list, with Montgomery County firm Houston Associates thriving on set-aside contracts.
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Maryland
Biosys Inc
Columbia
Greater Baltimore
Technology Council
Orion Network Systems Inc
George Pappas
Venable, Baetjer & Howard Orion
Rockville
Orion
Richard Greco
Europe
North America
Inc. Magazine
Montgomery County
Houston Associates Inc
Silver Spring
Fast growth of tech firms in five years
The Greater Baltimore Committee lists top fast track companies with large five year growth: Orion Network Systems 3617 percent Rapid System Solutions 2229 HCIA 1560 Digex 1077 CRMA 1074 Advanced Concepts 1064 FileTek 802 Sylvan Learning Systems 798 Bloserve Bintechnologies 668 MWI Tranq Services 599.
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Columbia
Rapid Systems Solutions
Advanced Concepts
Sylvan Learning Systems
Sequoia Software
RWD Technologies
Baltimore
Washington
Virginia
Orion Network Systems
Rapid
HCIA
Digex
FileTek
Linthicum book bank near 5 millionth free volume shipment overseas
The International Book Bank in Linthicum prepares to ship its 5 millionth free book abroad. From 1.5 million volumes donated by about 20 publishers including Random House and Simon & Schuster, the nonprofit ships 12,000 to 20,000 volumes per container to 57 nations, covering Africa Asia South America and the Caribbean.
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Linthicum Book Bank
Africa
Asia
South America
Caribbean
Suzette Ungvarsky
Book Bank
Organization For Development Through Education
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