Companies can access valuable information about business opportunities through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development web site.

A $48.8 million allocation from the federal government will enable Baltimore County to issue Recovery Zone Facility Bonds, a new financing vehicle that is part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

A $250,000 loan from Baltimore County is helping launch a new organic creamery in Glen Arm.

Gifford's gourmet ice cream, ice cream cakes, shakes, desserts and homemade sauces can be found in downtown Pikesville.

The “ReDiscover Your Neighborhood Downtown” marketing campaign is asking area consumers to do their part to help stimulate the local economy by spending money at locally-owned, neighborhood businesses.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith toured two of the County's newest green buildings, seeing first-hand how developers and companies are incorporating sustainable features into their buildings.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined the celebration of The Shops at Kenilworth's 30th anniversary.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined Linda Gooden, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, as the company announced it is adding 160 new IT jobs and is expanding into it's sixth facility in Woodlawn.

Area consumers can save money as they dine out April 21 - April 26, 2009 during the first "ReDiscover Catonsville Restaurants" week.

The Baltimore County Department of Economic Development is urging businesses to use every tax credit a company qualifies for.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined executives at Helion, Inc. to tour the information technology firm's new $3.5 million corporate headquarters in Timonium.

Over 200 small business owners gathered at the Hilton in Pikesville to learn practical ways to deal with some of the most common business issues companies are facing in today's challenging economic climate.

Three entrepreneurial companies have joined the 30 early-stage high tech and life sciences firms at bwtech@UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County's business and technology incubator.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith today announced a new initiative to grow business and leisure tourism in Baltimore County.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman John Olszewski Sr. will join community leaders and area residents on Friday November 21, 2008, to celebrate lighting of the historic Dundalk Village Shopping Center.

Baltimore County will offer area shoppers free parking at all street meters and metered County parking lots during its Holiday Free meter Parking Program, Thanksgiving Day through the holiday weekend (November 27 - November 30) and December 14 - 21, 2008.

Bakery Express and Merritt Properties today celebrated the opening of a new Baltimore County manufacturing facility for the commercial baking company.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman Kevin Kamenetz today celebrated the opening of the Mari Luna Latin Grille in downtown Pikesville, the first development project to benefit from the Baltimore County Pikesville Redevelopment Fund.

Business leaders interested in creating or enhancing a successful internship program can learn more at "Internships 101: Recruiting And Hiring Your Next Generation Workforce."

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith will present bwtech@UMBC Incubator and Accelerator with the County's New Direction Award.

Bill Me Later Timonium, Maryland headquartered company that provides next generation payment service, announced that the firm is hiring more than 100 new workers in operations, customer service and information technology positions.

Students and independent game developers can win over $4,000 in prizes at the Health Game Jam, October 18 at the University of Baltimore.

ViPS, Inc., a developer of high-end healthcare technology solutions to support federal agencies and commercial healthcare payers, has signed a seven year lease extension for its headquarters offices in downtown Towson.

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is sponsoring a regional procurement expo on September 16, 2008 at Martin's West in Woodlawn.

RMF Engineering, a mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, infrastructure and agricultural engineering firm, has signed a lease to move its headquarters to bwtech@UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County research and technology park.

Danfoss, a U.S. division of the Danfoss Group is relocating to Baltimore Crossroads@95, the new 1,000 acre business park in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland.

Special offers given by Pikesville restaurants will give consumers the opportunity to save gas, time and money from August 4 – 10, 2008 during “ReDiscover Pikesville Restaurants."

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman Sam Moxley joined Preston Capital Management for a tour and groundbreaking for Hollins End and Hollins End East Corporate Parks in Halethorpe.

MEDA has awarded the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development "Maryland's Best Economic Development Project " honors for the extension of Maryland Route 43 and Baltimore Crossroads @ 95 business park in eastern Baltimore County.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith today joined over 325 individuals from area businesses, educational institutions and government agencies for the “Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce," forum.

The Baltimore County Executive’s Regional Advisory Board for Business and Education is sponsoring a free forum titled, "Multi-Generational Workforce" on Thursday, June 5, 2008, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Towson University Center for the Arts.

Pevco, a manufacturer of hospital pneumatic tube systems, is relocating its headquarters to Baltimore Crossroads @95, a new 1,000 acre business park in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland.

Baltimore County's Building Investment Loan Program has approved a $60,000 zero interest building improvement loan for Friendly's Restaurant at 1579 Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk.

Baltimore County's Building Investment Loan Fund financed $1.114 million in building investment loans to 22 businesses within the County's Commercial Revitalization Districts in 2007.

ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of Bethesda Softworks in Rockville, Maryland, is bringing a new online game development studio to Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Over three hundred health and healthcare professionals, game developers, government program managers, educators, and researchers will gather May 8 and 9 for the Fourth Annual Games for Health Annual Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center

The region's life sciences companies and training organizations have come together to provide a coordinated, affordable curriculum designed to provide training in key areas of laboratory, bio and pharmaceutical manufacturing protocol.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith celebrated National Agriculture Day on this first day of Spring with a tour of Hideaway Farms in Reisterstown.

The region's life sciences companies and training organizations have come together to provide a coordinated, affordable curriculum designed to provide training in key areas of laboratory, bio and pharmaceutical manufacturing protocol.

A $500,000 Business Growth loan from Baltimore County is helping expand capacity at Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (PII), a contract drug manufacturer in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Baltimore County's Building Investment Loan Program has financed a $60,000 building improvement loan for LLuminaire Salon to complete its renovations and upgrades totaling over $250,000.

15 Baltimore area colleges, universities and academic medical centers contribute $17.2 billion in economic activity and 162,000 jobs to the regional and state economy.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman Joe Bartenfelder joined Bill Munn, President and CEO of BGE HOME, to officially open the company's new corporate headquarters at Baltimore Crossroads @95 in Middle River.

First Industrial Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FR), the nation's largest provider of industrial real estate has announced the completion of Crossroads Commerce Center.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman John Olszewski, Sr., congratulated Colt and Karen Connelly today on the recently completed expansion and renovations to Connelly Funeral Home of Dundalk.

The National Association of Counties (NACO) announced Harford, Cecil and Baltimore counties and the City of Baltimore as one of 10 recipients of its prestigious 2006-2007 Center for Sustainable Communities Award.

Roseda Beef, located in Monkton, Maryland was one of 162 recipients in 40 states and Puerto Rico to receive a portion of $22.7 million in funding provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Value-Added Producer Grant Program.

John Nordinger of Microsoft Research and Kevin Kallaugher (KAL), political cartoonist for The Economist, will be keynote speakers at a one-day Modeling, Simulation and Serious Games Summit and Expo.

BMG Metals, Inc. of Richmond, Va. has entered into an agreement to buy the assets of Baltimore based specialty metals distributor ALN Metals, Inc.

General Motors Plant Leadership and Baltimore County Economic Development Executive Director David Iannucci today announced that GM Powertrain's White Marsh plant is "landfill free."

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined Brian Rogers, chairman of the board of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., as the firm announced a major expansion of its Owings Mills Financial Center campus.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman John Olszewski Sr. joined members of the Dundalk community to celebrate the newly renovated Dundalk Village Center.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and First District Councilman Sam Moxley joined area citizens, community and business representatives to celebrate Money magazine's selection of Catonsville as one of America's "Best Places to Live."

Catonsville was named one of the nation's "Best Places to Live" according to Money magazine. The listing ranked Catonsville 49 out of 100 small cities.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined representatives from Bakery Express and Merritt Properties to break ground for a new manufacturing facility in Halethorpe.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Councilman John Olszewski, Sr., joined executives from Maryland Metals Processing, Inc. as the company announced the completion of a $1.6 million expansion to the North Point Boulevard Facility.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined representatives from Wolseley's North American Division as the company unveiled plans for its new facility on the site of a former brewery in Halethorpe.

Bradford Bank, Farmers and Merchants Bank and K Bank, have joined the Baltimore County Small Business Loan Partnership, a consortium of 18 financial institutions providing low interest loans to small businesses in Baltimore County.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith will join KCI Technologies Chairman and CEO Terry Neimeyer to announce that the company will be moving its corporate headquarters to a new green building at the Highlands Corporate Office Park in Sparks.

A new Pikesville Redevelopment Fund offers developers and property owners up to $1 million toward commercial redevelopment projects in downtown Pikesville.

BGE Home, a provider of heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical services, is relocating its headquarters & warehouse operation to a larger facility in eastern Baltimore County.

As of January 1, manufacturers looking to finance the purchase or expansion of manufacturing facilities can use federal tax exempt bonds to finance projects up to $20 million.