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Aug 4, 2026

Small business accelerator program launched in Frederick

M&T Bank has launched a free, 10-week program that will offer helpful resources and tools for business owners in the Frederick area. 

A Maryland State Police vehicle rests on a highway shoulder. (File photo)
Aug 4, 2026

A young woman’s body was found 35 years ago in MD. She might finally be identified.

Maryland investigators are using forensic genetic genealogy to try to identify a woman found dead in 1991 near Interstate 270 in Frederick County.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jul 30, 2026

Supreme Court of MD: Juvenile court, jury instruction, expert testimony, more

Juvenile court — jury instruction — expert testimony

This image is of the final development of the Chirisa Technology Park's data-center campus in southeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia. (USA TODAY Network)
Jul 28, 2026

Frederick data center: MD Supreme Court explains why it blocked referendum

The Maryland Supreme Court published its reasoning for blocking a referendum that would have allowed Frederick County voters to limit the expansion of a data center campus.

From left: City of Frederick Mayor Michael O’Connor, Greenberg Gibbons CEO and Chairman of the Board Brian Gibbons, Greenberg Gibbons President Eric Walter and Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater. (Courtesy of Greenberg Gibbons)
Jul 17, 2026

Groundbreaking held for $450M Frederick development

Frederick business leaders joined elected officials for the groundbreaking of Frederick Brickworks, a mixed use development featuring residential units, retailers and restaurants.

There is little to show for an ambitious project to redevelop 14 acres of property in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jul 13, 2026

Moore expands tax-credited enterprise zones in West Baltimore, Eastern Shore

Gov. Wes Moore's administration expanded Maryland's tax-incentivized enterprise zones, including an additional 120 acres in Baltimore City and 45 in Kent County.

Advocates say opposition to proposed data center projects could be seen in local primary election results, where several county officials who had backed such plans were turned out by voters. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)
Jul 13, 2026

Data center frustrations cause upheaval in MD primary elections

In some Maryland counties, frustrations about proposed data center developments led to the ouster of local politicians during last month’s primary election, observers say.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown was one of more than 20 attorney generals who are asking a federal judge to reject a Trump administration's move to dismantle a 50-year-old program meant to help minority- and women-owned businesses win government contracts. (Rachel Konieczny / The Daily Record file photo)
Jul 10, 2026

MD claims immunity from some sexual abuse lawsuits filed under Child Victims Act

The Supreme Court of Maryland has agreed to hear the state’s challenge to the Child Victims Act in a case that could end hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits.

Roland Foods executives celebrate the establishment of a new AUI Fine Foods facility in Frederick County, including (from left) CEO Keith Dougherty; global logistics senior director Justin Whalley; Will Benitez, regional manager of distribution; logistics director Kevin Northington; and President Tina Paolantonio. (Frederick County)
Jul 9, 2026

MoCo-based food distributor expands into Frederick County

AUI Fine Foods will be opening a distribution center in Frederick, the Frederick County Office of Economic Development announced July 2.

The Prince George's County Public Schools headquarters in Upper Marlboro. Some students in the district have already worked with AI through approved pilot programs. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters)
Jul 6, 2026

MD school districts face fall deadline to set AI policies

Maryland schools have a summer homework assignment: Establish artificial intelligence policies for their classrooms.

The Amazon Web Services Data Center in Springfield, Virginia, is one of many such centers in the Washington metropolitan region. (Peter Riccio/Capital News Service)
Jun 30, 2026

No referendum on Frederick data center expansion, MD Supreme Court rules

Frederick County residents will not be able to vote on the expansion of a data center campus.

Wedgewood North Business Park is located on International Boulevard in Frederick. (Minkoff)
Jun 25, 2026

MoCo real estate firm acquires Frederick business park

Minkoff Development Corp., a real estate firm headquartered in Germantown, has acquired Wedgewood North Business Park in Frederick.