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Darrien Walsh, a participant in Carroll Community College’s Automotive Technology Program, gains hands-on training in one of the school’s workforce development programs. (Carroll Community College)
Feb 18, 2026

Carroll Community College awarded $850K for Ratcliffe Center

Carroll Community College has been awarded $850,000 to support the Ratcliffe Applied Technology and Trades Center. 

Gov. Wes Moore announced the launched of the Maryland Apprenticeship Incentive Program on Jan. 28, 2026. (Maryland Department of Labor)
Jan 28, 2026

Moore launches $5M MD apprenticeship workforce incentive

Gov. Wes Moore launched the $5 million Maryland Apprenticeship Incentive Program to help employers hire and train registered apprentices.

The Maryland State House in 2019. (Maximilian Franz / Special to The Daily Record)
Dec 30, 2025

Budget deficit, energy and tax issues loom over MD economy

Maryland’s economy shows strong assets but faces high taxes, a $1.5B deficit, workforce gaps and federal uncertainty.

Gov. Wes Moore speaks in front of US and Maryland flags and a pink screen with his name during a visit to AstraZeneca in Frederick. (Courtesy Maryland Governor's Office Flickr)
Dec 26, 2025

Moore touts MD apprenticeship progress surpassing 2025 goal

Maryland's chief executive said the state engaged more than 500 businesses and institutions to recruit 5,200 new apprentices in 2025.

Tom Meunier and Rafiu Ighile | Howard County Government
Dec 8, 2025

Howard County purchases building to house new mobility center

The Howard County government purchased a Columbia property to accommodate the new opportunity and economic development center.

Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (file photo)
Nov 3, 2025

MD lawmaker pushes back against offshore wind, citing economic costs for Ocean City

A Maryland state senator urged lawmakers to take stock of opposition to offshore wind, arguing that it will disrupt tourism and commerce.

Students at Katherine Johnson Global Academy team up to work on a project in the school’s new STEM center. (Photos courtesy of UMMS/Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation)
Oct 16, 2025

Maryland STEM Festival inspires next generation of innovators

Maryland STEM Festival kicks off Oct. 17, offering 300+ events statewide to inspire students and grow Maryland’s future STEM workforce.

Walter L. Simmons was appointed Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of Social and Economic Mobility by Gov. Wes Moore. (The Daily Record file photo)
Oct 1, 2025

Moore appoints secretary of MD Department of Social and Economic Mobility

Gov. Wes Moore appointed an acting secretary for the newly established Maryland Department of Social and Economic Mobility.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon speaks at the Opportunity Summit Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sep 30, 2025

How Walmart plans to prepare America’s largest private workforce for an AI-driven future

Walmart is launching AI skills training, aiming to prepare workers for future jobs while addressing labor shortages and shifting roles.

Baltimore Shines a program run by the nonprofit Civic Works in partnership with the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development offers free rooftop solar panels to low-income city residents. (Photo courtesy Wide Angle Youth Media and the Abel Foundation)
Jul 7, 2025

Nonprofit offers bright spot for MD residents to fight rising energy costs

Civic Works offers free solar panels to low-income Baltimore homeowners, cutting bills by up to 100% and boosting home value while training local workers.

Mary Ann Winterling Elementary Dance Team. (Photo by West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation)
Jul 2, 2025

West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation opens $12.5M center

The West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation celebrated the opening of The Factory: a West Baltimore Opportunity Center on May 13, 2025.

The waterfront town of Rock Hall partnered on a study to evaluate the workforce development needs of marine-oriented businesses in the region. (Stephanie Kalina-Metzger photo/Special to The Daily Record)
May 20, 2025

Eastern Shore study assesses marine business workforce shortages

A small waterfront Maryland town partnered on a study to address marine workforce gaps, aiming to strengthen its economy.