Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from January 2006

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from January 2006

Producing science and opportunity at UMBC.
January 3, 2006... Byline: JAMES MOSHER Dr. Mona S. Jhaveri-Brown isn't sure a glass ceiling exists in her profession. But, if it does, she's looking to give it a shattering blow. Make that two. Jhaveri-Brown is CEO and chief scientific officer of Foligo...

St. John Properties misses office building completion goal.
January 3, 2006... Byline: JAMES MOSHER A Baltimore County-based developer missed a goal of having office buildings up to coincide with the partial opening of a highway extension, but isn't viewing the situation too negatively.St. John Properties Inc.,...

Bethesda-based American Capital Strategies invests $81M in J.P. Morgan tranches.
January 3, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Bethesda-based American Capital Strategies Ltd. announced it invested $81 million in the BBB-, BB+, BB, BB-, B+, B, B- and non-rated tranches of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage 2005-LDP5 (2005-LDP5), a...

MD-based Vanda Pharmaceuticals may raise $75M with IPO.
January 3, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Rockville-based Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. could raise up to $75 million with its initial public offering according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 30. The company's...

Marriott International finishes $246 million land sale.
January 3, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Marriott International Inc. last week finished the sale of land underneath 75 hotels for $246 million. The move gives the company a pretax gain of $17 million for 2005. CBM Land Joint Venture purchased the...

Probation before judgment: a 'loophole' to mandatory minimum law?
January 3, 2006... Byline: DANIEL OSTROVSKY The mandatory five-year sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm may not be quite so mandatory after all. In a recent case, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Wanda K. Heard discovered what she termed a "loophole"...

Maryland is home to Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank.
January 3, 2006... Byline: KAREN BUCKELEW Tummy tickles, ear rubs and cookies are the ideal bedside manner at the office of Dr. Ann Schneider.Schneider, a Severna Park veterinarian, is the founder of the Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank, one of a few large...

Top court stays disbarment order in federal challenge.
January 3, 2006... Byline: DANIEL OSTROVSKY AND BARBARA GRZINCIC The Court of Appeals has stayed its Dec. 14 order disbarring Patrick J. Muhammad and removed the opinion from its official Web site actions that, according to Muhammad, fall far short of being...

MD-based GenVec Inc. puts focus on R&D.
January 3, 2006... Byline: JOE BACCHUS GenVec Inc. is ringing in the new year with a renewed focus on its core research and development programs.The Gaithersburg-based biotech closed on a deal to sell its myoblast cell therapy program to fledgling biotech...

Suit: Errand for landlord ended in disease.
January 3, 2006... Byline: DANIEL OSTROVSKY A 46-year-old Baltimore woman who allegedly contracted hepatitis C after stepping on a needle while inspecting her neighbors' premises at the request of her landlord has filed a $2 million lawsuit in Baltimore City...

MD Legal Briefs: January 3, 2005.
January 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Annexation suit setTrial is set for today in a challenge to a proposed annexation by the city of Hyattsville. Prince George's County Circuit Judge Steven I. Platt last week enjoined the city from...

Sides prep for health insurance vote.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman Challenging the legality of the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce yesterday launched a last-ditch effort to convince legislators not to override a veto of the bill.Meanwhile, the Maryland...

Baltimore-based CryMed Technologies hopes state grant takes product from research to market.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus A Maryland biotech company hopes a Maryland state grant will fund its final step into the marketplace.CryMed Technologies Inc. will receive $35,181 through a Maryland Industrial Partnerships grant. The Baltimore...

Baltimore County prosecutors keep prison bus murder case.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber The twice-convicted murderer accused of strangling a fellow inmate on a prison bus last year will face Baltimore County prosecutors, if not a Baltimore County jury.Kevin Gregory Johns is accused of killing Philip E....

Maryland's horse racing industry leaders promote cooperation, slots.
January 4, 2006... Byline: James Mosher It's one week until post time for Slots Derby '06, and Maryland's horse industry is making nice. The Maryland General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene Jan. 11 in Annapolis, and horse racing interests are saddling up...

Rosecroft Raceway backs off pursuit of slot-machine gaming.
January 4, 2006... Byline: James Mosher The state's largest harness horse racing track is bowing to public opinion and taking its focus off of slot-machine gaming for the upcoming legislative session, its chief executive said.Thomas F. Chuckas Jr., CEO of...

Baltimore area's growth hikes costs, expectations.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio As incomes and home prices in the Baltimore region continue to rise, so does the cost of living, casting Baltimore among the least affordable areas in the nation, said a new report by the Greater Baltimore Committee....

Columbia-based U.S. Foodservice sued for defamation.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky A former top U.S. Foodservice Inc. sales manager who cooperated with the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of insider trading and other mismanagement at the company has filed a $6 million...

U.S. judge finds Maryland Court of Appeals disbarment of attorney was void.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A federal judge in Baltimore has voided the disbarment of Patrick J. Muhammad, saying the state's top court didn't have jurisdiction at the time its order was entered. Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis...

Columbia-based Hemagen Diagnostics reports net loss for fiscal year.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Hemagen Diagnostics Inc., of Columbia, which makes proprietary medical diagnostic test kits, reported a net loss for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 of $1.3 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, on revenue of...

Glen Burnie-based Center for Pain Management acquired.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff PainCare Holdings Inc., of Orlando, a publicly traded, health services company that provides pain-care management, minimally invasive surgery, orthopedic care and other services, announced its acquisition of the...

Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin's helps make the skies safer.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, the nation's largest defense company, announced completion of the software development phase for a critical Federal Aviation Administration program to modernize and increase...

Microsoft picks Lanham-based Group 1 Software.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Group 1 Software Inc., of Lanham, a manufacturer of customer relationship management software, said Microsoft Corp. selected Group 1's GeoStan geocoding software and data for incorporation into its online...

Flavor Forecast for 2006 report released by Sparks-based McCormick Co.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff McCormick & Co. Inc., of Sparks, the nation's largest spice company, released its Flavor Forecast for 2006, "a definitive report revealing the top flavors for the coming year," that is, the spices it expects to...

White Marsh-based Williams Scotsman Intenational spotlighted on Wall Street.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Williams Scotsman International Inc., of White Marsh, a lessor of mobile office and storage units, whose stock trades on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol WLSC, said it has been selected to open the Nasdaq...

Silver Spring-based WorldSpace Inc. reaches out.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff WorldSpace Inc., of Silver Spring, a provider of programming to satellite radio systems outside the United States, said its India subsidiary has formed an alliance with CafeeSCoffee Day, India's largest coffee...

Boost for Bethesda-based Coventry Health Care Inc.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance, subsidiaries of Coventry Health Care Inc., a national managed health care company based in Bethesda, announced the signing of a new agreement with Philadelphia-based Temple...

Rockville-based CDEX Inc. announces new CEO.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff CDEX Inc., of Rockville, a developer of chemical detection systems and technology, said it has promoted James O. Griffin to the post of chief executive officer. Griffin joined CDEX last year as chief operating...

Montgomery County Councilmember Silverman makes tax credit announcement made by.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Nearly 70 percent more Montgomery County residents received targeted property tax relief in 2005, according to an announcement by County Councilmember Steve Silverman, who sponsored legislation to expand the...

Wicomico River water quality plan doomed.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff State environmental officials said it's unlikely the goals for increased water quality in Wicomico River will be met because the necessary measures aren't available. A draft of a plan released by the Maryland...

Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentences man to 33 years for murdering his mother.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer A 19-year-old Baltimore man who reported his mother missing in April, then pleaded guilty six months later to her brutal murder, was sentenced yesterday to 33 years in prison. According to the...

Maryland's California wine supply won't be swamped by rains.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Kara Kridler The nation's leading wine country may be under several inches of rainwater, but don't expect the unusually wet weather to wash out Maryland's supply of California's finest.Although rain has caused roughly $30 million...

4th Circuit rules two defendants to be resentenced for murder-for-hire plans.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks Two defendants convicted in the murder-for-hire scheme of a government witness in a drug-trafficking investigation are entitled to be resentenced, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.The court affirmed the...

McKinney heads Maryland Stadium Authority.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus Robert L. McKinney has been tapped to replace Carl A.J. Wright as chairman of the Maryland Stadium Authority."I am extremely confident that Bob will provide the vision and leadership needed to further the interests of...

With electric prices set to surge, MD's governor looks for some relief.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Kathleen Johnston Jarboe With electricity bills expected to surge by as much as 50 percent following the expiration of price caps this summer, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has asked utility regulators to curb price increases or...

CapitalSource Inc. of Chevy Chase to purchase skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports CapitalSource Inc., of Chevy Chase, a specialized commercial finance company, said it executed an agreement to purchase 37 skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility for $211...

CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc. to acquire Grande Lakes Orlando resort from Annapolis co.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc., of Orlando, the nation's second largest hotel real estate investment trust, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the 500-acre Grande Lakes Orlando resort from...

MeriStar Hospitality Corp. of Bethesda sells five hotels during fourth quarter.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports MeriStar Hospitality Corp., of Bethesda, the nation's third largest hotel real estate investment trust, said it sold five hotels in separate transactions during the 2005 fourth quarter for $58.5...

Marshall Management Inc. of Salisbury signs five new hotel-management contracts.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Marshall Management Inc., of Salisbury, a mid-size hotel management company, said it signed five new management contracts three in North Carolina, two in Florida in the fourth quarter of 2005. The...

XLHealth launches Care Improvement Plus for chronically ill Maryland residents.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports XLHealth, a Baltimore company that provides chronically ill patients and physicians with disease management services and support, said it launched Care Improvement Plus, a new health plan focused on...

Forbes magazine lists Buffalo, NY-based M&T Bank.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports M&T Bank officials are crowing about the Buffalo, N.Y.-based banking company's inclusion on Forbes magazine's annual list of the 400 Best Managed Companies in America, and specifically, that M&T...

Slain man's relatives seek $875M from Prince George's County and its police dept.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale The family of a man shot dead in his home last winter filed suit against Prince George's County and its police department, seeking $875 million plus punitive damages.Melvin Dubon, a 32-year-old native of...

Battle for cable clients heats up in Maryland.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman Howard County's 70,000-plus cable customers might soon find two surprises in their mailboxes: more advertising and cheaper bills.The Howard County Council's approval Tuesday night of an agreement allowing Verizon...

Maryland tenants will take brunt of rising commercial assessments.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Homeowners will not be the only ones hit in the pocketbooks after the recent hike in state property tax assessments: tenants, too, will likely have to pay more as commercial property owners pass on the additional...

One arbitrator or three? 4th Circuit won't interpret the clause.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber Allowing parties to litigate "minor" disagreements over the details of binding arbitration would run counter to the goal of the Federal Arbitration Act, which is to keep disputes out of the courts, the 4th U.S. Circuit...

Columbia-based iBiquity Digital Corp. expects even more aggressive rollout in 2006.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports The number of digital AM and FM stations on the air more than tripled in 2005, from 200 to 624, according to Bob Struble, president and CEO of Columbia-based iBiquity Digital Corp., the sole...

BroadSoft Inc. of Gaithersburg supplies Evoxus, a U.K.-based telecommunications co.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports BroadSoft Inc., of Gaithersburg, a manufacturer of telephone systems software, said it supplied Evoxus, a U.K.-based telecommunications company, with its BroadWorks VoIP application platform to...

Australia to purchase U.S.-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Australia will purchase up to 100 U.S.-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighters valued at up to $6 billion, and won't halve its order because of rising costs, according to a report by Bloomberg quoting the...

About 100 Frederick city residents won't have to pay holiday parking tickets.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports About 100 Frederick city residents won't have to pay parking tickets issued Monday because they may not have known that the city already had observed the New Year's holiday, the city's mayor said....

MD task force issues recommendations.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Maryland governments should not seize businesses via eminent domain in economic development cases except as a last resort, a state task force said in the final report it released yesterday.That and other...

Commentary: Dude, not me.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Jim Astrachan I was trying to explain to a client that he didn't need to be the person violating a copyright to be liable for infringement.We were talking about the concepts of direct infringement and contributory infringement. We...

Small fire shut down business at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky A small fire shut down business at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore as sheriff's deputies evacuated the building shortly after 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Crowds of people gathered outside the...

MD judiciary committee recommends making it easier for ex-offenders to be called for jury service.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber A committee of the state judiciary is recommending that the legislature make it easier for people convicted of crimes to be called for jury service.The proposal is part of a package that would revise and update...

MD General Assembly to focus again this year on state's tech industry.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus When it comes to Maryland's technology sector, this year's General Assembly session should see "more of the same ideas with a slightly different bent," according to one industry observer.Last session's main focus was on...

MD manufacturers look for bipartisan cooperation on taxes, energy costs.
January 6, 2006... Byline: James Mosher If majority Democrats in the General Assembly would like to develop a better economic development reputation than that enjoyed by Republicans, Maryland's large manufacturers have a message for them try us on for...

Despite looming election, MD's elected officials expect partisan fighting, hot debates this session.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman As the 421st session of the Maryland General Assembly commences next week, Democrats and Republicans in Annapolis seem to agree that this won't be your father's election-year session.Rather than sticking to the...

Commentary: Ditching those unwanted holiday gifts.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Larry Fiorino It happens every holiday season. Millions of Americans receive gifts that are the wrong size, the wrong style, or just plain wrong.According to a survey commissioned by eBay in 2004, 64 percent admit to "re-gifting,"...

Commentary: Mirror, mirror on the wall ...
January 6, 2006... Byline: Satish B. Parekh Since the launch of my monthly series in The Daily Record, I am more frequently asked to elaborate on how I approach my work with businesses and professionals as their strategic advisor and executive coach. While...

Lawmakers talk about Michael E. Busch, the highest-ranking official in MD House of Delegates.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman Most Marylanders know him as the single biggest roadblock to slot machines. For some, that's a good thing; for others, bad.Either way, Michael E. Busch, the highest-ranking official in the House of Delegates, thinks the...

Maryland's counties look at issues facing their respective local economies.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Ben Mook Forget the billion-dollar budget surplus and slot machines for just a second. In the shadow of such behemoth issues, thousands of "smaller," but vitally important, bills will play out during the upcoming legislative...

Baltimore County executive sees need to reverse 'underfunding'.
January 6, 2006... Byline: James Mosher Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. is continuing to pound the blackboard for more state dollars for public school construction and renovation.The county will ask the state for $108 million this year, Smith...

MD retailers, small-biz owners say issue No. 1 is eminent domain.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Kara Kridler Maryland retailers and small-business owners have several hot-button issues heading into the 2006 legislative session, one of the most pressing being eminent domain reform."Our top priority and our most challenging...

Fights in MD legislatlure planned over price gouging, data theft and energy.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Kathleen Johnston Jarboe After a year marked by high energy prices and data theft, business and state leaders have made the topics a priority in the upcoming legislative session. Also with the first state budget surplus in years,...

Two hot-button issues, eminent domain and annexation, expected to dominate MA legislative session.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Some of the biggest debates expected this legislative session will address the massive growth Maryland has undergone and will see in the years to come, deciding the fate of the state's most important land-use...

Chevy Chase-based CapitalSource Finance LLC promotes Cheryl Carner.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Chevy Chase-based CapitalSource Finance LLC promoted Cheryl Carner to managing director of the Retail Finance Group. The Retail Finance division, based in Boston, operates within the company's...

Baltimore cancer researcher named science director of Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Noted Baltimore-based cancer researcher Dr. Ralph H. Hruban was named the first science director of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research. In this position, Hruban will leverage the...

MD law firms announce staffing changes: January 6, 2006.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Washington-area law firm Paley Rothman hired four new associates: Mark B. Bartram, a member of the firm's Estate Planning and Estate & Trust Administration practice groups; Bibi M. Berry, a former...

MD marketing/public relations firms announce staffing changes: January 6, 2005.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Owings Mills-based MGH named Cara Cameron its interactive services director. Cameron, who joins MGH with more than a decade of industry experience, will lead the agency's interactive services...

MD/District of Columbia/N. VA chapter of Society of Industrial and Office Realtors elects officers.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The Maryland/District of Columbia/Northern Virginia chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) recently elected its 2006 slate of officers. The new officers are David J....

MD accounting firms announce staffing changes: January 6, 2006.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Teresa Sowder joined professional services/accounting firm Naden/Lean LLC as a paraprofessional in the Commercial Services division. Prior to joining Naden/Lean, Sowder was assistant to the...

Baltimore-based architectural firm Gaudreau Inc. announces staffing changes.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore-based architectural firm Gaudreau Inc. hired Randal Gaskins, AIA. His previous positions include associate principal with RTKL, and most recently with Probst Mason Inc. (PMI), serving...

MD boards announce staffing changes: January 6, 2006.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Provident Bankshares Corp. appointed Pamela J. Mazza to its board of directors. Mazza is a partner with the firm of Piliero, Mazza & Pargament PLLC in Washington and currently practices in the...

Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore names J. Thomas Sadowski executive vice president.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore named J. Thomas Sadowski executive director of the Harford County Office of Economic Development the group's new executive vice president.Sadowski will...

Goucher College in Maryland announces staffing changes.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Ronald Alex Antkowiak recently joined Goucher College as controller. For the past five years, he was the controller for Canusa Corp., a recycled paper and boxboard company based in...

Commentary: How to spend $1.7 billion.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Mark R. Cheshire As much as you might want to ignore the 90-day futility fest set to kick off in Annapolis next week, there are more than a billion reasons to pay attention.For the first time since Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. was elected...

Commentary: Removal to federal court: Look before you leap.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Paul Mark Sandler with Robert B. Levin Like many attorneys, you may operate under the impression that federal courts tend to interpret state substantive laws narrowly, and that removal to federal court can benefit a defendant sued...

MD legislative session to deal with juvenile justice, sex crimes, and judicial elections.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks Lawyers and lawmakers have found plenty to keep them busy in the upcoming session of the General Assembly from juvenile justice and sex offender legislation, to judicial elections and victims' rights. Eminent domain...

Commentary: Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons" still relevant in today's political world.
January 7, 2006... Byline: JAMES MOSHER This is an election year. Prepare yourself to encounter all variety of Americans' love-hate relationship with economic growth. Booth Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons" continues to remind us that this is nothing...

Commentary: Hammerin' Hank offers powerful example.
January 7, 2006... Byline: Joe Rahnis As winter gradually pushes toward spring, we are often left dreaming and thinking about golf more than we are actually playing it. When we daydream about our own golf games, we all tend to picture ourselves launching...

Elkton woman wins trip to Super Bowl XL.
January 7, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff An Elkton woman who used her VISA credit card recently didn't realize what saying 'charge it' would really mean: a trip to Detroit next month to see Super Bowl XL. Diane Arcidiacono won the trip as part of a...

Hagerstown Cinema 10 multiplex to close on Jan. 15.
January 7, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff The Hagerstown Cinema 10 multiplex north of the city on the Leitersburg Pike will close Jan. 15, the owners said Tuesday. Ken Ridenour, a member of the family that owns the building, said talks are underway...

MD-based Hughes Network Systems supplies Korea Telecom with satellite network service.
January 7, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Hughes Network Systems LLC, of Germantown, an international broadband provider, said it supplied Korea Telecom with comprehensive satellite network services, enabling KT to offer its customers interactive...

Discovery Education teams up with Institute of Food Technologists.
January 7, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Discovery Education, the educational division of Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications Inc., a media and entertainment company, said it has teamed up with the Chicago-based Institute of Food...

Baltimore's T. Rowe Price adds two fund to Advisor Class lineup.
January 7, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff T. Rowe Price, of Baltimore, said it added two funds to its Advisor Class lineup, bringing the total number of funds that offer Advisor Class shares to 26. The latest funds to have Advisor Class shares are...