Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from March 2003

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from March 2003

Bakery-owner Paterakis rises to role of mega real estate developer.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Ezra Fieser On a nippy February day, John Paterakis Sr. -- who inherited H&S Bakery at the age of 23 and kneaded it into an international success -- is flanked by his chief of development Michael S. Beatty and Baltimore developer...

Commentary: Investors should sell on so-called.
March 1, 2003... Byline: David R. Clogg, ChFC There is an old investment adage that states "The pros sell on good news and buy on bad news." Personally I believe there is a word or two missing from this proverb. I think a better statement would be the...

Gary's Inspired Philanthropy is workbook for creating personal giving plans.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Betsy Nelson "When was the last time you gave money or time to a cause knowing that it spoke directly to one of your most treasured dreams? When was the last time you gave money to a cause and felt confident it was being used...

MD Legal Briefs March 1, 2003.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Silver lined globe? While last week's heavy precipitation caused leaks in the roof of Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse East, saturating interior walls and ceilings on the upper floors, it also brought...

Commentary: 21st century's workforce will need high-tech educations for jobs.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Bruce Rollier The U.S. population is getting older, as are most of the populations in the world's richest countries. At the end of this decade, the baby boomers will begin to retire, and are expected to live far longer, on average,...

Commentary: 'Conservative' investing doesn't mean no growth.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Julius Westheimer Here's an idea how to substantially boost your income -- and possibly get some growth -- by switching dormant money into a conservative buying program. If, for example, you have extra cash in your money fund...

Commentary: Income tax control for mutual funds.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Beth Rosenwald No investor wants to pay unnecessary income taxes on their mutual fund income. However, no single strategy can effectively limit the tax liabilities that flow from mutual fund investments. Tax consequences are...

819 E. Baltimore: A small-business incubator building is a success story.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Andréa Cecil At most downtown Baltimore locations, Hair Craft by Masani would have to pay as much as $1,000 a month just for office space. At 819 E. Baltimore St., however, the natural hair salon pays $850 per month for a...

Commentary: Local attorney explains his plan to keep the Preakness Stakes in MD.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Nancy Kercheval Richard Stansbury, an attorney who remembers clearly the unexpected middle-of-the-night departure of the Baltimore Colts, worries that the Preakness Stakes could go the same way, now that there is an out-of-state...

Commentary: Local trade show display company grew on.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Neil R.G. Young, CLU, ChFC For many entrepreneurs, it's not just "don't sweat the small stuff," but "ignore the small stuff, leave it to someone else, and concentrate on the big stuff." However, have you ever wondered where your...

Denver's legal battle over affirmative action program could affect Maryland's.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Hurley Denver might not have much in common with Baltimore, but recent developments in the legal battle over its affirmative action minority business program could have widespread repercussions in Maryland. On Feb. 10,...

Commentary: Avoid the traps in fiduciary income taxes.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Lori Kirk, CPA In estate and trust planning and estate administration fiduciaries, advisors often focus on saving estate taxes. To maximize tax savings, though, the consequences of fiduciary income tax also should be considered...

Bethesda-based Calvert Group support employees with unique benefits program.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Robyn Lamb From a deep tissue massage to a shoe allowance, employees at Bethesda-based Calvert Group, the socially responsible investment company, receive a host of unconventional benefits that help them juggle demands in the...

View from Maryland's Legislature in Annapolis - March 1, 2003.
March 1, 2003... Byline: John O'Connor It ain't over 'til it's over -- especially if the Speaker of the House says so. Opponents of HB 73, a bill forcing slower drivers to yield the left lane to overtaking vehicles or risk a ticket, appeared to...

Elderly poor have staunch advocate in National Senior Citizen Law Center.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Robert J. Rhudy and Joe Surkiewicz When knotty legal questions about the rights of seniors arise, who do the experts call? Topping the list is the National Senior Citizen Law Center in Washington, D.C. Susan Shubin,...

Commentary: Do you know where your software code is written? And by whom?
March 1, 2003... Byline: James B. Astrachan Cyberterrorism? Sleeper bugs and back doors? Gangster programmers? The new trend of outsourcing software code development overseas may make these occurrences more likely than they were when companies wrote their...

Military-activated employees: What employers need to know.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Ray Shepard Addressing members of the National Guard last year, President Bush predicted that as threats to America change, so too will the role of the citizen soldier. "The National Guard and Reservists will be more involved...

Employees finished jobs on own despite Network Technology Group's collapse.
March 1, 2003... Byline: Kathleen Johnston Jarboe When Greg Measley left for work on July 11, he knew his Network Technology Group Inc. paycheck wouldn't be coming the next day. Rumor had spread that the company couldn't meet payroll. But Measley and...

U.S. Pharmacopeia releases free consumer brochure on prescription safety.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports U.S. Pharmacopeia's Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, based in Rockville, is making available "Think It Through: A Guide to Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicines," a free consumer brochure...

Guidebook on family safety available online.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports "Together We Prepare Safe Families," a guidebook on family safety that provides information on preparing for both man-made and natural emergencies, is being made available online by the American Red Cross,...

Hemagen Diagnostics shares delisted from NASDAQ SmallCap Market.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Hemagen Diagnostics Inc., a Columbia-based biotechnology company that develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical diagnostic test kits, said its shares were delisted from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market...

St. Mary's College of MD to hold 2003 Commencement on May 17.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Sure, there's snow on the ground, but think Spring. St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City will hold its 2003 Commencement on May 17, and Anthony Lake, former White House national security advisor,...

Anne Arundel Community College plans groundbreaking ceremony.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold has planned a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. tomorrow for its new, $21.2 million Center for Applied Learning and Technology, scheduled to open in the fall of 2004....

MuniMae structures $1.4B of financing for multifamilty housing in 2002.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC, or MuniMae, a Baltimore company that originates, invests in and services tax-exempt housing bonds, said it structured approximately $1.4 billion of financing for multifamily...

Visual IP InSight Dedicated Suite wins award at Internet Telephony Conference and Expo.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Visual IP InSight Dedicated Suite, a telecommunications performance management system manufactured by Rockville-based Visual Networks Inc., was named a "Best of Show" winner at Technology Marketing Corp.'s...

With gubernatorial transition, War Room grant goes MIA.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Barbara Grzincic More than two months after it was supposed to start operating -- and nearly five months after the tragic conflagration that spurred its creation -- the War Room in Baltimore's Central Booking and Intake Facility...

Tech. Council of MD schedules 17th annual awards celebration.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports "Tech Hoopla," the Technology Council of Maryland's 17th annual awards celebration, will be held April 10 at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland College Park. The event, emceed by Johnny...

Classic Residence by Hyatt to host free seminar for seniors.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Classic Residence by Hyatt in Chevy Chase is hosting a free, open-to-the-public seminar, "Planning a Smart Move," on March 27 at 2 p.m. at 8100 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, for older adults who are thinking...

$80M cancer lab to aid Johns Hopkins research.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Patrice Dickens Over the past five years Johns Hopkins Medicine has grown at a steady 15 percent to 20 percent per year, but its research space had not. The result: Researchers and other faculty members are cramped into small...

Court of Appeals hears dispute over Internet domain name.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Hurley A dispute over the ownership of an Internet domain name claimed by the city of Barcelona, Spain, and an American-based company the Spanish accused of "cyber-squatting" went before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of...

MD Legal Briefs March 3, 2003.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Times are changing Dorchester County State's Attorney Michele Barnes met with representatives of the county's black community last week to introduce new Deputy State's Attorney Gerald Purnell, the first...

MD legislature rejects Hispanic set-aside bill.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Robyn Lamb A bill that would have required the state to award 2 percent of its contracts to Hispanic-owned businesses died in committee for the second straight year. The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs...

Commentary: Small businesses can offer retirement plans.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Dena Shapiro Frenkel A retirement plan can accomplish two important goals for small business owners. First, it can lower their taxes. Second, it allows small business owners and their employees to plan for the future while, in most...

Officers' no-knock decision came too late, Court of Special Appeals holds.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Alisa Bralove A gun discovered after police executed a search warrant without knocking was inadmissible evidence because the warrant did not allow them to forgo the "knock and announce" requirement, the Court of Special Appeals...

Baltimore's urban blight proves too costly to correct.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Ezra Fieser Philadelphia in 1999: roughly 50,000 abandoned houses and vacant lots. Baltimore in 2003: about 14,000 empty properties. Last year, Philadelphia Mayor John Street pushed for and eventually got his Neighborhood...

Ongoing phone bill battle prompts new legislation.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Bobby White Ivan Petric is perturbed over his telephone bill. For more than seven years, Petric has been trying to make Verizon, as he puts it, stop taking advantage of people. "We are being ripped off. You have a big bully...

Maryland Weekly Outlook - Maryland tech firms get bigger, broader.
March 3, 2003... Byline: Special to The Daily Record The following information is provided to The Daily Record by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development for publication in our Monday edition. Appointments Tori Leonard has...

MICROS Systems sells multi-lingual OPERA Enterprise system.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Columbia-based MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology equipment and services for the hospitality industry, sold its multi-lingual OPERA Enterprise system to Tokyo-based Royal Park Hotels....

Former Deutsche Bank Securities exec. joins Brown Investment as partner.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Gregory H. Barnhill, an investment professional and former executive with Deutsche Bank Securities, joined Baltimore-based Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Co. as a partner and senior advisor. Barnhill also...

MD Dept. of Business, Econ. Development names assistant secretary.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Robert Hannon was named assistant secretary for regional development for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, DBED Secretary Aris Melissaratos announced. Hannon was the executive...

MD Tech. Development Corp. awards $50K to U of MD researcher.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The Maryland Technology Development Corp., or TEDCO, awarded Dr. Joseph Kao, a researcher at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's (UMBI) Medical Biotechnology Center, $50,000 through its...

McCormick & Co. announces spice blend contest.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Hunt Valley-based McCormick & Co. announced its "Blend To Win" contest, with a grand prize of $10,000 to the person who creates the most innovative, delicious spice blend. In addition, the grand prize winner...

Choice Hotels to become 'Official Hotel Partner' of Little League Baseball.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Choice Hotels International, of Silver Spring, signed a three-year agreement with Little League Baseball, the world's largest youth sports organization, to become LLB's "Official Hotel Partner" beginning with...

Essex Corp. acquires Sensys Development Laboratories.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Essex Corp., of Columbia, a maker of computerized optical processing equipment for commercial telecommunications and national defense organizations, acquired privately owned Sensys Development Laboratories...

The American Film Institute to open theatre, cultural center in Silver Spring.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The American Film Institute announced it will open the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring on April 4, launching a week-long series of events that, among other things, will honor...

Blown Deadline Productions signs multiyear deal with HBO.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Blown Deadline Productions, a Baltimore-based film and television production company, signed a multiyear deal with Home Box Office to develop and produce television dramas exclusively for HBO, a pay cable...

Crown Central Petroleum president, COO resigns.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Frank B. Rosenberg, president, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Crown Central Petroleum Corp. since 2001, resigned to take the post of executive vice president of Baltimore-based Rosemore...

Frederick County farmstead placed on historic register.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The George Markell Farmstead, a property that played an important role in the Civil War Battle of Monocacy, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm is owned by Frederick County.

CreditXpert Inc. to complement Ohio-based CBC's credit reporting services.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports CreditXpert Inc., a Towson-based company that provides personalized Web content for consumer credit management, was selected by CBC Cos. of Columbus, Ohio, a credit reporting service with more than 50,000...

Baltimore residents demonstration of new Civis bus.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Heather Coppley Something that looked like a monorail car on an errant journey slipped through the thick of salt-encrusted taxis and huffing buses yesterday afternoon in downtown Baltimore. The streamlined, 60-foot long Civis...

Baltimore County set to launch Juvenile Drug Court today.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Heather Coppley Baltimore County Executive James Smith will announce the opening of a Juvenile Drug Court today at a launching ceremony in the Old Courthouse in Towson. An outgrowth of Chief Judge Robert M. Bell's Drug...

Universal health insurance bill has day in Annapolis; passage unlikely.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Patrice Dickens Today the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative is expected to have a full hearing on its bill that advocates health insurance for all Maryland residents -- including an estimated 600,000 Marylanders that lack health...

Tenacity wins respect for Senate 'curmudgeon'.
March 4, 2003... Byline: John O'Connor These are the words that can make the Senate Finance Committee squirm: "The chair recognizes Senator Della." What usually follows, after a brief pause to collect his thoughts, is George W. Della Jr.'s...

Digital Villages bring computer skills to Baltimore's next workers.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Andréa Cecil A Latino education group in Baltimore hopes to help bridge the digital divide between Hispanics and the workplace with 10 Hewlett-Packard computers, the group's president said yesterday. Education-Based Latino...

Cut in dividend taxes may trickle down, mean less low-income housing.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Robyn Lamb Some in the housing industry say the dividend tax exemption in President Bush's economic stimulus package could chip away at an already deficient supply of affordable housing in Maryland and around the country. At...

Inevitable discovery trumps lack of probable cause.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer A Charles County judge made the correct decision when he ruled there was enough evidence to link a stolen handgun in a car to a passenger to justify the passenger's arrest, the Court of Special...

Feds to make $96M upgrade in Baltimore Co.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Ezra Fieser Calling the Baltimore County-based Social Security Administration one of the world's most successful social insurance nets, Maryland's U.S. senators yesterday announced that the organization's aging operations building...

Court of Special Appeals clarifies time limit on occupational hearing loss claims.
March 4, 2003... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer An industrial worker who experienced ringing in his ears in 1987 should not have waited until he left the job some 13 years later to file a workers' compensation claim for occupational hearing loss,...

D.C.'s Office of Homeland Security buys mobile TVI Bio/Infection Control units.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Washington's Office of Homeland Security (not the federal agency, rather the office responsible for the District's security) has purchased mobile TVI Bio/Infection Control units to protect people and...

MIE Properties gives $110K to Johns Hopkins Univ. for high tech conference room.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore-based MIE Properties has given the Johns Hopkins University $110,000 for a high-tech conference room to be used by students and faculty of the Department of Real Estate in the Graduate Division of...

Telkonet Inc., Choice Hotels sign two-year agreement.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Telkonet Inc., of Annapolis, which develops products for high-speed Internet access over electrical power lines, and Silver Spring-based lodging franchise company Choice Hotels International, signed a two-year...

Nat'l Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare names director of grassroots.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Sue Fryer Ward, Maryland's first Secretary of Aging and director of the Maryland Office of Aging, has been named director of grassroots for the Washington-based National Committee to Preserve Social Security...

MSM Security Services being acquired by ManTech International.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports MSM Security Services Inc., of Greenbelt, which conducts personnel security investigations for the federal government, is being acquired by ManTech International Corp., of Fairfax, Va., an information...

EntreMed Inc. reports net loss of $39M for 2002.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Rockville-based EntreMed Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs to fight types of cancer, atherosclerosis and blindness, reported a net loss in 2002 of $39 million, or $1.78 per diluted share,...

Showcase of latest technologies to be presented on March 26.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports "Emerging Technologies and Opportunities: Bioscience, Health and Medical Technologies," a showcase of the latest technologies ready for commercialization, will be presented on March 26 starting at 7:30 a.m....

AirTran Airways launches daily flight between Baltimore and Grand Bahamas.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports AirTran Airways, a low-cost discount air carrier that serves Baltimore-Washington International Airport, has started a daily nonstop flight between BWI and Grand Bahama Island's Freeport International...

Technical and Mgmt. Services Corp. being acquired by MO-based supplier of military equipment.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Technical and Management Services Corp., of Calverton, a provider of information technology and telecommunications integration services for primarily the U.S. Department of Defense, is being acquired by St....

Dialysis Corp. of America reports net income for 2002 was $1.2M.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Dialysis Corporation of America, a Hanover-based company that owns and operates free-standing kidney hemodialysis centers, reported its net income for 2002 was $1.2 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, on...

MD legislators consider eliminating tax loopholes.
March 5, 2003... Byline: John O'Connor Like a disputed Scrabble submission, legislators and lobbyists played more word games this week while debating whether or not the state should collect on companies exploiting the state tax code. The bills...

Federal Realty Investment Trust declares quarterly dividend.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The trustees of Rockville-based Federal Realty Investment Trust, a real estate investment trust, declared a quarterly dividend of 48u cents per common share, payable on April 15 to shareholders of record on...

Phillips Investment Resources launches commentary on economy, markets.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Phillips Investment Resources, a Potomac-based publisher of consumer newsletters, launched "Lou Dobbs' Money Letter," featuring commentary and perspective on the economy and the markets by Lou Dobbs, the...

Predicting slots' impact like playing a game of chance.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Andréa Cecil The impact of slot machines on small businesses could depend on factors like where gamblers come from and how they arrive, according to two out-of-state economists. Then there's Johnny Clinton, the 27-year...

Baltimore Co. library looks to technology of future to improve operations.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Heather Coppley Pick up an older book from the local library, open its back cover and witness the sign of changing times: a laser-readable barcode stuck just above the small manila envelope that used to hold a circulation card. But...

MD Legal Briefs March 5, 2003.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Go-CCaP taps Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has named Alan C. Woods III to head the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, which administers federal and state criminal justice and law...

Employment bias case gets fourth trip to admin. law judge.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Carolyn Magnuson An administrative law judge's failure to make specific, credibility-based findings related to allegations of disparate treatment in an employment discrimination case warranted a remand to the ALJ for further...

Commentary: Don't be overly conservative in your portfolio.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Julius Westheimer What lessons can we learn from recent stock market behavior? The American Association of Individual Investors Journal runs a cover story, "The 10 Lessons You Should Learn from Recent Market History, from 1987...

Senate committee takes up Project Exile gun law legislation.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Hurley Supporters and opponents of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposed Project Exile gun law legislation were united on one issue yesterday: It will only work with the full support of U.S. Attorney Thomas DiBiagio. ...

Anne Arundel County entitled fix error in pension calculation.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer Anne Arundel County is entitled to fix an error made eight years earlier in a police officer's pension calculation, the Court of Special Appeals has held. The doctrine of equitable estoppel is...

Inevitable discovery trumps lack of probable cause.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer A Charles County judge made the correct decision when he ruled there was enough evidence to link a stolen handgun in a car to a passenger to justify the passenger's arrest, the Court of Special...

Red Run office campus brings a premium price.
March 5, 2003... Byline: Ezra Fieser With the purchase of the Owings Mills Corporate Campus, Merritt Properties LLC has added a solidly performing trio of class A office buildings to its portfolio and given itself a new product in the Reisterstown Road...

MD organization makes sure gas pumps, scales, etc. are correctly calibrated.
March 6, 2003... Byline: Nancy Kercheval Most consumers may not think about whether the gas pump they use is calibrated correctly. But the numbers from the National Conference on Weights and Measures may give some new meaning to that next fill-up. An...

Calendar - March 6, 2003.
March 6, 2003... Byline: Special to The Daily Record To submit an item for the calendar, address it to The Daily Record Calendar, 11 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore, MD 21202, or E-mail nancy@mddailyrecord.com. Thursday, March 6 Mixer "March...

No-fault law no bar to Maryland tort suit by D.C. insureds.
March 6, 2003... Byline: Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer A no-fault law in nearby Washington limits tort suits by insureds who elect to receive personal injury protection benefits following a motor vehicle accident - but not if the accident happens in...

Howard County woman wins $194K settlement from former employer.
March 6, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Hurley A Howard County woman, fired by a waste disposal firm when it concluded that she couldn't carry out her duties properly because she had a bowel disorder, has won a $194,000 settlement. Deborah Brown had worked...