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A tractor-trailer Friday overturned in Hopewell Township and spilled the three steel coils it carried into a nearby field, according to state police. via The York Daily Record

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“I wanted to get something on paper that would have the highest probability of becoming real”

- A skating rink that doubles as open market space in summer, a hotel with 300 rooms and conference space for 1,000, and a small-cities institute that draws people from around the world, all in a pedestrian-friendly setting.

Those are among the highlights of a $350 million plan that lays out the first phase of a transformation of downtown Columbia, an effort that could span three decades.

The much-anticipated redevelopment proposal for the commercial core centered on The Mall in Columbia is scheduled to be unveiled tonight by developer General Growth Properties Inc. Read more

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“There's this vibrancy and energy to Columbia”

Beverley Francis calls her new position as the president and chief executive officer of the Columbia Foundation the "culmination of a dream." She and her three daughters have dreamed of moving to Columbia ever ... via Howard County Times

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Deva expects to begin delivering the HD Radio products at the end of the summer 2008. via Radio Magazine

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Four people, including a baby, were killed Tuesday morning when their Nissan Altima was crushed in a head-on collision with a truck on a Maryland highway. via The Post Chronicle

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“One thing that we found that is very attractive to these customers is having free, non-Provident ATM transactions”

Banks rely on ATM fees and surcharges as a major source of income, but in an effort to compete with national chains crowding the local marketplace, some area banks have decided to pick up the tab for customers. via Daily Record

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“During an interview with the suspect, he confessed to the homicide of Bryan Adams Jr.”

Howard County police this week made an arrest in a Wilde Lake shooting death, although they will not say if they've determined a motive for the incident. via Howard County Times

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“We're very excited to be able to bring Jack into our program”

Jack Owens, an assistant at Southern Illinois the past five years, will rejoin his former boss as an assistant at Purdue. via Chicago Tribune

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A Wisconsin watchdog group claims organic baby formula commonly uses ingredients barred by federal regulations - and is asking the government to stop it. via Twincities.com

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“We need to set up a permanent infrastructure to let people [in India] know this is a place to invest”

A coalition of Indian-American business owners headquartered in Howard County is expanding into an office building it purchased on Centre Park Drive near Route 108 in Columbia. via Baltimore Sun

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“We're very excited about the prospect of bringing Agnik's MineFleet technology to our customers. The combination of the MineFleet predictive analysis and our ALEOS powered devices brings a unique solution to the in-vehicle data market”

Collaboration will enable the delivery of a cutting edge fleet management solution powered by MineFleet predictive vehicle data mining technology VANCOUVER and COLUMBIA, MD, April 15 /CNW/ - Sierra Wireless and ... via Canada NewsWire

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A Columbia man has been arrested and is being held without bail in the fatal shooting Wednesday of Bryan Antoine Adams Jr., 20, also of Columbia, who was gunned down outside a restaurant in the 10400 block of ... via The Baltimore Sun

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Howard Community College invites the community to attend an event similar to NBC's Apprentice television program, in which students from Adjunct Instructor Barbara Surran's "Principles of Marketing" class will ... via The Baltimore Sun

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“If the company wants to remain viable and employ people, the company would not be able to have any choice but move”

Some local computer businesses say they will move to Virginia or elsewhere if Maryland legislators get cold feet about repealing the so-called "tech tax" before the General Assembly session ends Monday. via Washington Times

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Several schools are on lockdown after a shooting at a shopping center in Columbia Wednesday. via WTOP-FM Washington

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“There are two main reasons for that”

After watching 2-year-old Matthew arrange his wooden alphabet blocks in order, Debbie Clutts had the fleeting idea that her son might be a genius. via The Baltimore Sun

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“We want folks to be back in this new development”

The 'ooohs' and 'aaaahs' were noticeable as residents of Guilford Gardens, Howard County's public housing complex on Oakland Mills Road in Columbia, saw what could be their future.

Instead of the drab, 28-year-old townhouses and apartments that make up their county-owned development, they saw color drawings and animated pictures of glitzy apartments and stylish-looking buildings adorned with amenities such as tennis courts, a swimming pool and a community center.

Four private development partnerships are vying for the county's permission to redevelop and expand the rental community next to Guilford Elementary School into a mixed-income neighborhood. Plans call for phased demolition of the existing homes, which would be replaced with more than twice the number of units, of which 40 percent would be subsidized. Read more

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“It sounds like a task force is really a good way to go”

A six-month-long exploration of how Howard County's youth can get more engaged in local government is moving toward creating a county Youth Commission.

County Council members are working on a last-minute resolution for introduction Monday night that would establish a citizens task force to study the idea and make recommendations.

'I think it's really important to empower our youth to be engaged,' said County Council member Mary Kay Sigaty, a west Columbia Democrat who has been working on the plan with fellow member Jen Terrasa and a group of high school students and youth leaders. Read more

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“We want people to understand what opportunities they have and what help they have”

People with limited incomes who want to buy or rent a home in Howard County will have another chance Saturday at a county-sponsored housing fair at Long Reach High School.

Two Elkridge houses, one apartment condominium in Columbia, and one rental townhouse in North Laurel - all newly renovated - are to be awarded to qualified buyers at the event, which kicks off preparations for a new round of home purchases in May under the county's Moderate Income Housing Unit program. The county is trying to build a list of pre-qualified buyers it can use whenever new MIHU homes become available. Read more

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“I think he made the right decision”

Faced with a difficult revenue picture, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman yesterday proposed a capital budget funded with slightly less county taxpayers' money than last year.

The total request to the county council is for $421 million, up from $353.7 million requested last year. But county officials said $220 million is for general county projects funded by bonds and cash, about $8 million less than last year. The rest -- $200.6 million -- is for utility projects paid for by separate water and sewer taxes. Of the total, $80.5 million is for school projects. Read more

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“I'm sorry to all the victims for my actions”

A Howard County circuit judge sentenced a Columbia man yesterday to more than 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a 25-day wave of home invasions and robberies, and an assault on a woman whom he ... via The Baltimore Sun

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