Hoyer: Slower Wage Growth Continues
The November 2019 jobs report continues to show slower wage growth, though it reflects steady employment gains that reach back more than nine years, well into the Obama presidency, said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.
Little League Launched in Lex Park
“Baseball has long been a staple of entertainment and recreation in St. Mary’s County,” finds Historical Society writer Pat Woodburn, but to get the sport into the hands of youth took the US Navy and Lexington Park Lions.
Luginbill Takes the Helm at TechPort
Innovator Thomas Luginbill, new director of TechPort UAS Business Incubator, has a vision to bring large companies with billions of dollars to the table with the entrepreneurs developing the ideas needed to carry aviation and technology itself into a successful future.
Santa to Fly In to St. Mary’s Airport – Dec. 21
Santa is flying into St. Mary’s County Regional Airport on Saturday, December 21, at the terminal building at 44200 Airport Road in California, MD. Bring your camera to take a photo with Santa!
Hoyer Visits Lex Park VA Clinic
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer visited the newly opened Lexington Park Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, a Veterans Administration outreach program. The congressman has received bipartisan praise for championing and helping stand up the VA clinic.
St. Mary’s Airport Seeks Food Trucks
St. Mary’s County is interested in drawing food trucks to its regional airport and is seeking Expressions of Interest from food-truck vendors by Dec. 18, 2019.
Help to Connect to Sewer & Water Available
New funding programs assisting with connections to public sewer and water are now available through MetCom. Bay Fund Restoration funding through St. Mary’s Health Department is also available.
Message From the Cap’n/Oysters, Another Lesson From Mother Nature
It doesn’t add up. After a year of rainfall, then a late summer drought, ends up there’s a good oyster harvest yet prices drop for holiday buyers. The Cap’n says it just goes to show: We don’t know as much as we think we know.
House Moves on Export-Import Bank
The House passed the Export-Import Bank bill last month in a vote largely along party lines. Hoyer urges the Senate to support the bill, which helps mostly small US businesses maintain a strong, competitive presence in the global economy, leveling the playing field among foreign export credit agencies, including three in China alone.
Cybersecurity Experts to Gather at CyberMaryland
CyberMaryland 2019 will be held in Baltimore on December 5 and 6. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
