Posts Tagged as ‘Columbia’

September 22, 2009

Planning board signs off on Columbia redevelopment

30-year-plan for downtown now in hands of Howard County Council
The county’s planning board Thursday unanimously approved an ambitious, 30-year plan to redevelop downtown Columbia, leaving the future of the planned community’s center in the hands of the County Council.
However, the board issued no opinion on accompanying legislation that would change zoning laws to allow the [...]

July 23, 2009

Downtown Columbia to lose another gas station

Second gas station to close on Little Patuxent
Owner blames rent hikes from Exxon

Less than three months after an Exxon service station closed on Little Patuxent Parkway, the owner of another Exxon station on the same road has said he will close at the end of July, leaving that major Columbia artery with no gas [...]

July 9, 2009

Columbia, MD one of the Best Places for Aging Entrepreneurs to Live

Entrepreneurs don’t retire, they just find a new project.
Over the past decade, baby boomers produced a high rate of entrepreneurial activity, and Dan Stangler, senior analyst at the Kauffman Foundation, says the number of baby boomers starting a business in their traditional retirement years is likely to increase.
In response to that analysis, U.S. News & [...]

May 11, 2009

Columbia ranks 7th among “America’s Top 25 Towns to Live Well”

Forbes Magazine evaluated towns on quality of life, business environment and labor force
Columbia, Maryland has been named seventh among “America’s Top 25 Towns to Live Well”, as determined by Forbes Magazine. Columbia ranked high among quality of life factors, such as schools, restaurants and access to music venues. Forbes also noted that venture capital comes [...]