COLUMBIA, MD (September 26, 2008) – The Howard County Economic Development Authority celebrated 15 years of achievement and service to the business community on Thursday, September 25.
At this occasion five County businesses were honored with Economic Development Achievement Awards during the Authority’s 15th Annual Meeting and Report to Investors at Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville, MD.
Each year companies are recognized for their contributions to enhancing the economy and quality of life in Howard County. Those chosen have demonstrated a strong commitment to corporate leadership and community development.
“All of these companies have made an outstanding contribution to the economy and quality of life in Howard County,” said Michael T. Galeone, Chair of the Howard County Economic Development Authority. “We are honored to have them as a part of Howard County. It has been our pleasure to present them with Economic Achievement Awards on this illustrious occasion.”
This year’s winners are:
INTECORP: INTECORP, located in Howard County’s Center for Business and Technology Development offers support in network engineering, e-mail systems, Internet and e-commerce, security, application development, data warehousing, help desk support and training. In May, INTECORP signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Labor for designing additions and modifications to the Department’s website, as well as supporting and improving its searchable databases. INTECORP rolled out its newest online platform, VioSync, a revolutionary Web 3.0 collaborative platform for online media.
E-Structors: E-Structors specializes in the secure destruction and recycling of computers, electronics and documents. In 2004, a document destruction line was added to E-Structors' services, making it the only firm in the country that handles both electronics and document destruction. E-Structors further separates itself from the industry by recycling 100% of the resulting material to be used for future products. E-Structors will relocate its headquarters to a new facility at 7575 Washington Boulevard in Elkridge. The 93,000 square-foot building will house all 50 of E-Structors employees.
BioFortis: BioFortis, a Columbia-based biomedical informatics company, provides research data management software solutions for multi-disciplinary users at academic and government research institutes, as well as biotech and pharmaceutical companies. BioFortis makes personalized medicine a reality by helping save time and money; thereby reducing administrative burden, redundant efforts, and complexity in both data management and query.
Sun Nurseries: Located in Woodbine, Sun Nurseries is a family-owned and operated wholesale grower of annuals and perennials. Sun Nurseries has set the standard for nursery management using systematic approaches that can be seen from its use of a CAD system to design landscapes linking directly to a Point-of-Sale system, to the use of green technology providing water catchment systems that continually recycle “gray water” for reuse. Sun Nurseries has over 2,000 varieties of plants (trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, perennials, and more) on 20 acres of land along Bushy Park Road.
Integral Systems: Integral Systems a leading provider of satellite ground systems will relocate its headquarters and approximately 250 of its employees from Lanham to the Columbia Gateway Business Park. The five-story, 130,000-square-foot building will be “LEED” certified. Currently, Integral Systems owns four subsidiaries that provide a wide range of services and products to the satellite industry.
The Howard County Economic Development Authority is a public-private partnership that promotes growth and stability by supporting existing businesses, targeting new businesses, and attracting corporate/regional headquarters. The Authority also maintains several programs aimed at the special needs of small, minority-owned, and agricultural business communities. Additionally, the Authority strives to preserve the distinctive quality of life in Howard County. To learn more about The Howard County Economic Development Authority, please visit www.hceda.org.