Ode to acronyms
There’s no question that we like it short and sweet in this country. Who needs to watch Entertainment Television when we can watch E! ? Why send the President of the United States to the North American...
View ArticleWhat’s BRAC mean to you?
BRAC is coming. No, this big, ugly acronym is not the newest nemesis of Godzilla. Though, Mothra has got to be collecting mothballs by now (yes, a sad pun, but I couldn’t help myself). BRAC, translated...
View ArticleGAO: Base closings to cost more, save less
Surprised? A report (PDF) from the Government Accountability Office yesterday says that the Pentagon is planning to run over about $10 billion on base closings and realignments. Oh, and there’ll be...
View ArticleMissing your commute over the weekend?
There’s been a lot of talk about the pros and cons of BRAC on Maryland’s roadways lately. While BRAC will recapture some Maryland workers who have been lost to jobs in Washington and Virginia, many...
View ArticleA proving ground for container housing
If you like converted shipping containers as a housing option for Mexican border towns (see today’s Uncover Story), how about putting them in Monkton? A nursery owner famous for his irises had a...
View ArticleArundel Mills area teeming with shopping and … asymmetric warfare?
Turning the focus away from shopping and slots, a new BRAC-related office park near Arundel Mills Mall is beginning to fill up with tenants. Praemittias Group Inc., a Denver-based defense contractor...
View ArticleBRAC tracking a N.J. migration
A website dedicated to tracking relocations has deemed New Jersey the bye-bye state. According to Movers.com usage data, the states that had the most moving traffic in the second quarter this year were...
View ArticleGATE project expanding at Aberdeen Proving Ground
The 416-acre private business park at Aberdeen Proving Ground is growing. A three-story, Class “A” office building has broken ground, and owner St. John Properties Inc. says it expects new tenants to...
View ArticleSimmons named ‘Best of Baltimore’
We here at The Daily Record know Melody Simmons is one of the best reporters in town. No one works the phones and talks up her sources the way she does. Her “field trips” out and about always seem to...
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