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Small Business Award Nominations Now Being Accepted!
January 16, 2023, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
The Anne Arundel Chamber is proud to host the Small Business Awards Breakfast on February 23rd where we will celebrate the success and community contributions of four local businesses. We need your help to get nominations for each of awards described below. Small businesses are the backbone of our local and national economies. In fact, […]

Capital Gazette’s Best of Anne Arundel County
June 30, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Congrats to our members who won in the Capital Gazette’s Best of Anne Arundel County categories. ENTERTAINMENT Honorable mentions: Watermark Honorable mentions: Chartwell Golf & Country Club, The Golf Club at South River Downtown Annapolis tour: Watermark Honorable mentions: William Paca House & Garden Festival: Maryland Renaissance Festival Golf course: The Golf Club […]

We Have the Best Members!
June 24, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
We knew we had the best members but now it’s not just only our opinion; it’s public opinion! What’s Up Media’s Best of 2022 came out this month and we had 30 members that won; some in multiple categories. Congrats to all our members that won. Stay tuned next week as more congrats are in […]
Talking Politics: City of Annapolis
March 21, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Where you gonna park when Hillman comes down? The date has not been set for the start of demolition of the Hillman Garage, but it is coming down very soon. The demolition and construction process will take between 14 to 16 month and during that time it will be very challenging to find parking in […]
Talking Politics: Anne Arundel County
March 21, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Changes Coming to County Council No matter what happens in the Fall elections the Anne Arundel County Council will look significantly different. If you want to find out more about the candidates, see a map of each district and get an idea of the voter registration, click HERE. But first, check out these three questions: […]
Talking Politics: State
March 21, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Happy Gas Tax Holiday Around the nation, a rising number of governors and state lawmakers have been calling to suspend gas taxes, because prices have been at record highs that could go up even higher. Maryland is right in the mix as a month-long suspension of the state’s 36-cent fuel tax became law on Friday, […]
Economic Spotlight
March 21, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
What’s going on out there? Spring is here and we continue to move into the ‘new normal” of the post pandemic economy. But we are dealing with some very tricky economic conditions. We are seeing a round of significant inflation, which is being led by gas prices, there is a falling unemployment rate and yet […]
Talking Politics: State, County & City
March 21, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Talking Politics: State There are still a lot of economic challenges that we are trying to navigate, not to mention that the General Assembly is at the midpoint of their 90-day session and has just sent us a Gas Tax Holiday. Click Here for a full update on State Politics. Talking Politics: Anne Arundel County […]
Talking Politics: State
February 15, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
State Budget Before the pandemic, the State was looking at a structural budget deficit. Now, after billions of dollars of federal aid and stronger performance of income and other taxes, the State is looking at a surplus. So the question becomes: what to do with the money? The Governor started the dialog with the General […]
Talking Politics: County
February 15, 2022, Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
Campaign Spending and County Proposal Anne Arundel County Council voted down a public campaign finance resolution at its meeting on February 7th. It would have put a new referendum item on the ballot in the fall to establish a small donor public matching system to fund Campaigns for County Executive and County Council. Participation would […]