O'Malley named 'BIO Governor of the Year'
Gov. Martin O'Malley is in Chicago today to receive an award from a Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) for his work in promoting the emerging industry in Maryland. The group noted the governor's biotech tax credits in choosing him.
Maryland is home to 500 bioscience companies and 50 research-intense federal institutes and centers, according to O'Malley aides, and the governor has made biotechnology growth one of his priorities.
The state has dedicated about $100 million in the past two years to BioMaryland initiatives. Another $70 million has been earmarked for science and technology related infrastructure at state universities and community colleges, O'Malley's aides say.
O'Malley has done "an exemplary job enhancing and expanding Maryland’s stature as one of the nation’s most vibrant biotech clusters,” BIO President Jim Greenwood said in a statement released by O'Malley.
While at the national biotechnology conference in Chicago, O'Malley, who is among 400 Marylanders in attendance, will promote the state's biotechnology assets.
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What a bunch of nonsense. O'Malley was rated as the worst governor in the country not too long ago by the Cato Institute. His taxes hurt industry, not help it.
http://www.examiner.com/x-3108-Baltimore-Republican-Examiner~y2010m5d2-How-did-OMalley-go-from-the-worst-governor-in-America-to-the-best
Posted by: Sean O'Donnell, Baltimore Republican Examiner | May 5, 2010 12:51 PM
"The state has dedicated about $100 million in the past two years to BioMaryland initiatives. Another $70 million has been earmarked for science and technology related infrastructure at state universities and community colleges, O'Malley's aides say. "
I wonder WHY the boy gov got this award! Hmmmm, what could it be......hmmmmm?
I just can't think of any reasons.....hmmmm.
Could it be those 170,000,000 little green thingys?
Posted by: Anonymous | May 5, 2010 3:43 PM
The Baltimore Sun never met an OMalley/SRB tax that they were against.
Posted by: jay | May 5, 2010 4:20 PM
Wait a second. You mean to tell me that Ehrlich's creation of the Flush Tax, which raised fees for all Marylanders, and which was done to "make the Chesapeake Bay have a better future for Drew and Josh" (wbal radio, 04/10/10) didn't get him the award?
Oh right, he's not governor anymore....but if its for Drew and Josh, feel free to raise my taxes anytime!!!!!
Posted by: Dandy | May 6, 2010 12:21 AM
"I wonder WHY the boy gov got this award! Hmmmm, what could it be......hmmmmm?
I just can't think of any reasons.....hmmmm.
Could it be those 170,000,000 little green thingys?"
I don't think you get the point of this award. It's honoring the Governor that was most supportive of the Biotech Industry in the last year. Of course the money he funneled to the industries had something to do with this. That's the whole point.
Are against him putting money toward that effort if you want. That's a completely different conversation. The BIO use a different set of criteria for a Gov of the Year award than would other organizations.
Posted by: KM | May 7, 2010 3:36 PM