AUGUST 2013 Page 4 TOP STORY (Continued from page 1) inscribed: “Maryland’s most WEBSITE NEWS & CHANGES! distinguished Lady. A great “First Maryland” brigade at humanitarian and close friend of WWW.CHOOSEDORCHESTER.ORG Gettysburg. Former Governor Abraham Lincoln. She conceived the Successful Tennessee Campaign Thomas Holliday Hicks will be Events Section: The place to go to and guided the President on his remembered at a 1 pm tribute at the view current and past event details constitutional war powers.” According Cambridge Cemetery. and register, by email, your atten- Bittner, “Some believe her presence dance. The oldest of eight children, Anna with Lincoln’s Cabinet was signified AUGUST 2013 was born in Somerset County at her by the empty chair in F. B. Unable to attend our event: Visit family’s home, Kingston Hall. Her Carpenter’s famous painting “First the Events Section and download TOP STORY father, Thomas King Carroll, was a Reading of the Emancipation the published presentations. lawyer, tobacco farmer and one- Proclamation”. The painting was Missed a copy of our monthly e- Life of Political Pioneer Anna Drive in Cambridge. All events are Anna’s niece Nellie Carroll passed time Maryland Governor. Anna was recreated in 2010 by Dorchester newsletter or want a print version: Ella Carroll Celebrated free and open to the public. away in the 1960’s, the Friends schooled in politics and business as native, award-winning portrait artist Effective July 2013, downloadable August 24 resuscitated the annual tributes on his assistant for almost a decade. Laura Era, the ‘new painting’ includes PDF copies are now available in our “Anna Ella Carroll Day provides our Carroll’s birthday in 2010 with the She is buried next to both of her Anna’s image seated in the once new Monthly Newsletters Section. Dorchester’s rich history as a home citizens with a unique opportunity to world premiere of the Lost River film. parents at Dorchester’s Old Trinity empty chair draped by a woman’s to extraordinary political, business connect the County’s past as a Church near Church Creek shawl.” Have an open job opportunity center of commerce, culture and Frank Bittner, President of the within your organization: Email us and literary figures comes to life Maryland. AEC Day includes a conviction with Dorchester’s role Friends, learned Anna’s story when the job posting, and we will post in Saturday, August 24 when the graveside tribute to Carroll at 2:00 For information and schedule, visit shaping American history,” said he moved to Church Creek in 1997. our new Resources/Who’s Hiring? Friends of pm at Old Trinity Church. www.FriendsofAnnaEllaCarroll.org. Keasha Haythe, Economic “Living near the cemetery where Section. Anna Ella C a r r o l l Development Director. “Carroll’s life Anna was laid to rest by her parents Anna Ella Carroll was recognized by presents a is a testament to the strong and at the Old Trinity Church, I met the Maryland Society of d a y l o n g smart women who worked tirelessly people who were taught about her in Pennsylvania in a 1959 monument celebration behind the scenes at pivotal school, or who attended earlier of this civil moments in our country, and whose tributes; they told me then that they war era efforts would be unknown were it not hoped to live to see the day when Dorchester County Economic Development p o l i t i c a l for the unwavering commitment of the world would learn about her 5263 Bucktown Road p u n d i t , county residents.” great influence and role.” Thanks to Bittner’s groups’ efforts, that day is Cambridge MD 21613 presidential advisor and “pamphleteer”. Events One such group of citizens working closer. kick-off at the Dorchester County to keep Anna’s story alive and Public Library with an 11 am introduce the world to this pioneering AEC day ceremonies also include ceremony and continue with woman is event organizer the tributes to two of Carroll’s afternoon tributes, a concert at Friends of Anna Ella Carroll. contemporaries, James Wallace and Christ Episcopal Church, and 6 pm Reviving the long held Thomas Hicks. Cambridge born showing of the film, “Lost River – commemorations that originated with lawyer Wallace, a Maryland state Lincoln’s Secret Weapon” at the the Veterans of the Civil War, and legislator and Civil War hero, led the Historical Society, 1003 Greenway continued in various forms until (Continued on page 4) WHO’S HIRING? Dorchester Seeks Business Development Manager Dorchester County is hiring an experienced Business Development Manager to connect business owners and entrepreneurs with the sites, services and strategies they need to start, expand or locate a business in the county. Reporting to the Dorchester Economic Development Director, this full-time position is responsible for cultivating business expansion and attracting new businesses to the County. Sign-up at www.ChooseDorchester.org to receive this monthly e-newsletter (Continued on page 2) [email protected] or call (410) 228-0155 [email protected] or call (410) 228-0155 AUGUST 2013 Page 2 AUGUSTJuly 2013 2013 PagePage 3 3 WHO’S HIRING? (Continued from page 1) NEW BUSINESS debuted their partnerships with fellow County Economic Development BUSINESS BRIEF REAL ESTATE NEWS Reale Revival Cuts Ribbon to Dorchester county residents and Department. Gootee’s Marine Goes the GKD Expands Cambridge “The Dorchester County Council Cambridge Brewery former high school classmates BJ Distance for Dorchester Anglers Operations Wheatley and Ian Campbell. Haythe says Dorchester County, recognizes the important role our located on the eastern shore of office provides to help our county The long awaited opening by Wheatley’s original art – mural and When Phillip Gootee opened his boat Dorchester-based GKD Metal Fabrics Maryland, 75 miles from Baltimore and deliver the programs and services Dorchester natives Chris Brohawn and collages – adorn the brewery’s walls. dealership in the 1950’s to serve the continues to expand its Cambridge 80 miles from Washington, D.C., has a necessary to accomplish the JT Merryweather was realized And Campbell, Bistro Poplar’s award- waterman who plied their trade on the operations to accommodate the history in food processing activities. Its objectives outlined in our recently Saturday August 10 when more than winning chef, unveiled “Bistro Eats”, a waters in and around Dorchester, he company’s growing business. They niche is in aquaculture, with approved strategic plan,” said DCED 100 friends, family members, pub menu for patrons featuring hoped to help fisherman like himself recently began final work on a companies processing tilapia, shrimp Director Keasha Haythe, adding, dignitaries, and drop-ins descended on gourmet fries, hummus, curry roasted secure the equipment, supplies, and $900,000 renovation to the former and oysters. “We used to have “Dorchester is a county on the move downtown Cambridge for the grand pistachios, naan pizza, a Cuban pork services they needed to make a living. Regina plant they purchased in 2011. canneries, including Bumble Bee and we are looking for the right opening of Reale Revival Brewery. As sandwich, and chicken salad wrap. Little could he imagine half a century tuna,” Haythe says. “We continue to person to capitalize on our a dozen local and state elected and later, Gootee would become Scheduled for completion in be an ideal location for food momentum and continue to make business development officials lined up Visit www.realerevival.com, follow synonymous with Chesapeake Bay September, GKD will move processing and advanced this a place where people can start, behind the Chamber’s welcoming them on Twitter, or Like them on fishing and one of the largest boat approximately 15 employees of their manufacturing.” expand or relocate a business.” banner, Brohawn and Merryweather Facebook for news, information and dealer in the mid-Atlantic. Industrial Business Unit to the ‘new’ took a pair of ceremonial scissors and special events. space across the street from their Haythe says the county’s food Recent new business openings on cut the ribbon to their new brewery. Serving professional and recreational Chesapeake Drive headquarters. processing cluster has begun to Main Street, renovation of the former INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT anglers alike, and still owned and Interior renovations – including new capitalize on the integration of science, Regina plant by GKD, and the Keasha Haythe, Dorchester’s Dorchester’s Food Processing operated by the Gootee family, the offices and air conditioning – and technology and research to create state’s re-designation of the county Economic Development Director, Industry Profiled in International flagship sales and service center is exterior work will be finished next clusters of innovation. For example, as a State Enterprise Zone create offered her congratulations to JT and Article located in Church Creek. As their month. Interstate Container LLC has created a opportunities for new and Chris for having the vision and tenacity motto – Fishing Boats from Fishing biodegradable wax-f r ee f oo d experienced business owners. The to convert the vacant pool hall into a Folks – indicates, Gootee specializes In addition to renovated manufacturing The following excerpt appeared in “The container, particularly well suited for Business Development Manager is a community asset. Haythe helped the in fishing boats, motors and trailer space, the newly outfitted building Infinite Potential of Food and the poultry industry. key member of the county’s co-owners secure a $200,000 UMES, packages. includes a product showroom, Feedstocks” in the January edition of economic development team by Rural Development Center loan to conference rooms, visitor amenities Global Corporate Xpansion by Editor in A recent food industry expansion helping businesses access support renovate the one time pool hall and According to Sales Manager – and and offices for GKD’s industrial unit.