Hockey (Two Teams, in Fact) to Maryland for the Economic Realities First Time
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MAY 2018 2018 The Salute to the HOWARD COUNTY May 2018 Volume 26, Number 5 CHAMBER A diverse community looking toward the future … Monthly www.HowardChamber.com Q&A With Mayor Gavin The Business Newspaper of Howard & Anne Arundel Counties and the BWI Business District Salute to Howard County Buckley … Page 7 Chamber … Page B-1 The A Supplement of Monthly Maryland Korean Way If HQ2 Lands in Montgomery Opening Cultural Doors What’s the Effect on Howard? By Susan Kim, STAFF WRITER By Mark R. Smith, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Andrew Yang has a ready way of describing the level of awareness people Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has have for Korean culture and contributions termed what could be coming to a county in his neighborhood. near you “the greatest economic develop- “You always see the movie ‘The Ka- ment opportunity in a generation.” rate Kid,’ but never ‘The Tae Kwon Do With that kind of an introduction, Ho- Kid,’” he said. “People tend to group the gan can only be referring to Amazon HQ2 Asian martial arts into one big category.” that could be coming to the Washington, So a year ago, Yang set out to change D.C., area, or more specifically to Howard that issue by opening JS Taekwondo, a County’s neighbor Montgomery County, studio in Ellicott City where he teaches an at the White Flint Mall site. art of self-defense that originated in Korea It’s estimated that HQ2 would add $17 more than 2,000 years ago. The name is billion in annual economic activity to the self-descriptive: “tae,” meaning “foot,” state, and $7.7 billion in annual wages, “kwon” meaning “hand” and, perhaps the according to Baltimore-based Sage Policy most important syllable, “do,” meaning Group. Sage’s study also found that the “the way.” project would support 101,000 total jobs To Yang, “do,” means a way of life. and bring in $280 million in added county “As a Korean, it’s an honor for me to tax receipts, with an additional $483 mil- introduce my home country’s martial art lion for state coffers. It could even increase to people in this area. It’s part of Korean traffic at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport culture and history.” and at the Port of Baltimore. Yang’s is one among many businesses So impressed by those numbers were included on a new website, Maryland- Hogan and the legislature that the state KoreanWay.com, which is designed to is offering Amazon an incentive pack- promote cultural, dining and recreation age nearly $8.5 billion. Known as the experiences along a five-mile stretch of Promoting Extraordinary Innovation in Baltimore National Pike, from Normandy Maryland’s Economy (PRIME) Act, it in- Plaza to Turf Valley. The roadway was des- cludes billions of dollars in property, sales ignated the “Korean Way” in 2016 by the and income tax credits from the state and from Montgomery County, with another Maryland Department of Transportation. At Tous Les Jours Bakery, the common language is delicious cuisine. The website is part of the Maryland’s $2 billion in transportation improvements. Korean Way Culture Trail, which was Korean Society of Maryland. On the site, anticipate business listings on the site will Including the money for transporta- officially launched on May 1 by Visit visitors can find information about more grow as the brand gains popularity in an tion improvements, Maryland’s incentive Howard County, in partnership with the than a dozen businesses; the site’s creators See Korean Way, page 11 See Amazon, page 12 Inside This Issue A Whole New Face Off County Executives Discuss With rising interest among kids in the sport, a group is bringing junior hockey (two teams, in fact) to Maryland for the Economic Realities first time. Page 2 AAACCC: 100 Years By George Berkheimer, SENIOR WRITER Through a century of business spinoffs and life’s changes, the chamber has Anne Arundel County Executive Steve remained a rock of the state capital. Schuh, Howard County Executive Allan Page 3 Kittleman and Montgomery County Exec- utive Ike Leggett presented an overview of Action! inter-jurisdictional challenges and cooper- A dramatic reinforcement (and some ation during the 2018 Regional Economic longevity) in its tax incentive package Forum, which was held April 26 at the means stability for the state’s film Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. industry. Page 5 “The counties represented are really be- coming a core driver of this state in terms of Index business, commerce and employment,” said BizRoundup .....................................6 Baltimore Metropolitan Council Executive Director Michael Kelly, who moderated the From left, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, Montgomery County Calendar of Events .........................19 forum, adding that the event was intended Executive Ike Leggett and Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh to focus on “what this legislative session People in Business .........................23 participate in the Howard County Chamber’s Regional Economic Forum in April. meant and what they see … as the future Business Briefs...............................25 drivers in the state of Maryland.” Nonprofit & Charitable Giving ......28 business-related legislative activity during ber of Commerce, said passage of the Small Hosted by the Howard County Cham- this year’s Maryland General Assembly. Business Relief Tax Credit represented one All Around Town .....................29–31 ber’s Legislative Affairs Committee, the fo- Larry Richardson, vice president of of the bigger victories for businesses this rum also provided a wrap-up of significant government affairs for the Maryland Cham- See Economic, page 10 Page 2 May 2018 The Business Monthly Two Junior Hockey Clubs to Begin Facing Off in Piney Orchard By Mark R. Smith, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF They are scheduled to begin play at the Piney Orchard Ice Arena this fall for In 2006, the Washington Capitals the 2018–19 season. vacated the National Hockey League (NHL) team’s long-time practice facility, The Setup Odenton’s Piney Orchard Ice Arena, to There may not be NHL players move to a new, modern, dual-rink facility hanging around the rink much, but there in Northern Virginia, the Kettler Capitals will be increased vibrancy with NCAA Iceplex. and NHL scouts in the stands, assessing What followed during the next decade players in the 16–21 age range as they vie at the old barn back in Maryland was a for spots with NCAA division 1, 2 and 3 mixed bag. While the rink was still used programs — as 1,300 NAHL players have by area teams, organizations and the local community, it was also in a period marked made NCAA commitments, with 17 more by a lack of investment, which it lacked to drafted directly out of the league into the the point where the planned addition for a NHL during the past five years. second sheet of ice was abandoned. BBSG’s acquisition of the franchise That was the situation until two years was made possible three years ago when ago, when the facility was purchased by the NAHL, which was founded in Mich- Players who hone their skills on youth teams, like Burton Hockey’s Metro Maple Leafs, Black Bear Sports Group (BBSG) and igan in 1976 and operates out of four re- will soon be able to see a new level of the sport of which to aspire when two junior gions of the U.S., decided to create an East Piney Orchard Equity LLC, a partnership teams begin play at Piney Orchard Ice Arena. that invested $750,000 in upgrades to the Division, in which Maryland will become NAHL until 2003, but that number has “There is a good talent pool, not just lo- structure while it looked to acquire a junior the sixth team. fluctuated between 20–28 teams since. cally, but in the mid-Atlantic. Hopefully, hockey (which is similar to Major League “Our roots are in Michigan, and “The addition of Maryland puts six teams many of the players (who will try out in Baseball’s minor league system) team to the league was once more of a regional in all four divisions,” Kyrias said. The May, before the June draft) will be local,” play at the arena. operation,” said Alex Kyrias, director teams play 60 games per season, starting he said, “but we know that more players Today at the rink, there is much reason of communication for the Frisco, Tex- with four games for each at a showcase will come from all over the region and for optimism. Not only are plans going for- as-based NAHL. “We eventually merged event that starts the season in Minneso- country, and maybe even from Europe.” ward to build the addition with the second in 2003–04 with the American West ta, then 28 games at home, 28 away, all Kyrias went on to say that the Tier 1 sheet of ice in a market that badly needs Hockey League, adding teams from the against division rivals. United States Hockey League (USHL) more capacity, but BBSG has purchased Dakotas and Alaska, plus some expansion and the NAHL are “way above any other not one, but two junior franchises: one in franchises. Then we started to grow in the league in terms of players getting NCAA the Tier 2 North American Hockey League south, into Texas,” which has evolved into Working Model opportunities8170 and Lark occasionally Brown Road players (NAHL) and another in the Tier 3 Eastern a hotbed for the sport. The local market is attractive to the Hockey League (EHL). 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