LANHAM, Maryland, March 21 -- 2u, a company that offers online education and services, issued the following news on March 19, 2024: edX, the global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), has once again been included on Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies. This list recognizes companies that are transforming business, shaping society, and paving the way for the innovations of tomorrow. For 2024, edX is featured in the education category for leverag  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 21 -- Marriott International issued the following news on March 20, 2024: The Luxury Collection, part of Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today announces the opening of Sanasaryan Han, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Istanbul, situated in the heart of Istanbul's historical peninsula. Istanbul, renowned as a captivating intersection of East and West, is a dynamic metropolis, home to historical landmarks, iconic monuments, and a rich culinary  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 21 -- The Maryland Stadium Authority issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: On March 20, 2024, the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) is delighted to share that Oriole Park at Camden Yards was voted Best Major League Baseball (MLB) Stadium and third for Baseball Stadium Food in the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest. The nominations in each category were carefully made by an expert panel, and the public voted for these honors. As MS  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032024_Filed_US_Prince_State_Amicus_Brief.pdf) defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In its brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, the coalition asks the  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 21 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport set a new annual record for international passenger traffic in 2023 with 1,365,847 international passengers--2.58% higher than the previous record for international traffic at the airport, set in 2018. "BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is a key economic driver and international gateway  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 21 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 18 grants totaling $236,276 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program are awarded to volunteer-based and nonprofit groups, communities, schools, and land trusts in Maryland. The grants are designed to suppor  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 21 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 Maryland Equity Investment Fund (MEIF) investment in Innate Technologies, Inc. The MEIF - which is housed under TEDCO's Venture Funds - was created to increase private equity and venture capital in Maryland, generate financial returns, and foster economic growth. "Our goal at Innate Technolog  more