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For many small businesses, the SBA’s 8(a) program is both a blessing and a curse. Launched in 1974 to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs have a shot at lucrative government contracts, the Small Business Administration initiative is only truly successful when a company outgrows it.

When Catapult Technology graduates from the 8(a) program this month, it will be well-positioned for “full and open” competition

Read more: Catapult Technology outgrows small business label

Sure, you sequenced the human genome. But what have you done lately?

Strung between the National Institutes of Health and Bethesda Naval Hospital in the south, and Fort Detrick United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), and the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, the I-270 corridor has struggled to evolve into a major global powerhouse in the technology and biotech industries.

Read more: Health of 270 corridor life sciences tied to cure for congestion

House budget chiefs reacted skeptically to Republican proposals to cut $800 million from next year’s budget at a work session Wednesday, asking GOP leaders for more specifics about how they would lay off 1,500 state and university workers.

Read more: Budget leaders skeptical about GOP spending cuts

Lawmakers are seriously considering a $30 million reduction to Baltimore City’s share of the state aid that local jurisdictions share for road maintenance.

But city legislators are prepared to fight the staff proposal to redistribute that money to the state’s 23 other jurisdictions.

Read more: Baltimore may face more cuts to highway funding