MEDA Award Winners
2024 Economic Development Project — Large Community: CFG Bank Arena
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2024 Economic Development Project — Small Community: Great Wolf Lodge
Nominated by: Cecil County Office of Economic Development
2024 Economic Development Program — Large Community: Frederick County Agricultural Innovation Grant Program
Nominated by: Frederick County Government
2024 Economic Development Program — Small Community: SCIF Capital Grant: Charles County & St. Mary’s County
Nominated by: Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO)
2024 Economic Development Marketing: Creando Exitos
Nominated by: Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation
2024 MEDA Rising Star: Katie Stevens
2024 MEDA Hall of Fame: John Wasilisin
2024 MEDA Volunteer of the Year: Karlys Kline
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2023 Economic Development Project —Large Community: Union Knitting Mills Project
Nominated by: The City of Frederick: Department of Economic Development
2023 Economic Development Project — Small Community: BSI
Nominated by: Allegany County Economic & Community Development
2023 Economic Development Project — Honorable Mention: StarTUp at the Armory
Nominated by: Towson University
2023 Economic Development Program — Large Community: Project Restore
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
2023 Economic Development Program — Small Community: The Patuxent Partnership for AMP/Tech Jobs Rule
Nominated by: St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development
2023 Economic Development Program — Honorable Mention: The Frederick County Office of Economic Development’s EmPOWER Program
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2023 Economic Development Marketing — Large Community: My ArundelBiz Podcast
Nominated by: Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
2023 Economic Development Marketing — Small Community: St. Mary’s County Technology Resource Book or ‘TechBook’
Nominated by: St. Mary’s County Economic Development
2023 MEDA Rising Star: Candace Pruett
2023 MEDA Hall of Fame: Shelly Gross-Wade
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2022 Economic Development Project: Marriott International Headquarters
Nominated by: Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
2022 Economic Development Program – Small Community: Eastern Shore Economic Recovery Program
Nominated by: Caroline County Economic Development, Dorchester County Economic Development, the Mid-Shore Regional Council, and Talbot County Office of Economic Development and Tourism
2022 Economic Development Program – Large Community: Energizing Small Business Grant Program
Nominated by: Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
2022 Economic Development Program – Honorable Mention: Montgomery Can Code
Nominated by: Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
2022 Economic Development Marketing – Small Community: “Winter Nights – Cecil Lights”
Nominated by: Cecil County Office of Economic Development
2022 Economic Development Marketing – Large Community: The Maryland Entrepreneur Hub
Nominated by: The Maryland Department of Commerce in partnership with the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), and the University System of Maryland (USM)
2022 MEDA Rising Star: Jennifer LaHatte
2022 MEDA Hall of Fame: Rhonda Ray
2022 MEDA Volunteer of the Year: Colleen Peterson
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2020 Economic Development Program – Large Community: USM Maryland Momentum Fund
Nominated by: University System of Maryland
2020 Program – Honorable Mention: Project Bright Future
Nominated by: Queen Anne’s County Economic and Tourism Department
2020 Program – Honorable Mention: Project C.O.R.E.
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2020 Economic Development Project – Large Community: : Kite Pharma, Inc.
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2020 Project – Honorable Mention: The Union Collective
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2020 Economic Development Marketing – Large Community: TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo
Nominated by: TEDCO
2020 MEDA Rising Star: Allison Akers
2020 MEDA Hall of Fame: James “Jim” Fielder, Jr., Ph.D.
2020 MEDA Volunteer of the Year: Dr. Peter “Pete” Kremers
2020 Outstanding Contributor: Anirban Basu
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2019 Program (Large Community): Vehicles for Change Inc.
Nominated by: Governor’s Workforce Development Board
2019 Program (Small Community): AgPitch
Nominated by: MidAtlantic Farm Credit
2019 Project (Small Community): Dominion Energy Cove Point Terminal
Nominated by: Calvert County Department of Economic Development
2019 Project (Large Community): Seawall Development/R. House
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2019 Marketing (Small Community): Making Connections Campaign
Nominated by: Washington County Department of Business Development
2019 Marketing (Large Community): Open for Business Campaign
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Commerce
2019 Marketing (Large Community – Honorable Mention): Charm City Night Market
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2019 MEDA Rising Star: Patrick Terranova
2019 MEDA Hall of Fame: Pradeep Ganguly
2019 MEDA Volunteer of the Year: Robert Black
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2018 Program (Large Community): Frederick County Craft Beverage Growth Program
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2018 Program (Small Community): Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery in the Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University
Nominated by: Salisbury University
2018 Project (Large Community): Susan Gage Caterer
Nominated by: FSC First and Prince George’s County Economic Development
2018 Project (Large Community): Hekemian and Co.
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2018 Project (Small Community): Development Real Estate Company (DEVRECO)
Nominated by: Talbot County Economic Development & Tourism
2018 Marketing (Large Community): “The New Tech Hub on the Bay”
Nominated by: Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
2018 Marketing (Small Community): The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Experience
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Commerce
2018 Rising Star: Heather Gramm, CEcD
2018 Hall of Fame: David Ryan, executive director of the Salisbury Wicomico Economic Development Corporation
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Transformative Excellence Award: Ellicott City Flood Response
Nominated by: Howard County Economic Development Authority
2017 Program: Small, Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Account-Video Lottery Terminal Fund (VLT)
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Commerce
2017 Project (Large Community): City Garage- Main Street
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2017 Project (Small Community): The Smith Island Baking Company Origins & Expansion
Nominated by: (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development)
2017 Marketing (Large Community): Data-Driven Decisions Through the Lens of a Map
Nominated by: Datastory Consulting
2017 Marketing (Small Community): Charles County Map Pen Campaign
Nominated by: Charles County Economic Development Department
2017 Volunteer of the Year: Arnold Williams of Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams PA
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2017 Hall of Fame: James T. Brady
Nominated by: Bob Brennan
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2016 MEDA Economic Development Project
Rockville Town Center / Duball LLC
Nominated by: Rockville Economic Development, Inc.
2016 MEDA Economic Development Program
Neighborhood BusinessWorks
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2016 Economic Development Marketing
“Work Where There’s Room to Play”
Nominated by: The City of Frederick Department of Economic Development
2016 Judges’ Award
Agricultural Innovation Grant
Nominated by: Howard County Economic Development Authority
2016 Volunteer of the Year
Bert Anderson
2016 MEDA Hall of Fame
Vernon Thompson
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2015 MEDA Economic Development Project
Horseshoe Casino
Nominated by: Baltimore Development Corporation
2015 MEDA Economic Development Program
The Economic Development Incentive Fund
Nominated by: Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation
2015 Economic Development Marketing
PR Frederick for Frederick County Businesses
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2015 MEDA Hall of Fame
David S. Iannucci, Assistant Deputy Chief of Administration for Economic Development & Public Infrastructure, Prince George’s County
2015 MEDA Hall of Fame
Raymond A. Skinner, President and CEO, East Baltimore Development, Inc. (Former Secretary of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development)
2015 Volunteer of the Year
Michael Ratchford, Director of Government Relations, W.L. Gore & Associates and Chair of the Cecil County Economic Development Commission
Judges’ Awards: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development for the “2014 Business Mission to India” and Washington County Department of Business Development “DBD Prize Patrol: Coming to a Business Near You!
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2014 MEDA Economic Development Project
MedImmune
Nominated by: The City of Frederick Department of Economic Development
2014 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project
Seawall Development for the Baltimore Design School
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2014 MEDA Economic Development Program
Kent Menser and the Base Business Initiative
Nominated by: Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber
2014 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Southern Maryland Meats
Nominated by: Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
2014 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Mojdeh Bahar, J.D.
2014 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
W. Paul Thompson, Jr.
2014 MEDA Hall of Fame
William A. Badger, Jr.
2014 MEDA Life Member
James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D.
2013 MEDA Economic Development Project (Large)
McHenry Row
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2013 MEDA Economic Development Project (Small)
The Evolution Public House
Nominated by: Salisbury-Wicomico County Economic Development, Inc.
2013 MEDA Economic Development Program
Foundation and Creation of the Annapolis Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
Nominated by: Annapolis Economic Development Corporation
2013 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
User Focused Web-based Marketing
Nominated by: Howard County Economic Development Authority
2013 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Albert Lampert
2013 MEDA Hall of Fame
M.J. “Jay” Brodie
2013 MEDA Life Member
David W. Edgerley
2012 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project
Union Mill in Baltimore
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2012 MEDA Economic Development Project
Arts District Hyattsville
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2012 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Frederick County’s Largest Agricultural Classroom
Nominated by: Frederick County Business Development and Retention Division
2012 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Annetta T. Spruill
2012 MEDA Hall of Fame
Marie S. Keegin, CEcD
2012 MEDA Life Member
Robert W. McGlotten, Jr
2011 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project
The Delmarva Discovery Center
Nominated by: Town of Berlin
2011 MEDA Economic Development Project
Federal Recovery Zone Facility Bond Project
Nominated by: Hagerstown – Washington County Economic Development Commission
2011 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Marketing Campaign
Nominated by: Greater Washington Initiative
2011 MEDA Economic Development Marketing – Honorable Mention
Charm City Circulator
Nominated by: Mjach Designs
2011 MEDA Judges’ Award
The Annapolis Towne Center at Parole
Nominated by: Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
50th Anniversary – Economic Impact
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Nominated by: City of Baltimore Development Corporation
50th Anniversary – Economic Impact
Columbia
Nominated by: Howard County Economic Development Authority
50th Anniversary – Economic Impact
MIPS
Nominated by: University of Maryland – MIPS program
2011 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Mike Livingston
2011 MEDA Hall of Fame
Robert ‘Bob’ C. Brennan
2011 MEDA Life Member
Richard W. ‘Dick’ Story, CEcD
2010 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project
Miller’s Court
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2010 MEDA Economic Development Project
NCI @ Riverside – Riverside Research Park
Nominated by: City of Frederick Department of Economic Development
2010 MEDA Economic Development Program
Transportation, Logistics and Cargo (TLC) Security Program
Nominated by: Anne Arundel Community College
2010 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Website Launch to Rebrand the New Hampshire Avenue Corridor: The New Ave – Where Takoma Meets the World
Nominated by: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
2010 MEDA Regionalism
From Vines to Wines
Nominated by: Queen Anne’s County Department of Economic Development, Agriculture and Tourism
2010 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
George Dredden
2010 MEDA Hall of Fame
Robert Hannon
2010 MEDA Life Member
Richard W. ‘Dick’ Story, CEcD
2009 MEDA Economic Development Project
Harbor East
Nominated by: City of Baltimore Development Corporation
2009 MEDA Economic Development Project – Honorable Mention
Baltimore Bio
Nominated by: City of Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore County Department of Economic Development and Economic Alliance of Greater
2009 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project – Honorable Mention
Renaissance Square Artists’ Housing
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2009 MEDA Economic Development Program
Main Street Maryland
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2009 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Crossroads for Commerce Campaign
Nominated by: Hagerstown – Washington County Economic Development Commission
2009 MEDA Economic Development Marketing – Honorable Mention
Charm City Circulator
Nominated by: Mjach Designs
2009 MEDA Regionalism
Fort Meade Regional Partnership
Nominated by: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard and Prince George’s Counties
2009 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Rick Morgan
2009 MEDA Hall of Fame
Dyan Brasington, CEcD, FM
2009 MEDA Life Member
William ‘Bill’ Badger
2008 MEDA Economic Development Project
MD Route 43 and Baltimore Crossroads @95
Nominated by: Baltimore County Department of Economic Development
2008 MEDA Economic Development Project – Honorable Mention
University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark
Nominated by: City of Baltimore Development Corporation
2008 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project
Bethesda Theatre
Nominated by: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
2008 MEDA Economic Development Program
Maryland Technology Transfer Fund
Nominated by: Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
2008 MEDA Economic Development Marketing – Honorable Mention
Main Street Maryland
Nominated by: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
2008 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
Frederick Wine Trail
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2008 MEDA Judges’ Award
Hopewell Express – Employment Transportation Program
Nominated by: Hagerstown – Washington County Economic Development Commission
2008 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Merle Elliott
2008 MEDA Hall of Fame
Michael S. Lofton, CEcD
2008 MEDA Life Member
John Savich
2007 MEDA Economic Development Project / Program
City World Market
Nominated by: City of Gaithersburg Office of Economic and Community Development
2007 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project / Program
Inner West Street Gateway
Nominated by: Office of Economic Development for the City of Annapolis
2007 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
2006 Frederick County Farm Guide
Nominated by: Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2007 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Frank Adams
2007 MEDA Hall of Fame
David Edgerley
2007 MEDA Life Member
Marie S. Keegin, CEcD
John Sundergill
2006 MEDA Economic Development Project / Program
Mack Trucks, Inc / AB Volvo
Nominated by: Hagerstown – Washington County Economic Development Commission
2006 MEDA Economic Development Project – Honorable Mention
Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center and Hotel
Nominated by: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
2006 MEDA Economic Redevelopment Project / Program
Silver Spring Redevelopment Project
Nominated by: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
Frederick Revitalization Tax Credit Program
Nominated by: City of Frederick Department of Economic Development and Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2006 MEDA Economic Development Marketing
APG, Maryland Ready Campaign
Nominated by: Harford County Office of Economic Development
2006 MEDA Economic Development Marketing – Honorable Mention
Project Worm Burner 2005
Nominated by: Hagerstown – Washington County Economic Development Commission
2006 MEDA Volunteer of the Year
Stever Walker
2006 MEDA Hall of Fame
Richard W. ‘Dick’ Story, CEcD
2006 MEDA Life Member
Linda H. Wilson, CEcD
