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The Regional Chamber Newsletter
Vol. 13 No. 6
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
January 2010
Mark Your Calendars!
90 Years of Service
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating 90 years of service to the business community in 2010. Page 3
Health Care
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Health Care Task Force continues to monitor the Congressional legislative process on health care reform.
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INDEX Ad Directory........................................ 21 Barometer............................................. 7 Business Directory............................. 20 Calendar............................................. 11 City of Salisbury................................. 13 Insights............................................... 17 New members...................................... 6 Personnel........................................... 19 Real Estate......................................... 22 Salisbury University............................ 19 UMES................................................. 15
K&L DONATION - K&L Microwave recently completed its 2009 United Way campaign totaling $23,000, a 35% increase from last year. K&L Microwave’s contribution will greatly support the United Way’s goal of raising $1.6 million to benefit the less fortunate on the Lower Eastern Shore. In 2008, the United Way directly impacted the lives of over 100,000 people on the Lower Shore. From left, Kathleen Mommé, executive director of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore and Gus LeBois, Wicomico County chairman, accept a check from David Howett, vice president and general manager and Robin Hall, Human Resources manager, K&L Microwave.
22ND Annual Economic Forecast is Thurday, Jan. 21, from 7:30 – 11:45 a..m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Cost for the program is $40 for Chamber members, $50 for nonmembers. The corporate event sponsors include PNC Bank, Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce and Cavalier Business Systems. Following the forecast the Salisbury Chamber will hold its General Membership Luncheon from noon to 1:15 p.m. Guest Speaker will be Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot. Cost for the luncheon is $15 RSVP the Chamber office at 410-749-0144.
New mapping system will help fight crime While investigating crimes in the field, Salisbury Police officers often need to know about recent criminal activities in their patrol areas. With the help of Dr. Arthur Lembo of Salisbury University’s Geography and Geosciences Department, officers soon will be able to map and analyze crimes right from their patrol cars. Lembo, who is also technical director for the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative (ESRGC), has received $185,000 to partner with the Salisbury Police Department to develop three modules to identify locations, patterns and trends of crime activities in the city. These modules include an Internetbased crime mapping system, an interactive crime analysis dashboard and an in-field GIS application. “We’ve worked with SU’s Geogra-
phy Department for several years and are very excited to partner again on this new project,” said Lt. John Moore of Salisbury Police. “The award is the culmination of years of discussions regarding data sharing and crime analysis. Considering past experiences working with SU, we have high expectations for this project, which will be instrumental in helping us make Salisbury a safer community.” The Internet-based mapping system will allow Salisbury Police to explore crime patterns and trends based on factors such as type, time of year and time of day. Other capabilities include summary statistics for patrol areas, and statistical analyses of crime patterns. This will help identify potential clusters or correlations with other crimes, such as burglaries and abandoned homes.
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The crime analysis dashboard will act like an automobile dashboard, displaying information collected from various sources in a visual and understandable format. The in-field GIS application is an Internet-based map in patrol cars. Helping develop the applications are SU senior Frank Rowe, a computer science major from Ocean City, MD, and SU alumnus Tu Hoang (’09), a former computer science intern, who has since been hired by the ESRGC. Other members of the ESRGC also are assisting with data preparation for the project. Awarded by the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. For more information, call 410543-6030 or visit www.salisbury.edu.