When entrepreneur support initiative Startup Maryland launches Friday, the organization will face some of the same challenges as the startups it is trying to help.

Is it just us or are DC area startups exploding? They descended on UMd-College Park last Friday for the launch of Startup Maryland.

Jason Jannati, Brad Eisenberg and Matej Harangozo of greeNEWit are among those in their 20s who see a job as a means for working toward a better world.

Each member of b's third 10 to Watch Under 30 edition has excelled in their respective fields: from the football player to the fundraiser to the businessman.

While climbing through attics and auditing homeowners’ insulation, plumbing, light bulbs and windows, the entrepreneurs behind Columbia’s greeNEWit saw an opportunity — the inefficiency in the energy efficiency business.

Julie Lenzer Kirk was sold on the idea of a Startup Maryland initiative from the beginning.

The Race for Innovation, a challenge to move from idea to business concept in four hours, will be held Tuesday, June 19, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab's Kossiakoff Center.

greeNEWit is an organization founded to help our society build more sustainable communities and better economies through energy efficiency and conserving the use of natural resources.

Isn’t that a nice headline to see? In a time when corporations are seen as the big evil, it’s refreshing to hear about employees who love their jobs, not just because of the work they do, but because they feel well-treated, recognized and respected by their employers.

UMBC embraces the potential of all students to become innovative problem solvers, resource creators and boundary busters in their fields.