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		<title>MARCA&#8217;s 2012 Golf Outing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARCA&#8217;s highly-anticipated annual golf outing is scheduled for 8:00AM on June 25th at The PB Dye Golf Club. &#8220;Opened in 1999, the course was designed by P.B. Dye &#8212; son of the famous golf course architect, Pete Dye. The fairways are large, rolling, and well-guarded by bunkers. PB Dye Golf Club offers over 40 acres of closely cut fairways, making]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0088aa;">MARCA&#8217;s highly-anticipated annual golf outing is scheduled<br />
for 8:00AM on June 25th at The PB Dye Golf Club.</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>&#8220;Opened in 1999, the course was designed by P.B. Dye &#8212; son of the famous golf course architect, Pete Dye. The fairways are large, rolling, and well-guarded by bunkers. PB Dye Golf Club offers over 40 acres of closely cut fairways, making for a firm playing surface where big drives are the norm. Many of the fairways roll downhill from the tee and allow for spectacular tee shots, so don’t hold back!&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"> - Visit their website <a href="http://www.pbdyegolf.com" target="_blank">www.pbdyegolf.com</a> for more course information</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: June 25th &#8211; 8:00AM Shotgun Start<br />
<strong>Where</strong>: PB Dye Golf Club<br />
9526 Doctor Perry Road<br />
Ijamsville, MD 21754<br />
(301) 607-4653<br />
<strong>Cost</strong>: $125 per person<br />
Includes continental breakfast &amp; luncheon</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Register Online Using the Form Below or <a href="http://www.marcaroof.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012MARCAGOLFEVENTRegistration.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here to Download the PDF/Fax Registration Form</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><p class="alert"><span class="alert"><strong>**SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE**</strong><br />
<strong>Prime Sponsor $1000 &#8211; includes 4 golfers | Hole Sponsor $500 &#8211; includes 2 golfers.<br />
</strong>If you are interested in sponsorship &#8211; <a href="https://marcaroof.wufoo.com/forms/w7x2x3/" target="_blank">Click Here to Register Online<br />
</a>or contact Ernie Giancola ( <a href="mailto:egiancola@krsm.net?subject=MARCA%20Golf%20Sponsorship%20">egiancola@krsm.net</a> or 301.418.6352 )<br />
or Doug Fields ( <a href="mailto:dfields@crsroof.com">dfields@crsroof.com</a> or 240.678.0492 )</span></p></p>
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		<title>May 17th Seafood Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the MARCA crew and your friends from the roofing industry for a seafood dinner. WHEN: Thursday, May 17th at 6:00 PM WHERE: The Fish Market 105 King Street &#8211; Old Town Alexandria, Virginia 22314 COST: $60 per person Register Online using the form below or Click Here to Download the Paper/Fax Registration Form Fill out my online form. //]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0084aa;">Join the MARCA crew and your friends from<br />
the roofing industry for a seafood dinner.</span></h2>
<p><strong>WHEN</strong>: Thursday, May 17th at 6:00 PM</p>
<p><strong>WHERE</strong>: The Fish Market<br />
105 King Street &#8211; Old Town<br />
Alexandria, Virginia 22314</p>
<p><strong>COST</strong>: $60 per person</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Register Online using the form below<br />
or <a href="http://www.marcaroof.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012MARCASeafoodDinnerRegistrationForm.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here to Download the Paper/Fax Registration Form</a></p>
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		<title>Cinco De Mayo Comes Early</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join your fellow MARCA members for an early Cinco De Mayo Celebration. When: May 3rd, 6:00 PM Where: Nick&#8217;s Fish House, Marina Deck 2600 Insulator Drive Baltimore, MD 21230 Click Here for Directions &#160; Cost: $60 per person &#160; Fill out my online form. //]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #59b5eb;">Join your fellow MARCA members for an early Cinco De Mayo Celebration.</span></h2>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1207" title="RegisterIcon2" src="http://www.marcaroof.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/RegisterIcon2.png" alt="" width="170" height="170" /><strong>When</strong>: May 3rd, 6:00 PM</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>: Nick&#8217;s Fish House, Marina Deck<br />
2600 Insulator Drive<br />
Baltimore, MD 21230</p>
<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Nick%27s+Fish+House,+2600+Insulator+Drive&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=46.409192,102.304688&amp;hq=Nick%27s+Fish+House,+2600+Insulator+Drive&amp;t=m&amp;z=15" target="_blank">Click Here for Directions</a></p>
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<p><strong>Cost</strong>: $60 per person</p>
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		<title>2012 Annual Update Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Includes Updates on 2012 Education &#38; Training, Annual Trip, and 2012 Events &#38; Changes WHEN: Thursday, March 8th 6:00 PM cocktails &#8211; 7:00 PM dinner WHERE: Louisiana Restaurant 1708 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore Maryland 21231 COST: $55 per person Please use the online registration form below or Click Here to Download the Paper/Fax Registration Form // //]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Includes Updates on 2012 Education &amp; Training, Annual Trip, and 2012 Events &amp; Changes</p>
<p><strong>WHEN</strong>: Thursday, March 8th<br />
6:00 PM cocktails &#8211; 7:00 PM dinner</p>
<p><strong>WHERE</strong>: Louisiana Restaurant<br />
1708 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore Maryland 21231</p>
<p><strong>COST</strong>: $55 per person</p>
<p>Please use the online registration form below or <a href="http://www.marcaroof.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012MARCAAnnualDinnerRegistrationForm.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here to Download the Paper/Fax Registration Form</a></p>
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		<title>Joe Sclafani Bull and Oyster Roast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join your fellow MARCA members for an evening of great food in support of a great cause. When: Saturday, March 24th from 7:30 &#8211; 11:30 PM Where: Richlin Ballroom, 1700 Van Bibber Road, Edgewood, Maryland 21040 $45 per person or $400 for a reserved table of 10 Feeling Lucky? Take a chance at our Gaming Wheels, Door Prizes, and Raffle]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1099" title="oysterpic" src="http://www.marcaroof.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/oysterpic-300x286.png" alt="" width="300" height="286" /><strong>Join your fellow MARCA members for an evening of great food in support of a great cause.</strong></p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: Saturday, March 24th<br />
from 7:30 &#8211; 11:30 PM<br />
<strong>Where</strong>: Richlin Ballroom,<br />
1700 Van Bibber Road,<br />
Edgewood, Maryland 21040</p>
<p><em><strong>$45 per person or</strong></em><br />
<em><strong> $400 for a reserved table of 10</strong></em></p>
<p>Feeling Lucky? Take a chance at our Gaming Wheels, Door Prizes, and Raffle Baskets!</p>
<p><strong>For information, donations, and to volunteer -</strong><br />
<strong>Please Contact Stacey Bowen 410.588.7716</strong></p>
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		<title>Holiday Dinner Event</title>
		<link>http://www.marcaroof.com/2011/11/holiday-dinner-even/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Ready to Celebrate the Season with MARCA! Our Holiday Dinner is our Tastiest Tradition. When: Thursday, December 15th at 6:00 PM Where: Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steakhouse Water Street, Baltimore Cost: $70.00 per person &#160; // //]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4 style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Get Ready to Celebrate the Season with MARCA!</strong></em><br />
<em><strong> Our Holiday Dinner is our Tastiest Tradition.</strong></em></h4>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, December 15th<br />
at 6:00 PM</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Where:</strong> Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steakhouse<br />
Water Street, Baltimore</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cost:</strong> $70.00 per person</p>
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		<title>Fall Dinner Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARCA&#8217;s annual Fall Dinner will be held Thursday, November 17th at the Yellowfin Steak and Fish House in Annapolis. Join your MARCA friends and listen to an update from Duane L. Musser on how Washington&#8217;s policies are impacting the roofing industry.  Duane L. Musser is the Vice President of Government Relations for the National Roofing Contractors Association. When: Thursday, November]]></description>
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<p>MARCA&#8217;s annual Fall Dinner will be held Thursday, November 17th at the Yellowfin Steak and Fish House in Annapolis.<br />
Join your MARCA friends and listen to an update from Duane L. Musser on how Washington&#8217;s policies are impacting the roofing industry.  Duane L. Musser is the Vice President of Government Relations for the National Roofing Contractors Association.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>When: Thursday, November 17th</strong></em><br />
<em><strong> Where: Yellowfin Steak &amp; Fish House, Annapolis MD</strong></em><br />
<em><strong> Time: 6:00PM cocktails, 7:00PM dinner</strong></em><br />
<em><strong> Cost: $60 per person</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Mixed-use project proposed for Laurel Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[8/31/11 Maryland Jockey Club owner Frank Stronach has proposed building a multimillion-dollar commercial development next to the Laurel Park racetrack, according to the Washington Business Journal. &#160; Earlier this year, Stronach acquired Laurel Park, Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore and a training center in Bowie, Md. &#160; Various levels of approval still are required before the project, which would include a]]></description>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Maryland Jockey Club owner Frank Stronach has proposed building a multimillion-dollar commercial development next to the Laurel Park racetrack, according to the <em>Washington Business Journal</em>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Stronach acquired Laurel Park, Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore and a training center in Bowie, Md.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Various levels of approval still are required before the project, which would include a 350-room hotel and 1,000 apartments, can break ground. Stronach plans to build about 1.5 million square feet of commercial space, including offices and shops, on about 350 acres in Anne Arundel and Howard counties.</p>
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		<title>Department of State seeks proposals for new center</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[8/31/11 The Department of State is seeking a contractor to build its U.S. Diplomacy Center at the corner of 21st Street and Virginia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Business Journal. The department wants to present preliminary designs for the $50 million project to the National Capital Planning Commission for approval during late fall or early winter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>8/31/11</p>
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<p>The Department of State is seeking a contractor to build its U.S. Diplomacy Center at the corner of 21st Street and Virginia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., according to the <em>Washington Business Journal</em>. The department wants to present preliminary designs for the $50 million project to the National Capital Planning Commission for approval during late fall or early winter.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The two-phase, 41,400-square-foot project will include a museum featuring the agency’s history and American diplomacy, as well as an educational center.</p>
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<p>Funded through donations, the first phase of the project will cost between $18 million and $24 million and include a reception area; exhibit space; security stations; and a lower level with a café, gift shop, storage space and mechanical rooms.</p>
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<p>The department soon will issue a request for proposals. A construction schedule has not yet been confirmed.</p>
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		<title>Washington, D.C., establishes small-business loan program</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[9/13/11 Washington, D.C., is using its D.C. Capital Access Program to provide banks with the security needed to make loans to higher-risk city businesses, according to the Washington Business Journal. &#160; The district is asking banks to help small and mid-sized businesses with loans of up to $5 million. The district will use more than $13 million in federal grant]]></description>
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<p>Washington, D.C., is using its D.C. Capital Access Program to provide banks with the security needed to make loans to higher-risk city businesses, according to the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Washington Business Journal</span>.</p>
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<p>The district is asking banks to help small and mid-sized businesses with loans of up to $5 million. The district will use more than $13 million in federal grant funds to establish insurance accounts with the lenders to protect against defaults.</p>
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