If you drive down Rt. 140 toward Reisterstown, you may see a billboard on the right showing the winners of the Chamber of Commerce’s recent Carroll Biz Challenge. Three McDaniel students put together a startup called BookSwap, and theirs is a success story for the future. Small businesses and entrepreneurs are the foundation of a…
If you missed MAGIC’s Smart Home presentation at GCTC on Monday, August 28, 2017, you can watch it here. The MAGIC Smart Home presentation was given by MAGIC’s board president, Robert Wack. Led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Expo is a yearly event where more…
Westminster- Hill Development Group LLC has committed $75,000 over three years to the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, Inc. (MAGIC). MAGIC, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, works closely with community partners to provide technology experiences, demonstrate technology innovations, and accelerate technology start-ups. Through these initiatives, MAGIC is growing the community’s technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem. “We are grateful…
The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) heads to the 2017 Global City Team Challenge Expo in Washington DC on Monday, August 28, 2017 through Tuesday, August 29, 2017 to present the MAGIC Smart Home Project. Led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Global City Team Challenge (GCTC) Expo is a yearly…
On Thursday, August 10, 2017 three young men won the Chamber of Commerce 2017 Biz Challenge. They won with their mobile application called bookSwap. bookSwap originated at MAGIC’s February 2017 Hackathon, where students worked to design, build, and pitch a mobile application in one weekend. On Thursday, bookSwap competed against 4 other startup companies to…
Learn more about Amy Rupp’s passion for MAGIC’s mission by reading this article from the Carroll County Times and then have a listen to Mike McMullin’s interview with Rupp on this episode of the Carroll County’s Chamber Chat.
The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, Inc. (MAGIC), announced today the selection of Amy Rupp as its new Executive Director, effective July 5, 2017. She will lead the organization as it continues to promote the economic development potential of the broadband infrastructure in Carroll County. MAGIC’s Board of Directors chose Rupp to be the organization’s next…
Hunt Valley, MD- June 19, 2017- Point Breeze Credit Union is proud to announce the winner of its Community Care Challenge. Carroll County non-profit MAGIC, has been awarded $10,000 to support its new Smart Home project. Smart Home will provide innovative, in-home healthcare monitoring, analysis and alert services, which will benefit residents in two homes.…
MAGIC, the economic development non-profit organization focused on technology and broadband infrastructure in Westminster, MD held its third cybersecurity competition on April 22nd at the Community Media Center in Westminster, MD. Over 50 students competed in two divisions in two locations in a timed competition solving a wide range of cybersecurity problems in a “jeopardy”…
The Carroll County Times recognizes MAGIC’s very own Jason Stambaugh to our Board of Directors. Read the story
