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County Executive Calvin Ball posed out front of the County's new Opportunity and Economic Mobility Center at 9755 Patuxent Woods Drive in Columbia, holding scissors and surrounded by event attendees as he gets ready to cut the yellow ribbon opening the building.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Officially Opens County’s First Transformational Opportunity and Economic Mobility Center

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06/4/2026

The building is home to the County’s Office of Workforce Development, Department of Housing and Community Development, and a future Department of Recreation & Parks’ childcare center.

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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Officially Opens County’s First Transformational Opportunity and Economic Mobility Center

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