Nightmare Graphics has been selected for the 2009 Best of Columbia Award in the T-shirts category by the U.S. Commerce Association.

The award recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. The USCA identifies companies that they feel have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.

Winners are determined based on information gathered by the USCA and data from third parties.

Mathnasium, the children's year-round learning center specializing in math skills, has opened its newest location in Columbia, at Columbia Palace Plaza, 108 Centre Park Drive, Suite 4. The center is a place where students can go after school and during the summer to boost their math skills. For more information, contact Ed Tkacz, 410-997-6284 or columbiamd@mathnasium.com.

The Howard County Bird Club, a chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society, announced the second annual Youth Birding Essay Contest. Applicants must be Howard County residents between the ages of 9-13. Pervious winners are not eligible.

The topic of the essay is: My Favorite Birdwatching Experience. There is a 250-word limit.

The prize for the best essay will be a backpack containing a pair of Triumph 8 x 42 binoculars, field guide and a one-year free membership in the Howard County Bird Club.

Essays should be submitted to: Tom Miller, 6404 Glasgow Circle, Eldersburg, MD 21784.

Include name, age and contact information of the writer.

Advanced Programs Inc., headquartered in Columbia, announced the relocation of its New England office from Tewksbury, Mass., to Salem, N.H., effective Sept. 8.

Advanced Programs provides secure computing and networking equipment to the military/intelligence communities of the United States and its allies. The core business involves participation on program teams requiring the design, manufacture, and supply of TEMPEST equipment and services.

Advanced Programs President and CEO Steven Rice was joined by New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new facility Oct. 5.

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