Bel Air, MD – July 28, 2010 – Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, announced it has been awarded a subcontract by ASRC Primus Solutions Inc. to support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) with enterprise information technology services. Beacon will perform work under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity subcontract as part of the five-year Goddard Unified Enterprise Services and Technology (GUEST) contract.

Bel Air, MD – July 27, 2010 – Beacon Associates, a management consulting company headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, is excited to announce its recent contract award with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) to provide training courses for their leadership development program.

Bel Air, MD – May 14, 2010 – Beacon Associates, a woman-owned small business headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top Company in 2009, its third consecutive appearance on the list. With a growth of 163% in 2009, Beacon ranked 22nd in the Baltimore region and 1,955 in the overall Top 5,000 fastest-growing companies.

Bel Air, MD – May 14, 2010 –   Carol Koffinke, President and CEO of Government contracting firm Beacon Associates, Inc., will be speaking at the 4th Annual Maryland Women Spanning the Globe event on June 3, 2010. This yearly event is hosted by the World Trade Center Institute and this year’s theme is “The Power of Purpose: Successful Women in International Roles.”  

Bel Air, MD, June 30, 2009 – Beacon Associates, Inc., a management consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, announced today that President Carol Koffinke, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Beacon Associates, Inc. (Beacon) has joined forces with Platinum Performance Group (PPG) to bring best-in-breed performance improvement to commercial and government customers.

Beacon Associates, a management and information technology consulting company, headquartered in Bel Air, MD, has been awarded a contract to provide technology support services on the Joint Strike Fighter Engine project, under a subcontract to a Fortune 100 technology company.

National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has awarded Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, a contract to provide business development and outreach support services. NITAAC is a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an organization with which Beacon has held twelve contracts already.

Harford County, Maryland—home to approximately 250,000 Maryland residents—faces enormous changes and challenges in the upcoming months and years as the area continues to be affected by the federally mandated Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). On February 27, Beacon Associates, Inc., a Bel Air-based management consulting company, will begin a crucial BRAC-related project, the Regional Community College Workforce Training Initiative, to assist the county as it moves through the transformation.

The Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), a federal acquisition center under the Department of the Interior, recently became one of the first governmental departments, and the first acquisition department, to become an ISO 9001-certified organization.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, has been recognized by Washington Technology’s 2008 Fast 50 List. This list recognizes some of the most successful companies in the government market and those small businesses who have experienced phenomenal growth over the past five years.

Beacon Associates, an information technology and management consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, has been named a Master Contractor and is authorized to provide Information Technology (IT) services through the State of Maryland Consulting and Technical Services (CATS) contracting vehicle.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce being recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top Company in 2008. Beacon, with its continued growth, has made Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing business list.

On March 14, 2008, Beacon Associates delivered a Workforce Analysis Handbook to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on March 14, who in turn sent it to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Dr. Susan Grunin, Ph.D., Beacon Associates’ Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, has co-authored a new book entitled Strategic Human Capital Management: A Practical Guide.

DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural internet site, named Beacon Associates, Inc. on their 2006 Div100 List as one of the top 100 diversity-owned businesses in the state of Maryland.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded its Certificate of Excellence to Susan Grunin, Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Beacon Associates, for “Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.”

Beacon Associates, Inc., is proud to announce that the company’s President, Ms. Carol Koffinke, has been selected to receive the prestigious Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award. The University of Maryland University College, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, and the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs notified Ms. Koffinke of her selection earlier this week.

 Beacon Associates, a certified 8(a) consulting and technology firm headquartered in Bel Air, Maryland, is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA).

Beacon Associates Chief Executive Officer, Carol Koffinke and Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Dr. Susan Grunin will be conducting a one-day strategic human capital workshop entitled, “Creating a High Performing Organization” on September 25, 2007 at the Six Sigma Master Black Belt Training Seminarin South Tyrol, Italy at Das Kloster Neustift.

Beacon Associates, a top technology, consulting, and support services provider, was recognized on Washington Technology’s annual “Fast 50” list. The Fast 50 are government contractors in the Washington DC-metro area who have had the fastest growth in government revenues over the past five years.

Beacon Associates, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Bel Air, was recently recognized by Inc. Magazine among the fastest growing companies across the United States. Of particular note are Beacon’s rankings as the 8th fastest growing company in the Baltimore region and 29th among the fastest growing consulting companies in the county. This is the first year Beacon Associates has been recognized on Inc. Magazine’s lists.

Beacon Associates, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Bel Air, was just named by the Baltimore Business Journal as one of the 50 Largest Woman-Owned Businesses in the Baltimore Area.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their acquisition of Great Circle Software, a technology company located in Rhode Island. Great Circle Software is a leader in providing Systems Engineering and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) professional services.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce that the Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) has expanded their contract with Beacon to add seventeen new employees.

In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Beacon Associates, Inc. as one of the “Top 100 diversity-owned businesses in the state of Maryland (Div100)”.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Susan Grunin, an organizational development specialist, to our team

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their completion of two contracts for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Beacon Associates began work on the first of these contracts in March 2006 and finished our work on the second in June 2006.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their commencement of a contract with FirstComp, the fastest growing workers’ compensation firm in the nation. Beacon Associates began work on this contract on June 1, 2006.

Beacon Associates, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Bel Air, was just named by the Baltimore Business Journal as one of the top 25 fastest-growing local private companies based in the Baltimore area.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their completion of the first task in an extended contract for the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Beacon began work on this task order at the beginning of March.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their win of a contract with the Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA). Beacon Associates began work on this contract on the first of April.

Beacon Associates, a management and consulting company headquartered in Bel Air, MD, is proud to announce their win of a contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Beacon Associates began work on this contract on the first of February.

Beacon Associates recently participated in an evaluation program entitled “Open Ratings,” by Dun & Bradstreet. Ten of our clients were asked to complete evaluations of our performance, and Open Ratings compiled these assessments into a final evaluation report that we can use in our business development efforts.