Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Employees'...

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Employees' Retirement System, Riverdale, Md., hired Capital Guardian to run $56.3 million in core international equities and Mazama Capital Management to handle $25.2 million in active domestic midcap growth equities, said Andrea Rose, administrator at the $465 million system. Putnam, which had managed both portfolios, was terminated, Ms. Rose said; she didn't say why. Sinead Martin, Putnam spokeswoman, confirmed the termination.