Saturday, April 30, 2016

Home of the Day: Historic Manor Home Built Circa 1925 Is A Rare Treasure

By Creig Northrop, The Creig Northrop Team Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with Long & Foster Luxury Homes, Exclusive Christie’s International Affiliate. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. Oakland Mills9315 Mellenbrook Road, Columbia, MD 21045 | $1,150,000 This Howard County historic manor home built circa 1925 is a rare treasure…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/resources/real-estate/home-of-the-day/long-and-foster/2014/12/home-of-the-day-historic-manor-home-built-circa-1925-is-7031.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143665982862

Home of the Day: Modern Masterpiece in Annapolis

By Creig Northrop, Clarksville Office, Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with The Creig Northrop Team. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. Annapolis3243 A&B Harness Creek Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 | $2,000,000 This private waterfront oasis offers incomparable escapism. Easily reachable, yet secluded, this could be your sanctuary,…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/resources/real-estate/home-of-the-day/long-and-foster/2016/05/home-of-the-day-modern-masterpiece-in-annapolis-44622.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143665982272

Home of the Day: Waterfront Living in Baltimore County

By Creig Northrop, Baltimore Office, Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with The Creig Northrop Team. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. 4006 Chestnut Road, Baltimore, MD 21220 | $849,000 Waterfront living can’t get any better than this exceptionally built custom home. Brimming with design inspired detail throughout, this…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/resources/real-estate/home-of-the-day/long-and-foster/2016/01/home-of-the-day-waterfront-living-in-baltimore-county-32792.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143665982662

Home of the Day: Extraordinary Home in Howard County

By Creig Northrop, Clarksville Office, Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with The Creig Northrop Team. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. The Preserve3898 Whitebrook Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042 | $1,299,900 This French Normandy influenced all brick home with quoin corner detail is sited privately on a corner lot that backs…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/resources/real-estate/home-of-the-day/long-and-foster/2016/05/home-of-the-day-extraordinary-home-in-howard-county-44322.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143665982437

China's migrant workers hit by economic slowdown

China’s millions of migrant workers are bearing the brunt of the country’s ongoing economic slowdown as strikes and worker protests reach record levels, new statistics reveal.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/national/chinas-migrant-workers-hit-by-economic-slowdown/39303250


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143658729972

Here we go again! Powerball jackpot reaches $314 million

Have you bought your Powerball ticket?

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/here-we-go-again-powerball-jackpot-reaches-314-million/39300580


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143647308052

Warren Buffett is not a fan of Donald Trump

Warren Buffett is a well-known supporter of Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/warren-buffett-is-not-a-fan-of-donald-trump/39299670


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143644209837

Buffett admires fellow billionaire Bezos

Live from Omaha … it’s Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger!

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/warren-buffett-admires-fellow-billionaire-jeff-bezos/39298994


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143639136002

United's former CEO got $36.8 million after resigning

The former CEO of United Airlines got $36.8 million in severance pay and other benefits when he stepped down, according to filings released Friday.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/uniteds-former-ceo-got-368-million-after-resigning-because-of-federal-probe/39298560


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143636597152

Friday, April 29, 2016

SpaceX releases 360-degree video of rocket landing on barge

SpaceX just released a 360-degree barge-level video showing the historic landing of its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/watch-spacexs-360-video-of-rocket-landing-on-a-barge/39290888


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143606586512

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer gets a $6 million pay cut and still made $36 million

With Yahoo struggling and up for sale, CEO Marissa Mayer’s pay was docked by $6 million last year.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/yahoos-marissa-mayer-gets-a-6-million-pay-cut-and-still-made-36-million/39290376


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143604094422

Atlantic City teeters on the brink of default

Atlantic City, the once-celebrated gambling mecca on the Jersey Shore, is dangerously close to defaulting on its next bond payment.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/atlantic-city-teeters-on-the-brink-of-default/39285810


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143594869077

Bijoux Inspired Jewels moving sale to feature items up to 70 percent off

Bijoux Inspired Jewels, the popular jewelry boutique in Green Spring Station, will be moving to a new location next month. As a result, the store will be having a major sale — with items for 50 percent to 70 percent off — through Saturday.

Although Bijoux's new location has not been announced,…



from Baltimore Sun
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143592642672

WashREIT sees room for growth in the competitive multifamily arena

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust is known largely for its office holdings, but in a market like Washington, D.C., these days that’s not always a good thing. Office leasing activity is off considerably from where it stood just a few years ago, but demand for apartments, on the other hand, is still going strong. WashREIT CEO Paul McDermott believes that demand will help pick up the slack for his District-based real estate investment trust until office leasing returns to its normal pace in the…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/04/29/washreit-sees-room-for-growth-in-apartments.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143592067382

MICA's first pitch competition awards media and urban farming startups top honors

Growing up, Jay Jackson loved watching Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, the famed movie-reviewing duo, bicker about new releases and give films their famous thumbs up or thumbs down. He never thought he would follow in their footsteps. Jackson, a graduate student at the Maryland Institute College of Art, is a co-founder of TNP Studios, a media company with 100,000 average monthly downloads of its podcasts on film, politics, video games and comic books — a range of topics the company describes as…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/cyberbizblog/2016/04/micas-first-pitch-competition-awards-media-and.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143591358237

Stocks suffer worst week since February freak-out

Wall Street is saying goodbye to April on a decidedly nervous note.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/stocks-suffer-worst-week-since-february-freakout/39284502


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143591354297

Katwalk Boutique's Fashion At The Point event to include giveaways and more

Head over to Katwalk Boutique in Fells Point all day Saturday for their annual Fashion At The Point event.

Owner Toni James has promised giveaways, pop-up shops, a photo booth, a DJ, a complimentary juice and wine bar, and plenty of new spring and summer fashions.

Attend the annual Fashion At The…



from Baltimore Sun
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143591307417

Warren Buffett's favorite oil stock is tanking

Investors – including the legendary Warren Buffett – weren’t getting their kicks with Phillips 66 on Friday.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/warren-buffetts-favorite-oil-stock-is-tanking/39283196


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143589189877

$458 billion in taxes go unpaid every year

The United States routinely lives above its means by spending more than it takes in..

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/458-billion-in-taxes-go-unpaid-every-year/39283270


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143588556337

Venmo is under investigation by the FTC

A popular mobile payment app is facing a federal investigation.

from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/venmo-is-under-investigation-by-the-ftc/39282182


via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143587149192

Old Line Spirits whiskey hits shelves, distillery nears opening

Mark McLaughlin and Arch Watkins, Baltimore residents and former Navy Reserve buddies, stepped away from their career paths in 2014 and set out to start making whiskey. This week, the risk paid off as Old Line Spirits American Single Malt Whiskey hit the shelves in and around Baltimore. The 86-proof whiskey is retailing for around $50 and is in places like Snake Hill Tavern, Woodberry Kitchen and Bartenders in the city, but the duo is continuing their sales pitch to other places in Baltimore and…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/04/29/old-line-spirits-whiskey-hits-shelves-distillery.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143586386077

What makes a city outstanding for small businesses?

If you had to pick one place to launch a new business, your best option would be Austin, Texas. But it wouldn’t be your only alternative, not by a long shot. Austin emerged from a new American City Business Journals study with the nation’s highest score for small-business vitality. ACBJ analyzed 106 major metropolitan areas across America. But several other markets also did extremely well in the study, which used a 16-part formula to assess their small-business climates. Three Florida metros took…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/04/29/what-makes-a-city-outstanding-for-small-businesses.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143585724667

Commercial real estate reps walk the red carpet at NAIOP awards ceremony

Thirty companies and commercial real estate representatives received awards Thursday night as part of a bi-annual awards ceremony in Harbor East. The “Awards of Excellence” were presented in 29 categories for innovation and achievement by NAIOP Maryland, a commercial real estate group whose membership includes leasing, lending, architectural and engineering professionals. Robert Becker, a senior vice president at St. John Properties who started with the company while he was in college as a driver…



from http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2016/04/commercial-real-estate-reps-walk-the-red-carpet-at.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
via http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143585724022