Maryland is the 18th healthiest state in the country, according to an annual report. The state rose one spot from its previous position in the latest United Health Foundation’s yearly America’s Health Rankings report, thanks to markedly low rates of mental health distress and child poverty. The report details state and national data regarding key public health indicators like smoking, access to primary care physicians and uninsured rates. Maryland had fallen to No. 19 in the 2018 report, largely…
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The expansion is enabled by a new deal with Massachusetts-based Curaleaf Holdings Inc.
Each year, the Baltimore Business Journal publishes nearly 100 Lists, ranking companies in all major industries across Greater Baltimore. The Lists represent everything you need to do business in the region –– they can be used to connect with business partners, find leads, keep tabs on competitors and scope out the fastest-growing companies. To give our readers a more in-depth look at some of the topics and industries our Lists cover, the BBJ also publishes List Extra content. This can take…
Many business leaders wondered if 2019 was going to be the year the U.S. economy finally fell into a recession. It wasn’t. Instead of a recession, the economy has continued to plow forward. Every month more jobs are added, inflation remains low and there even seems to be a resolution coming in the U.S. trade war with China. Locally, job growth was sluggish in Maryland during the first half of the year but picked up during the second half. The state’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in…
Growth in the Baltimore suburbs moved at a fast pace this year. The metro area’s expansions included new office space, retail and industrial growth supported by successful leasing efforts and plans for more movement in the coming year. Leading the way again was the massive Tradepoint Atlantic project in Dundalk. The conversion of the former Sparrows Point steel mill site into an international trade hub continued as Floor & Decor and Home Depot inked deals to lead the way for more than 8 million…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said its second headquarters has reached and surpassed its first-year hiring goal, according to a year-in-review post published Friday on the company’s Day One blog. “We have more than 400 employees working from our leased office space on Crystal Drive, 18th Street S and South Bell Street in Arlington,” the unsigned post reads. The update focuses on the “key highlights” to emerge from Amazon’s second home experiment during 2019, but it doesn’t touch on some of its…
Nine A.C. Moore stores in Maryland will close at the end of February, resulting in 259 layoffs. The arts and crafts retailer is shuttering all 145 of its stores across the U.S., but had said in November that some locations would be turned into Michaels. The two subsidiaries of the Michaels Cos. Inc. (Nasdaq: MIK) have entered into an agreement that gives the retailer the right to lease up to 40 store locations as part of a $58 million deal with A.C. Moore Inc., a public filing shows. A Dec. 17…
The Newseum will close its doors Tuesday after more than 11 years at its Pennsylvania Avenue location. Long hampered by mounting expenses and debt, the museum announced its closing date in October — several months after the Freedom Forum Inc., its owner and founder, announced a deal to sell the building located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to Johns Hopkins University for $372.5 million. The Freedom Forum filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the District in October saying…
Good morning Baltimore, and congrats, we’ve made it to the end of the year! This is the last “8 things” of 2019 and I just want to thank you all for reading, reaching out and overall supporting the BBJ. I am so thankful I get to write this article nearly every morning and share all the happenings of our community, state, country and world with you all. Thanks for hanging in there when I go off on a little tangent and for emailing me if you find a typo in my writing (it happens, I’m human!). My…