Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Pikesville Chamber of Commerce changes name to include Owings Mills

After 40 years, the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce will change its name to include Owings Mills and better reflect the larger community of businesses it currently serves. The nonprofit will become the Pikesville-Owings Mills Regional Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 10. The change comes as the area has seen the opening of several major development projects in recent years, such as Foundry Row and Metro Centre at Owings Mills. Mill Station, a redevelopment of the former Owings Mills Mall site, is also…



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Here we go again: Free teddy bears at Build-a-Bear Workshop on Sept. 8-9

Build-a-Bear Workshop is giving away free teddy bears again, but hopefully the new promotion won’t cause a national public safety crisis. 

The chain is giving away free stuffed toys with any $15 purchase  to celebrate National Teddy Bear Day in stores on Sept. 8 and 9, just six weeks after a disastrous Pay…



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Bethesda concussion-detecting device firm wins $4.5 million DOD contract

BrainScope has previously been awarded more than $27 million in Department of Defense research contracts.



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Caves Valley proposal for warehouse, retail in Cecil County moves forward

The 60-acre property is bordered by CSX railroad tracks on one side and is just south of the I-95/272 interchange.



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Controversial Royal Farms proposed for city going back to zoning board

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has sent a quest by Royal Farms to build a gas station and convenience store on a busy corner in Hamilton back to the city’s zoning board. The ruling filed on Friday is the latest turn in a five-year-old community protest against the development of an 8-pump Royal Farms gas station and convenience store at Harford Road and Glenmore Avenue in the Northeast Baltimore community. The court overturned a special zoning nod by Baltimore and subsequent Circuit Court…



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Maryland lawmakers press CSX for more details on Howard Street Tunnel

Members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation are disappointed in the lack of information coming from CSX Corp. about the Howard Street Tunnel. The railroad surprised state and federal officials when it decided last fall not to move forward with a project that would have reconstruct the 120-year-old tunnel to allow shipment of double-stacked containers. Government officials have been pushing the project for years because it would help the fast-growing Port of Baltimore. After meeting with the…



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Q2's profit surge was the strongest in years. Here's who led the charge in Greater Baltimore

U.S. companies rebounded from a lackluster showing in the first quarter of the year with a surge in profits that’s expected to fuel even more economic growth in the months ahead. The Commerce Department reported last week that after-tax profits among U.S. companies jumped 16.1 percent on a year-over-year during the quarter that ended June 30, qualifying as the largest such increase since 2012. The boom was especially pronounced in the banking industry, which pocketed more after-tax profits than…



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