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New GM plant will bring jobs from Mexico to Baltimore County

New GM plant will bring jobs from Mexico to Baltimore County

By the end of the year, motors for cutting-edge electric vehicles will be built from scratch in a $244 million plant under construction next to GM's factory in White Marsh. About 189 workers will be hired to build the motors for a new generation of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles. From left, front: Gov. Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis are given a tour by employee Johnnie Nelson.

 

Maryland mortgage distress appeared to ease slightly in 2011

The number of Maryland homeowners behind on their mortgage payments but not yet in foreclosure edged downward in 2011, numbers released Thursday showed. It was the second consecutive year of improvements, but they weren't enough to bring the state back to the levels seen before the foreclosure crisis began in 2007 — or even close to those levels.

People on the Move: February 2012

People on the Move

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Hale is retired from bank, but he's not out of business

Hale's future

He may be retired from First Mariner, but he's not out of business.
Pictures: Hunting with Hale

Company aims to build viable electric car in Md.

Electric cars

A Rockville-based firm wants to build a fully electric, battery-powered vehicle that the public embraces.

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Exelon gets tax cuts despite pledge to locate in Baltimore - February 12, 2012 - Among the many advantages Constellation Energy's headquarters gives Baltimore — Fortune 500 cachet, hundreds of well-paid workers,...

Electric deals often look good — until the contract ends - February 6, 2012 - Your first job as a Maryland electricity shopper is to sign up for a good deal at a good price. I'll remind you how to do so later in...

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Ex-Olympus executives arrested

Japanese prosecutors swooped in on three former executives of Japan's disgraced ...

Japanese prosecutors swooped in on three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp on Thursday (February 16) over their role in a the company's 1.7 billion U.S. dollar accounting fraud. Prosecutors arres...

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