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Giant to buy two Fresh & Green's supermarkets in Baltimore

Giant to buy two Fresh & Green's supermarkets in Baltimore

North Baltimore is losing the grocery store that replaced a Superfresh only seven months ago. The Fresh & Green's supermarket on 41st Street in the Hampden neighborhood will be acquired by Giant Food. Giant will close its store in the nearby Rotunda shopping center (above) and move to the 41st St. site, Giant announced Friday.

 

Jay Hancock: U.S. jobs report shows economic acceleration

The economy added 243,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department said this morning. It was the 4th-best best monthly job growth in almost six years. More important, it looks like part of a trend. There were a couple good job months in 2010, but they were surrounded before and afterward by months with job losses. Now the economy has clocked 16 consecutive months of job growth. The numbers are finally well into six figures.

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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Jay Hancock

Jay Hancock

Holiday spending wasn't as spirited as reported - January 30, 2012 - This shouldn't surprise you. The holiday shopping season was not gangbusters after all.

Obama plan not the biggest factor for U.S. factory revival - January 28, 2012 - Lion Brothers is outsourcing again. Unpaid child laborers will design one of the Owings Mills company's newest embroidered emblems.

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GOP: Jobs numbers welcome, can do better

Top Republican leaders said Friday they welcomed the positive movement in the un...

Top Republican leaders said Friday they welcomed the positive movement in the unemployment numbers, but say unemployment rate remains at an unacceptable eight percent, and that the nation can do better. (Feb. 3)