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Balto. Co. councilwoman calls to delay stormwater fee vote
A Baltimore County Council member is calling for the council to delay its vote on a measure to impose stormwater management fees, saying neither the council nor the public has had enough time to study the issue. Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown...
Tags: Rentals, Tom Quirk, Vicki Almond, Justice System, Towson
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Kids who start businesses learn the value of money along the way
From hot-chocolate stands to dog walking to helping people with computers, kids can start their own businesses — and learn about the value of money along the way. On a chilly day last November, 5-year-old Sylvia Fordham caught the business bug....
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Family, Pet Services, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies
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Annapolis kills tax fairness — again
A moment of silence, please, for the death of the combined reporting bill in the General Assembly. The corporate tax reform measure passed away suddenly last week, the result of a 7-6 vote by the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, which has developed a...
Tags: Annapolis, Walmart, U.S. Congress
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When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'
This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...
Tags: College Football, College Sports, Washington Redskins, Marvin Lewis, Bruce Allen
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Servpro a sponsor for American Red Cross program
Servpro, a disaster recovery and cleanup franchise system, has signed on as a national sponsor of the American Red Cross Ready Rating program, a free, web-based program designed to help businesses, organizations and schools become better prepared for...Tags: American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, Natural Disasters
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Lansdowne sixth-graders get a taste of adulthood at BizTown
While many adults have trouble balancing their checkbooks and managing finances, sixth-graders at Lansdowne Middle School are already experienced in writing checks and running businesses like professionals. "I know how to write checks to people, how...
Tags: Financial Planning, Bank of America Corp., For-Profit Colleges, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Towson leaders, businesses seek solution to parking issue
Business owners and community leaders in Towson are searching for a solution after increased enforcement in a pair of private parking lots downtown led to more than 100 vehicles being towed. "I've probably gotten 15 emails from people who have been...
Tags: Towson, David Marks
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5 questions … for outgoing Broadmead CEO Rich Compton
Broadmead, a continuing-care retirement community in Hunt Valley, has "been so much than just a place to work," said retiring CEO Rich Compton. He has served as the company's leader for almost three decades. During that time, his parents came to live...
Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, Lyndon B. Johnson, Physical Conditions, Hunt Valley
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Maryland adds 10,500 jobs in February
Maryland employers punched the accelerator on job creation in February, adding 10,500 positions and bringing the state much closer to recovering its recessionary losses five years after they began. The job growth estimates released Friday by the U.S....
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Washington, DC, Unemployment Rate, Employment Opportunities, Federal Reserve
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Why we need a Labor Department
In his attempt to prove why we don't need a Labor Department, Matt Patterson ("Why do we need a Labor Department?" Mar. 22) unwittingly demonstrates just the opposite. Free market advocates like Mr. Patterson love to lionize the business sector, and there...
Tags: Labor Markets, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Time has come for vote on Howard stormwater fee
For the past two months, the Howard County Council has debated the details on how to properly implement the state mandated stormwater fee. But after two lengthy work sessions and a number of proposed amendments to the legislation, council members admit...
Tags: Justice System, Laws, Local Government
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Truck pull aims to spur interest in trucking industry jobs
Picture a one-sided tug of war in an Anne Arundel Community College parking lot: At one end of the rope is a group of students, digging heels against the asphalt to gain traction. The other end is tied to a delivery truck set in neutral, its 14,000 pounds...Tags: Consumers, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Anne Arundel Community College, Colleges and Universities
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