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Help for firms vying for a piece of the federal budget
Catonsville-based Alpha Omega Technologies performs work for one federal agency, and it wants more contracts — a daunting goal for a small company in a time of tight budgets. But the head of the 25-person software firm thinks he has a leg up after...
Tags: Catonsville, Business, Government Contracts, Small Businesses, Conservation
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Catonsville bakeries show Ravens pride
While many choose to show their support for the Baltimore Ravens by wearing purple clothing or sporting purple flags outside their homes, three Catonsville bakeries are showing their spirit in a less traditional way – through their pastries....
Tags: Business, Super Bowl XLVII, Football, Frosting and Icing, San Francisco 49ers
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Investment outlook for 2013 clouded by uncertainty
Usually by early December, investment professionals have mapped out their outlook for the next year. But such forecasting has been made difficult by the "fiscal cliff" — the confluence of spending cuts and higher taxes that kick in automatically...Tags: Business, Buyback, Energy Resources, Stock Market, Natural Gas
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Healthy zoning
Baltimore City health officials are right to view the over-concentration of liquor stores in poor and predominantly African-American neighborhoods as a threat to public well-being. They point to academic research showing statistically significant...
Tags: Business, Government, Small Businesses, Public Officials, Baltimore Development Corporation
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Six liquor stores cited for selling to underage officers
Six Howard County liquor stores - five in Elkridge and one in Ellicott City - have been cited by the county for selling liquor to two underage police cadets. According to a Howard County Police Department press release, the shops cited were: Dorsey...Tags: Business, Labor Legislation, Ellicott City
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Wood touted as 'new' renewable fuel
Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source.
The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Business, Baltimore County, Energy Saving, Air Pollution
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With new leader, opportunity to change for Baltimore Development Corp.
Until last month, M.J. "Jay" Brodie was the only person to hold the title of president of the Baltimore Development Corp. since it was organized in the mid-1990s into its current form, with a largely private-sector board of directors.
What the city's...Tags: Economic Policy, M.J. Brodie, Business, Federal Hill, Small Businesses
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Columbia mom becomes baker after loss of job as principal
A Columbia educator turned entrepreneur says her strawberry cheesecake cookies truly are divine.
They're chewy and pink and tangy on the tongue. The right balance of sugar, flour and time in the mixer came to her during a week-long fast, a way for her to...Tags: Unemployment, Business, Small Businesses, Key Lime Pie, Strawberries
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Sad farewells as farmers' market shutters stalls for season
From the line at Zeke's Coffee beneath the Jones Falls Expressway Sunday morning, Misty Letz was doling out hugs and Christmas tidings. "Saddest day of the year," she said before reaching across the counter to embrace a barista. Letz had risen early...
Tags: White Marsh, Business, Baltimore County, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Hardware store owner prepares to step in as Annapolis alderman
During a quiet morning at his hardware store, owner Jared Littmann strolled down an aisle to chat up a regular customer who was looking at smoke alarms. "Good to see you. Let me know what you need," Littmann told Ben Derrick, a handyman for Annapolis...
Tags: Annapolis, Elections, Business, Small Businesses, Republican Party
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Jobs for city residents
Baltimore City Solicitor George Nilson appears to have shot down a proposal to require businesses that receive large city contracts or tax breaks from City Hall to hire local residents for 51 percent of new jobs they create. Last week, Mr. Nilson said the...Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Business, George Nilson
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Kevin Spacey brings star power to 'House of Cards'
It was a steamy weeknight in July on Centre Street, and the extras in black tie were flagging. The $100 million series "House of Cards" was prepping a crowd scene outside the Peabody Institute, across from the Midtown BBQ & Brew. For more than two hours,...
Tags: Music, The Social Network (movie) , Kate Mara, Charles Dickens, Business
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