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Strong federal ties leave Md. vulnerable to sudden cuts
Looming federal budget cuts make a whole lot of Marylanders nervous because a whole lot of Maryland depends on Uncle Sam for a paycheck — directly or indirectly. More than 300,000 Maryland residents work for the federal government, according to the...Tags: U.S. Army, Job Layoffs, Government, Leon Panetta, Hunt Valley
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Sen. Ben Cardin hears from small businesses in Laurel
It's not every day that one of the state's two U.S. senators comes to town, so on Thursday when Sen. Ben Cardin visited Laurel, city officials made sure his time was well spent. Cardin, a Baltimore Democrat, started his day in Laurel with lunch at the...
Tags: Laurel, Companies and Corporations, Local Government, Business, Government
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Liquor board denies license for Del Plaza, says 'no need' for store
The Harford County Liquor Control Board denied a new liquor license Wednesday because there is "no need" for the business in the area, even though the space where the new store sought to open was once a liquor store. A hearing was held at last week's...Tags: Punishment, Jose Hernandez, Injuries and Wounds, Business, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Federal contractor? Brace yourself
Federal workers aren't the only ones anxious about looming budget cuts. Federal contractors — plentiful in Maryland — have a lot at stake, too. Mark Amtower, who helps companies market products and services to the federal government, thinks...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Government Health Care, Business, Agriculture, Marketing
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Sandy's economic impact on Baltimore area likely modest
General Motors' manufacturing plant in White Marsh lost about a day and a half to Cyclone Sandy. But it sustained no damage, missed no shipping deadlines and expected to quickly make up for lost time. Though that's just about the best-case scenario, it's...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Business, Monaco, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Baltimore Hotels
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After years of losses, price increases creep back into the Baltimore-area housing market
The home Azam Khan sold on Fairbank Road in Northwest Baltimore last month strikes the real estate agent as a prime example of market shift. It changed hands for about $25,000 more than each of the similar Cape Cods that sold on the street last year...
Tags: Howard County, Mortgages, Prices, Business, Real Estate Buyers
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Harford's Hess family leaves hotel business after 46 years
After 46 years in the hospitality business, Harford County's largest hotel owner and operator is closing up shop. Hess Hotels Group is wrapping up the process of selling its five hotels to new owners after the company decided it could no longer keep up...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations, Business, Maryland General Assembly, Harford County
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Iron Girl triathlon boosts tourism, spending in county
Hundreds of women in bathing suits stood at the edge of Centennial Lake. Soon, they would be slicing through the green water, their only chance to practice in the lake before the Athleta Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 19....
Tags: Howard County, Business, Tourism and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Cancer
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Insurance, Railway Transportation, Government, Tennessee Valley Authority
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Jones Junction plans used auto sales lot, detail shop
Automotive dealership Jones Junction is planning to open another auto sales building on Belair Road and a detail shop just up the street on Harford Road. The county's Development Advisory Committee reviewed the plans Wednesday morning, which drew many...
Tags: Belair Road, Business, Hamilton, Vehicles, Road Transportation
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Lawmakers look to boost small contractors
Like any construction firm hoping to break into government contracting, Linwood Scott's company needed to obtain a surety bond — a type of insurance — in order to win its first job. But getting the bond, which is required for contracts...
Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Business, U.S. Senate, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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A global helium shortage leaves businesses deflated
The second most-abundant element in the universe is in short supply.
Lighter than air and nonrenewable, helium is however quite rare on Earth, derived mostly from natural gas deposits. And recently it's grown scarcer.
In the Baltimore area, some...Tags: Energy Resources, Lexington Market, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Prices, Business
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