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Special audit shows risk for fraud in some Harford contracts
A special audit involving Harford County contracting procedures found instances where the county relied too much on non-competitive bid service contracts and, as a result, left itself open for possible fraud, misappropriation of county assets and the...Tags: Local Government, Concerts, Media Industry, Music, Technology
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Ethics committee recommends Currie be censured
The General Assembly's joint ethics committee has recommended unanimously that the Senate censure Sen. Ulysses Currie, once a powerful committee chairman, for failing to disclose that he was being paid to represent a grocery chain before state agencies....Tags: Baltimore County, Democratic Party, Ethics, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., FBI
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New Grand Prix chief is racing fan and driver
Construction magnate and self-described "gearhead" Dale Dillon has built offices for high-speed racing teams, laid tracks for IndyCar contests in two cities and, despite having only one leg, raced open-wheeled cars competitively around the country.
Now,...Tags: Championship Racing Teams, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Goldman Sachs, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Arthur Andersen
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Baltimore Grand Prix: Good money after bad?
When it became clear that the Baltimore Grand Prix was in financial ruin and wouldn't be able to pay the city millions it owed in taxes and expense reimbursement — not to mention millions more it owed to the state and to assorted vendors —...Tags: Public Officials, Maryland Stadium Authority, Labor Day, Baltimore Grand Prix, Government
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Audit: Md. firms got state tax credits without documenting costs
Eight Maryland businesses approved for $34 million in tax credits for job creation from 2007 to 2010 failed to document their project or startup costs, a legislative audit of the state's economic development agency has found. An audit of the Maryland...Tags: Tax Credits, Business, Economic Policy, Credit and Debt, Taxation
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To find investors: Go west, young startup — but come back
Derek Gabbard wasn't dreaming of California when he sought to raise investment capital for his Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm.
But the CEO of Lookingglass Cyber Solutions lucked out with a connection to venture capitalists in the state that dwarfs...Tags: Investments, Business, Sales, Marketing, Media Industry
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City Council to hold second public hearing on declaring former police building as surplus
The City Council will hold its next meeting on Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road. The agenda posted on the city's website includes a second public hearing, and possible action, on a...Tags: Real Estate Sellers
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Police training consultants under scrutiny for contracts, expenses
A nonprofit foundation paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the Baltimore Police Department as part of the commissioner's signature training program reported that nearly 40 percent of the foundation's expenditures over two years covered entertainment,...Tags: Advanced Training, Montgomery County (Maryland), Peace Corps, University of Missouri , Robert F. Kennedy
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Mayor questions Alonso's school-construction plan
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed concerns about her schools chief's proposal to borrow $1.2 billion to fix Baltimore's crumbling school buildings, touting her own more modest plan as realistic in her State of the City address Monday.
The mayor...Tags: Construction, Safety of Citizens, American Civil Liberties Union, Health and Safety at School, Bill Henry
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Marrying your financial opposite: A fatal attraction?
Somewhere, a husband and wife are arguing about money — even on Valentine's Day. And researchers say that if the two were being totally honest, they would say: "It's not you. It's me." Researchers say that people who don't like the way they handle...Tags: Marriage, Family, Credit and Debt, Personal Finance
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Exelon gets tax cuts despite pledge to locate in Baltimore
Among the many advantages Constellation Energy's headquarters gives Baltimore — Fortune 500 cachet, hundreds of well-paid workers, millions in charity — is this: The building pays sticker price on property taxes — $745,000 a year....Tags: Tax Credits, Economic Policy, Inner Harbor, M.J. Brodie, Property Tax
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The mayor and her Ravens tickets
If Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's decision to strip City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young of his tickets to a Ravens playoff game didn't make it clear enough, the list of those who have been invited to share the city skybox this season confirms...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Washington Monument, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Ticketmaster
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