Articles by Jamie Smith Hopkins
Jamie Smith Hopkins can be reached at jamie.smith.hopkins@baltsun.com.
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State suspends licenses of affiliated debt-collection firms
Maryland financial regulators said Friday that they have suspended the debt-collection licenses of two affiliated companies and ordered them to stop attempting to collect on consumer debts. The state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said it has "found grounds to allege" that LVNV Funding...
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Md. unemployment rate improves as employers add jobs
Better employment picture pushed jobless rate to 7.2 percent in October
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Corporate Office Properties Trust sells buildings, land in Balto. Co.
Corporate Office Properties Trust said Monday that it had sold land and buildings in Baltimore County business parks for almost $49 million. The sales are part of the Columbia-based real estate investment trust's effort to get rid of typical suburban offices to concentrate even more heavily on...
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Online-donation option available, Fuel Fund of Md. says
The Fuel Fund of Maryland said BGE customers will now be able to donate money online to help residents who can't afford their energy bills. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., which sends out Fuel Fund envelopes with its bills in December and January, will now also offer a "virtual envelope" for customers...
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Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake CEO to step down
After almost 9 years, Mike Mitchell says he wants to try something new
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Md. advertises its financing help for small businesses
The state is kicking off a $150,000 campaign to advertise financing help for small businesses in Maryland. The state Department of Business and Economic Development said Tuesday that it will be running ads — online and on radio stations for 10 weeks — to spread the word that four of the state's...
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Area home prices up or down in Nov.? Depends on the measure
Average price rises, median price falls; pickup in contract-signing yet to translate into many more sales
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103 rowhouses in Patterson Park draw bid of $4.2 million
High bidders might not know for 10 days whether the seller accepts
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Up in the sky: Not a bird or a plane — a helicopter with ads
Columbia-based Bootcamp Lights puts marketing messages overhead
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First Mariner's Hale retires
Founder of struggling company steps down as CEO, chairman