Mary Mervis Delicatessen used to serve a daily rush of 1,000 customers, who lined up for the Lexington Market stall’s meats and cheeses, corned beef sandwiches and shrimp salad. But traffic, already down to about 400 people a day since the Freddie Gray riots, has plummeted by at least half again...
Former Ravens safety Eric Weddle will no longer enjoy his post-win bowl of ice cream in his spacious Baltimore County home. The 34-year-old, who signed with the Los Angeles Rams in March after the Ravens released him from his four-year contract, has listed his massive house in the Quarry Lake at...
Few people can say they look forward to Monday, to putting the weekend behind them and getting back to work. Those who do must really love their jobs, adore their co-workers and admire their employers. It may be because their jobs offer purpose, flexibility, collaboration, respect, challenge and,...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and lawmakers reacted Thursday with outrage to the latest revelations of self-dealing at the University of Maryland Medical System, with some people criticizing the system board’s decision to invite four members to return from leaves they took while the scandal was investigated....
Baltimore residents will not receive water bills again this month, officials said Wednesday. Sheryl Goldstein, a deputy chief of staff for the Young administration, said restoring the water billing system and the city’s ability to produce and mail the bills is a priority as Baltimore’s tech crews...
Neil Meltzer, the president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, was honored Wednesday as the 2019 William Donald Schaefer Industrialist of the Year by the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Meltzer has been the top executive at the Baltimore-based Lifebridge hospital network since 2013, leading its effort...
Federal lawmakers from Maryland and West Virginia have demanded a meeting with the owner of the Luke Mill, a Western Maryland paper factory shutting down this month. A Verso Corp. spokeswoman said CEO Les Lederer “expects to have a conversation” with the members of Congress and officials are working...
James “Jimmy” Deene, a business agent and organizer for Teamsters Local 355, died of a heart attack Friday at Kent General Hospital in Dover Del. He was 58 and was a former Odenton and Severn resident. Born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown and Rosedale, he was the son of James J. Deene,...
The parent of Dressbarn announced Monday that it plans to wind down the women’s clothing store business and close all of its roughly 650 stores. Acena Retail Group, based in Mahwah, New Jersey, said its decision to close the value-oriented chain has no impact on its others brands, including Ann...
As a line of robots queued up in front of Jackie Spence, she methodically plucked products from them — a pack of sponges, earbuds, Band-Aids, baby bottles, a preordered $399 Oculus Quest gaming device. People somewhere, probably not too far away from this Baltimore warehouse, virtually tossed the...
Stephen Curry will join three other Under Armour athletes on his fifth tour of Asia with the brand to promote its basketball offerings. Stops in Japan and China at the end of June will mark the first time the Baltimore-based athletic apparel maker has pulled together several of its basketball athletes...
Mahogany Kelly, a 13-year-old from New Jersey who plays football, traveled with her mother to Under Armour’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday in Baltimore to ask CEO Kevin Plank for help encouraging more girls to play the sport. “It has come to my attention that there’s not enough motivation...
Sportswear giant Under Armour officially cut the ribbon Wednesday on a second warehouse in the region that is capable of shipping everything from boxes of team uniforms and pallets of goods sold on Amazon to a single shirt for an online customer. The Sparrows Point operation, dubbed Omni Distribution...
Legg Mason will advise a Mexican money manager on investment funds to be sold there under a new partnership announced Tuesday. Legg Mason announced it has established a strategic alliance with Corporación Actinver that allows the Mexican financial services firm to manage and sell funds to its clients...
When you're running a small business, the productivity of your employees can make or break you. That's why it's so important to optimize work environments, using tools and technology to avoid roadblocks that could keep your people from accomplishing their daily goals. The smartest managers continually...
While some may say owning your own business is achieving the American Dream, for many others, working for a small business is an equally fulfilling career choice. In fact, the Aflac 2018 Small Business Happiness Report revealed most small-business employees feel satisfied at their workplace. Although...
If you own or manage a coffee shop, bakery or restaurant, or if you’re thinking about opening one, you may want to consider supporting a social mission. Serving more than food or a cup of coffee can nourish your community and the lives of you and your staff. A restaurant owner/manager has a lot...