Baltimore’s namesake fine art museum revealed Tuesday that it will open a new satellite art space downtown in Lexington Market — the downtown plaza known as the United States’ oldest marketplace — this week. The Baltimore Art Museum announced in a news release that BMA Lexington Market will officially...
A chief negotiator on the $5.5 billion Port Covington project will leave Kevin Plank’s private real estate team to lead economic development for Johns Hopkins, directing both its education and health care investments. Alicia Wilson, a 36-year-old attorney from Baltimore’s Frankford neighborhood,...
Maryland lost 1,200 jobs in May, but the state’s unemployment rate remained the same at 3.8%, according to the latest report from U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS also revised its earlier estimate that Maryland added 1,200 jobs in April to a no gain or loss for that...
A little more than a month after saying Mount Vernon’s The Elephant would stay open “forever and ever and ever and ever and then some,” its owners abruptly closed the restaurant because of “legal and financial circumstances.” A notice posted at the entrance says The Elephant and Sascha’s Catering...
Fare increase for Maryland Transit Administration bus, light rail link, metro subway link and Mobility link will take effect Sunday, raising the price of these services by 10 cents. Starting next week, a single-trip fare for the bus, subway and light rail will be $1.90 while a single-ride ticket...
Wall Street capped a broad rally for stocks Thursday by driving the S&P 500 index to an all-time high. The milestone, which eclipsed the benchmark index's last record close on April 30, underscores a swift rebound for the market in June that has erased the losses from a 6.6% dive in May. The major...
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...
Under Armour has joined Nike, Adidas and dozens of brands and retailers in urging President Donald Trump to halt plans to boost tariffs on footwear imported from China. “The proposed additional tariff of 25 percent on footwear would be catastrophic for our consumers, our companies and the American...
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...
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...