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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. saw profits for the third quarter jump 38 percent, benefiting from strength in television advertising and growth in revenue from fees broadcasters charge cable TV companies to carry their signals.

Middle River Volunteer Fire Company recently sold ad space on its ladder truck and a fire engine, becoming what officials believe is the first in the county to do so. Baltimore-based Carroll Home Services will pay the department a monthly fee for the ad, and members say they'll use the money to purchase a power generator.

The Horizon Foundation earlier this week launched a new television ad campaign calling on Coca-Cola to help fight childhood obesity. Starting next week, the $40,000 campaign will hit the air, with 30- and 90-second advertisements playing on broadcasts and cable networks through the Baltimore region during the months of October and November.

Two years after his departure from First Mariner Bancorp, the bank he launched and turned into city's largest, Ed Hale finds himself on the outside looking in.

An updated advertising policy for the Harford County public school system was approved Monday.

Televised debate comes as Perry meets with Md. businesses

Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit gun manufacturer Beretta USA Wednesday during his trip to entice Maryland companies to move to the Lone Star State. Later in the day, Perry will square off on television with the governor whose state he came to criticize.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, will ride into the Democratic stronghold of Maryland next week as part of his mission to rustle up business for the Lone Star State.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a swipe at Gov. Martin O'Malley and Maryland's business climate in radio ads aimed at luring companies and residents to the Lone Star state.

Merkle Inc. CEO David Williams participating in Porsche races during weekend Grand Prix event

Visiting a local restaurant during Carroll County Restaurant Week? Your salad or entree may have been picked fresh from a county farm as early as that morning.

An local media business owner launched his campaign on Monday, Aug. 19.

Millennial Media has struck a deal to acquire Boston-based competitor Jumptap in a mostly stock deal worth at least $209 million, the company said Tuesday.

Grand Prix aims to prove city without Fortune 500 company can support growing sports scene

Come fall, you might see tweets and emails pitching private investments to you — with the blessing of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Planned Parenthood's deceptive advertising

Lately July 4th parades are being used increasingly by businesses as a kind of rolling billboard. For them it's more about brand enhancement than patriotism.

Ray Lewis helped craft Under Armour's new football commercial, and local coaches and players appear in the spot, filmed entirely in Baltimore.

Three longtime civilian employees at Aberdeen Proving Ground were indicted 25 years ago this week on charges they were "willful" and "deliberate" in the release of hazardous chemicals into the environment

Since the Orioles started playing never-say-die comeback baseball the second half of last season, TV viewing has spiked. In 2011, O¿s telecasts on MASN ranked 18th in ratings among the teams in Major League Baseball. So far this season, they rank fifth, and have had an 86 percent jump in ratings since 2011.

School spent $70 million on arena in hopes of bolstering sports program, adding business

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. said Wednesday its first quarter earnings slid 45 percent as store sales slowed, inventory costs rose and the men's apparel chain sold more items at clearance prices.

The Maryland state government is buying a century-old post office in downtown Annapolis, with plans to expand it and use it for state offices.

After several profitable quarters, First Mariner Bancorp reported Tuesday that it lost nearly $2.3 million in the first quarter as it disposed of bad loans and foreclosed real estate.

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. expects first quarter earnings of 27 cents to 30 cents per diluted share, down from 53 cents per share in the first quarter of 2012, the Hampstead-based retailer said Monday.

Laurel politicians and civic leaders were invited to a lavish program to witness C&P Telephone's switchover (promoted as "A $1,000,000 Dial Conversion Project") at 11 p.m. on May 22, 1954.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to introduce legislation Monday to give the city authority to levy two new taxes – a levy of about 25 cents per taxi trip and a new tax on billboard ads.

The uproar over Towson University's attempt to cut men's soccer and baseball reflects a lack of perspective on college athletics.

Millennial Media isn't letting stock market swings distract it from a mission to compete with Google, Apple and Facebook in the mobile advertising market.

Taking a page from organizations that offer members discounts, a residents' association in the northern end of the county is now offering more than the usual neighborhood advocacy and updates on zoning: The Linthicum-Shipley Improvement Association added discounts at area businesses.

As lawmakers put finish plans to apply federal health care reform mandates in Maryland, stakeholders worry about costs as the state speeds toward becoming one of the first to revamp its system.

The directions to the alleged brothel told the men that if they saw a house with green awnings, they'd gone too far. But some of them apparently misunderstood; would-be customers have shown up for years at the nearby house in Towson.

Paul Capriolo and the crew at Social Growth Technologies are looking forward to graduation, having spent years getting ready for the world outside this one-story beige building in Columbia. The Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship is not a school, but it does cultivate business and launch its charges onto bigger things.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed Fiscal Year 2014 seeks to eliminate a projected $30 million deficit through a combination of new taxes and fees and cuts to employee benefits.

Ed Hale, the Baltimore developer and former CEO of First Mariner Bancorp, on Monday filed a $5 million lawsuit against the operators of 1st Mariner Arena, alleging the company is illegally using billboards that belong to him.

Shares of Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc. on Wednesday lost nearly 38 percent of their value, closing at $8.95.

AmericanStyle magazine, a quarterly publication catering to consumers and producers of fine crafts, has suspended publication and is seeking a buyer, its Baltimore-based publisher announced this week.

The Hunt Valley-based TV station benefited from political and auto advertising.

Franchot suspects bill's intent is to retaliate

A gummy bear endorsement is Flacco's first Super Bowl related endorsement but reviews are mixed on more lucrative endorsement contracts

Union Memorial Hospital and Royal Farms among area advertisers

World Championships can set players up for lifelong success but, for some of the 2001 Ravens, it can also serve as an insurmountable monument to future satisfaction

Soda companies will spend millions to convince us to buy something that's bad for us.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, bolstered by fourth-quarter and year-end revenue numbers that exceeded projections, made bold promises about the future of his Baltimore-based company during its fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday.

Rates to advertise during NFL games rise as viewership grows, but is it worth it?

Television executive Peter Liguori was named the new chief executive of Tribune Co. Thursday, taking the reins of the reorganized Chicago-based media company weeks after its emergence from bankruptcy.