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Baltimore's Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved a six-month extension of naming rights for 1st Mariner Arena.

Two customers of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. have filed a class action lawsuit against the Hampstead-based men's apparel chain, accusing the retailer of using deceptive marketing by keeping merchandise on sale for what is actually the regularly offered price.

Havre de Grace High School seniors graduation celebration was brought to an abrupt halt 25 years ago when students heard the news of the death of a classmate

Publisher Tim Ryan thanks readers, advertisers and staff

Millennial Media Inc., a Baltimore-based mobile advertising company that had an IPO in March, posted its first quarterly results as a public company — which included a $4 million loss — that were on track with Wall Street's expectations.

Columbia's Bootcamp Helicopters offers airborne advertising options

With the arrival of HBO's "VEEP" last week, it's officials: Sunday night TV is on overload

Critics of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's school construction proposal should either back the bottle tax or build support for an alternative.

The NFL relaxed its policy last week, allowing franchises such as the Baltimore Ravens to accept casino ads in game programs, on limited signs at stadiums and on local radio.

Haribo, the candy maker that gave the U.S. the fruity, chewy candy in the early 1980s, sees untapped demand. The German company is angling for an even bigger share of the market.

With the second Baltimore Grand Prix less than five months away, organizers of the race have yet to sign key agreements, land sponsorship deals, launch a marketing campaign, or start selling tickets.

Baltimore's Millennial Media founded in 2006, now dominant in mobile ad market

Millennial Media IPO

Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc., one of the largest companies in the fast-growing mobile advertising industry, said it would launch its public offering on Thursday, with expectations of selling $132.6 million worth of shares on its first day on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sinclair has emerged from a difficult economy in a better spot than many of its broadcast competitors.

Promotion more deserving of outrage than Limbaugh, says WCBM manager.

None pull support but some 'postpone' it after 'slut' comment.

John Delaney, a Democratic candidate in Maryland¿s competitive 6th Congressional District, began running his first television advertisement Wednesday, a cable spot that highlights his middle-class roots, business background and focus on jobs.

Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad wasn't partisan, it was a message about what it means to be an American.

Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group said net income fell 31 percent in the fourth quarter, with earnings missing analysts' estimates by 4 cents per share.

Judy Berman was named senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Baltimore Sun Media Group on Monday, a position that will give her oversight of all advertising sales for the company's print and digital products.

If you ever complain about a cough, cold or the flu on Twitter or Facebook, a Baltimore startup called Sickweather.com wants your tweets and status updates.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, of Hunt Valley, is bringing live wrestling to Baltimore in 2012. The Baltimore-based broadcaster took over the struggling Ring of Honor circuit last June and is now using its distribution muscle of to air the pro wrestling matches nationally.

Social media becomes the new method of marketing alcohol to youth, Hopkins review shows

Millennial Media, a five-year-old mobile advertising firm based in Baltimore, has proposed an initial public offering of shares of its common stock in paperwork filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Wilkes Lane Capital proposes company takeover

A Columbia startup is using a helicopter to hover over traffic and events in the Baltimore-Washington area with messages scrolling across a huge digital billboard.

Department of Transportation concerned that company is advertising before its license is approved to fly from Baltimore

Dozens of Maryland businesses and nonprofits are hoping to sway the congressional "supercommittee" on deficit reduction, an indication of the broad scope the panel's actions could have on the state.

Almost all companies have signed county contract, association spokesman says

Abingdon Wegmans update on month after opening

The mobile app economy is real – and it's brewing in Baltimore.

Local credit unions have seized on the public's discontent with big banks to step up their marketing efforts to pull in more customers.

Andrew Alter Buerger and Charles M. Roebuck III have been doing most of their talking in the last few years through lawyers — through bankruptcy filings and lawsuits both corporate and personal.

A. Bright Idea Advertising and Public Relations, of Bel Air, recently hired Brooke Austin to lead the team as director of new business development for West Coast operations.

Commissioners split over increased revenue potential, 'visual clutter'

A reader is disgusted by a front-page ad in the Sun that he says shows the paper has lost all journalistic responsibility

In Maryland, veterinarians who offer to sell medicine to pet owners must provide written prescriptions when asked. A proposed federal law would compel vets to do so even if they're not asked to.

He's already got the brand name and the formula. Now, Tim Miller, a 43-year-old Easton Realtor, wants to join the recent revival of old-school suds.

Two major advertisers of the Baltimore Jewish Times told a bankruptcy court Wednesday that they might not continue to buy space in the weekly newspaper if its ownership changes.

The Baltimore Grand Prix was a great opportunity for local restaurants, bars and attractions — if visitors could only have been told about them

Dorothy E. Brunson, a media executive and communications consultant and former owner of WEBB-AM in Baltimore, died Sunday from complications due to ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center. She was 72.

Profits at the Sinclair Broadcast Group rose more than 7 percent in the second quarter as local auto dealers increased spending on television advertising, the Hunt Valley-based TV station owner reported Wednesday.

Graffiti advertising bail bond companies remains on a wall near Central Booking for weeks.

All Island Media, a New York-based publisher, has acquired Pennysaver Inc., the Hanover-based publisher of the Maryland Pennysaver shopping circular, for an undisclosed price.

Gannett Co. to lay off 700 employees as ad revenue drops.