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- Rather than spending time and resources putting together a proposal to woo Jeff Bezos, Baltimore officials should have said, “No thank you, Amazon."
- Why is Amazon looking beyond Seattle for HQ2? There's no room left to grow. In Baltimore, there's plenty.
- The email that could change Baltimore forever landed in William H. Cole’s inbox early Sept. 7, before he was even out the door for the day.
- "There isn't a city in the U.S. ... that can get from the city center to the airport in five minutes."
- Expect a staggering price to attract Amazon if Baltimore makes the short list for final consideration. And expect a political backlash as small businesses wonder why they don’t get taxpayer support.
- The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously on Monday to support a $2.2 million incentive package for Amazon to build a distribution center in Sparrows Point.
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- Amazon in 'final phase' of negotiations for distribution center Tradepoint Atlantic
- Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says he's not hurting Baltimore by putting P.G. in the mix for Amazon HQ2.
- Amazon wants to locate its second headquarters in a bike-friendly city. Does Baltimore fit the bill?
- Does Baltimore have what it takes to land Amazon HQ2?
- Baltimore's odds to land Amazon HQ2 are probably slim. Why must Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker make them slimmer?
- Maryland's Republican governor pitched Baltimore as the best spot for Amazon's headquarters. A Democratic rival has pitched Prince George's County.
- Amazon is considering opening another distribution center in the Baltimore area, at the Tradepoint Atlantic site in Sparrows Point.
- Baltimore County won't be making a bid for Amazon's second headquarters campus after all.
- Gov. Larry Hogan said he will personally ask Jeff Bezos to build Amazon's new headquarters in Baltimore.
- Should Howard County enter a bidding war for a major corporate headquarters?
- Add College Park and the University of Maryland to the Maryland locales interested in hosting the Amazon’s second headquarters, dubbed HQ2.
- How about we tax these rich moguls and their developments at the same rate of property tax that I pay for my private home?
- Baltimore is primed and ready for Amazon's new corporate headquarters.
- Behind Trump's anger at Amazon might be a good idea - taxing online retail.
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- Amazon plans to hire 50,000 people across the country, including 1,200 in Maryland, to work in its fulfillment facilities, the company said Wednesday.
- McCormick and Co. Inc. reported strong second quarter results Thursday that beat analysts' expectations, as new products and expanded distribution helped boost sales 5 percent.
- The recently announced sale of Whole Foods to Amazon is a betrayal of its touted principles.
- Thousands in the Baltimore area will dedicate more than 50 hours per week this season at Amazon's Baltimore fulfillment center to make the holidays happen for customers around the globe. In the modern day, amid the many deals offered as often as every five minutes on Amazon.com, Amazon's associates are the closest things to Santa's helpers.
- Fresh from two drone conferences, the Baltimore-based IT editor of Ars Technica joins Dan to talk about drones in work, play and warfare.
- From a small workshop in Severn, Bryan and Lynn Holmes run their own woodworking business, turning raw lumber into personalized, engraved cutting boards by hand with messages such as "Eat Drink and Be Married." The staggering level of shopper traffic on Amazon.com prompted the couple to start selling through Handmade at Amazon, one of the newest ventures for the online retail behemoth
- While we shop the big box stores and places like Amazon.com as much as anyone, we think the idea of tomorrow's Small Business Saturday could be the most important to observe.
- When the final dismissal bell rings through the halls and signals the end of the school year, it also marks the beginning of summer camps and activities for students. Several such opportunities for summer engagements are available in the Eldersburg and Sykesville areas, from reading programs to outdoor adventures.
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- Earth Day deals and freebies good on Wednesday, April 22.
- Oren Miller, a stay-at-home dad who created A Blogger and a Father blog that chronicled his family and attracted worldwide attention and a Facebook group "Dad Bloggers" that was equally as successful, died Saturday.
- Golden Globes to new series and talent, service is on a roll
- Store closing season has arrived, driven this year by a shift in how and where consumers make purchases and the continued shrinking of a once dependable middle class customer base.
- As Black Friday has now morphed into a two-day event with the addition of shopping deals on Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday has in many cases similarly stretched into an extended affair.
- Choosing health insurance is nothing like buying a book on Amazon. Start early and get help.
- retailers already have begun to shift their focus to the crucial end-of-year selling season, hoping that a rosy outlook this year will indeed translate into improved sales.
- With the increasing reliance on email and social media slowing the flow of letters to a trickle — and many students ignoring what little comes through — officials at Loyola have scrapped the school's entire student mail system.
- What if braces were considered fashionable and could actually boost a patient¿s self-esteem? That was the question on the minds of the daughters of a Columbia pediatric dentist when they hit upon the idea of Bracket Ears ¿ earrings made from oversized, surgical steel brackets that come with colorful bands to match with your braces.
- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed two-term City Councilman William H. Cole IV Thursday to lead the Baltimore Development Corp., the quasi-public agency charged with revitalizing the city.