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Mid-Atlantic residents had the most credit card complaints per capita, with Maryland ranked overall in the U.S. as the state with the third highest number of complaints, according to a study released Wednesday.

The recent death of a 10-year-old disabled foster child at an Anne Arundel County group home was just the latest in a series of problems at LifeLine, the state contractor that has been paid millions in taxpayer funds to care for "medically fragile" individuals, a two-month investigation by The Baltimore Sun has found.

No matter what happens the rest of the NFL season, Baltimore will be represented Super Bowl weekend in the New York region.

Shopping holidays have their place, but the business textbook basics – quality product, effective promotion, prominent placement and reasonable price – will always carry the day when it comes to attracting and keeping customers, long after the hype has faded.

Scores of independent merchants in the Baltimore area did their part Saturday to get the "Shop Small" message out for the fourth annual Small Business Saturday. American Express launched the initiative four years ago to help small shops compete with national chains and online sellers during the traditional kickoff weekend to the holiday retail season.

Harford County holiday shoppers may have flooded local retailers Thanksgiving evening and Friday morning for traditional Black Friday sales, but there will be plenty of great pre-Christmas deals to choose from in the shops along the main downtown streets of Bel Air, Aberdeen and Havre de Grace during Small Business Saturday.

Shoppers have their lives mapped out for them more than ever before over Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional kickoff to the holiday selling season

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Ramos – who is of Puerto Rican descent – was recently named as the winner of the conference's American Dream Award, which recognizes an entrepreneur who has achieved business success while overcoming obstacles.

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

The facts don't support O'Malley's claim to a 'victory lap'

Authorities believe Ida Mae Snipe worked with several others, and for years targeted woman in public restrooms along the Interstate 95 corridor in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, according to an application for a search warrant of the car used in the scheme.

Ravens have made a cultural and community imprint that equals their success on the field of play

Fall's fashion collections are expected to show rich colors, meaty textiles and substantial silhouettes.

The National Aquarium was to open in three weeks. The mayor was in the seal pool to pay off a bet. Debbie Walker, then 23, was his hired "mermaid," and images from the bizarre spectacle gave her a brief and unexpected moment of international fame she says she'll always remember.

Gift cards continue to top lists of most popular purchases this season, spurring billions in sales for merchants. And the category is growing fast, moving toward a day when some believe the plastic cards could be replaced by electronic ones

This past Saturday marked the third year for the Small Business Saturday initiative and, if these Bel Air businesses are any indication, the shop local movement has grown even larger than expected.

Corradetti Glass blowing Studio and Gallery in Woodberry holds a holiday ornament-making workshop as part of Small Business Saturday.

The all-important holiday season is looking brighter this year for area independent toy shops

Small Business Saturday is just the event, say area small businesses, retailers and boutique clothing stores to bring in customers the day after Black Friday. Among them are Corradetti glass-blowing studio in the Woodberry area, which will hold a Christmas ornament making workshop for families.

With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday just days away, small business owners in Laurel are hoping that shoppers will head the call to shop local.

Earlier this year, Deb Tillett took over the helm at the Emerging Technology Center, Baltimore's main technology business incubator, after that organization's long-time head, Ann Lansinger, retired

Great coal-fired pizzas are a welcome addition to Canton

CFPB orders American Express to refund $85 million to deceived consumers.

Three American Express subsidiaries accused of deceiving consumers

Kooper's North, the new expansion of the popular Fells Point bar, is already drawing crowds in Mays Chapel.

American Express is suing a Maryland man detained for months in Aruba in the suspected death of his traveling companion last year.

Model Atong Arjok and Sarah Jessica Parker were just two of the fashion mavens standing out in the crowds.

Credit card issuers market additional services that consumers don't need

Merchants haven't been allowed to add a surcharge to credit card purchases, but that would change under an agreement announced last month to settle a seven-year legal dispute.

Summer Olympics in London

A Maryland man who was suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba is suing to collect on a travel insurance policy issued in the woman's name.

The prices are as approachable as the service at this Severna Park spot.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrest, crimes and other police reports.

Hathaway built BBH into a major drug treatment provider in Baltimore before the clinic's decline

Prepaid debit cards are everywhere these days — and so are their fees.

"A Girl Named Destiny," premiering at the Venus Theatre Play Shack on C Street in the Laurel Arts District, is a story about love—more specifically about falling in love at first sight. In the two-character play, enacted by Ann Fraistat and Grand Cloyd, Rand Higbee's script does more than summon the warm fuzzies and lots of chuckles: Higbee challenges the audience to stretch their imaginations.

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In a celebration of staying power, Mayor Craig Moe and City Council members honored a select circle of Laurel businesses who have operated in Laurel for more than 20 years, including some that have been in Laurel for 75 years, and longer.

Midtown BBQ & Brew excels with barbecue.