Lesley Brinton, 49, of West Laurel, said honoring America's military propelled her to join American Legion Post 60 in Laurel. As the daughter of a World War II Navy veteran, she grew up in suburban Pittsburgh cherishing the story of how America gained its freedom, while preaching the importance of preserving and protecting it at any price.

Charles W. Stills Jr., a Baltimore financial consultant who also was a church office manager, died Thursday in his sleep at his East Baltimore home. He was 80.

Howard County's new Conscious Venture Lab will be one of a relative few in the business incubation world specifically focused on what's often dubbed responsible or sustainable capitalism. But it joins a long line of efforts to encourage, aid and prod corporations to do good while doing well, a movement that has gained momentum and high-profile advocates in recent years.

Alexander R. "Ruffie" Holmes, a certified public accountant who later became the treasurer of the old Church Home and Hospital in East Baltimore, died Sunday of complications of dementia at Fairhaven Retirement Community in Sykesville. He was 90.

Rachel A. Pines, a classically trained pianist who later changed careers and became a chief learning officer for a business consulting company, died Nov. 7 of breast cancer at the Cancer Treatment Center in Philadelphia. She was 63.

The Annapolis-based aerospace technology firm Arinc, Inc., which employs hundreds of people in Anne Arundel County, will be sold for $1.39 billion under an acquisition agreement announced Sunday.

Many kids will get their starts in business even before they¿re able to drive. Armed with the right tools, parents can help foster entrepreneurship at any age.

Richard Paul Sullivan, former chairman and CEO of Easco Corp., who was active in Republican state politics and civic affairs, died Sunday of cancer at his Owings Mills home. He was 79.

Marjorie G. Gilbert, a retired certified public accountant who co-owned a Baltimore County jewelry business, died of pneumonia complications Feb. 13 at Sinai Hospital. She was 88 and lived in Owings Mills.

Terence Kennedy, a financial consultant and adjunct faculty member at Stevenson University, died Aug. 12 of heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 73.