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Business

Under Armour buys Port Covington land for $70.3 million

Under Armour has paid $70.3 million for land in Port Covington where it plans to build its new headquarters campus — more than double what CEO Kevin Plank's private real estate firm purchased the waterfront site for in 2014, according to land records.

Under Armour buys Port Covington land for $70.3 million





Laurel Leader

PG CEO Maxwell puts forward $1.7 billion schools budget

In his first budget proposal as chief executive officer of Prince George's County Public Schools, Kevin Maxwell put forth a $1.75 billion operating budget for fiscal 2015 — an increase of $65.6 million, or 3.89 percent, from last year's approved $1.68 billion budget.


Obituaries

Curran W. "Cub" Harvey Jr., T. Rowe Price president

Curran W. "Cub" Harvey Jr., former president of T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. who later was a founder of New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm, died Sunday of pneumonia at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Fla. He was 84.

Curran W. "Cub" Harvey Jr., T. Rowe Price president


Harford County

Upper Chesapeake Health completes merger with U of Md.

Upper Chesapeake Health officially merged with the University of Maryland Medical Systems this week, changing its name to "University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health" and effectively ending local control of the longtime hospital institution in Harford County.

Upper Chesapeake Health completes merger with U of Md.



Business

A call for 'responsible' entrepreneurs

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.

A call for 'responsible' entrepreneurs


CEO of Osiris Therapeutics steps down

Shares in Osiris Therapeutics Inc. fell 7.6 percent Tuesday after the company announced that C. Randal Mills will step down as its president and CEO for personal reasons.

CEO of Osiris Therapeutics steps down





Op-ed

Everyone deserves a second chance [Commentary]

With approximately 700,000 of our fellow citizens returning from our jails and prisons to our communities each year, incarceration alone is not a solution. We have to do a better job at making sure that those returning home from prison and jail are empowered to change and correct their course in life.

Everyone deserves a second chance [Commentary]


Health

Policyholders get chance to extend health plans

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said Tuesday that it would offer more than 55,500 individuals the chance to extend their healthcare plans for a year even though they don't comply with the federal Affordable Care Act.

Policyholders get chance to extend health plans


Op-ed

UMMS doesn't care for caregivers [Commentary]

An ethos has developed in this country where executives, even those of taxpayer supported non-profits, are lavished with high pay, perks and bonuses while their employees struggle to make ends meet

UMMS doesn't care for caregivers [Commentary]


Op-ed

Baltimore looks for a new schools chief

One of the most important opportunities before Baltimore is attracting the next chief executive officer to lead city schools and its community partners in our shared goals of raising academic achievement for all students and expanding access to high-quality school programs in every area of the city and every grade level.

Baltimore looks for a new schools chief





Education

City school executives offered retention stipends

Senior cabinet members in the Baltimore City school system are being offered $10,000 to stay through June to assist with the transition to a new administration — a $70,000 expense that school officials say is the price of maintaining stability.

City school executives offered retention stipends





Business

Solar projects 'more mainstream' as costs fall

Solar is becoming mainstream in an increasing number of states, Maryland included. And it's not just about panels on government roofs, rising from expansive fields or atop environmentalists' homes. Corporate America has signed on.

Solar projects 'more mainstream' as costs fall

Five questions with Wes Guckert

"Robotic parking" might conjure up images of a far-off future. Wes Guckert of The Traffic Group is trying to make it a lot more common now.

Five questions with Wes Guckert






St. Mary's group presents new wage proposal

A small group of faculty and students at St. Mary's College of Maryland, the state's only public honors college, is advocating for a new wage structure that they say would keep tuition down by establishing a "living wage" for the lowest-paid workers and using a ratio to cap salaries for the highest paid

St. Mary's group presents new wage proposal

Obituaries

Kathryn D. Brunelle, flight attendant

Kathryn D. "Kathy" Brunelle, a flight attendant who was also chief financial officer of her husband's company, died Monday of a stroke at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 44.

Kathryn D. Brunelle, flight attendant




Education

City invited to weigh in on school superintendent search

The Baltimore school board will launch the first phase of its search for the next schools CEO with a community input campaign that will allow city residents and school communities to weigh in on issues and characteristics that they believe are important for the next superintendent.

City invited to weigh in on school superintendent search



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