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How to Find the Right Person to Scale Your Company

Scaling a company, especially a fast-growing business can be quite tricky. You are at a point where your company has overcome the initial start-up challenges and developing into a sustainable business. An equally viable recruitment strategy is what you need if you want to find the right candidate to scale your company. A hiring decision is vital because the person who works for you is responsible for building it, so ultimately, they are your business. The questions are, how do you find the right person? What skills should you be on the lookout for? What's more critical between skill and ...

• Opinion

BSO management is coercing musicians to take a bad contract

The management of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is unnecessarily coercing its musicians.

• Maryland

Kirwan funding supports average 5% salary increase for Harford teachers

Harford County teachers will receive a roughly 5% salary increase next year, thanks to additional funding from the state's Kirwan Commission.

By David Anderson

Jun 28, 2019

• Opinion

Like water, health care is a basic need denied to many Baltimoreans

Water has been restored to Poe Homes but the health care needs of many low-income Baltimore residents are still not being met.

• Business

Maryland loses jobs in May, but joblessness remains 3.8%

Maryland lost 1,200 jobs in May, but the state’s unemployment rate remained the same at 3.8%, according to the latest federal jobs report.

• News

Veteran Baltimore Police officer who has been among department's top overtime earners is suspended

Baltimore Police officer Julie Pitocchelli, who has more than doubled her salary with overtime has recently been suspended,

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 20, 2019

• Opinion

Bad cops? That's not the real story of Baltimore Police Department's decline

Baltimore police face worse hardships than the occasional bad apples in the ranks.

• Opinion

BSO leadership decisions damage symphony

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s leadership has chosen to make decisions that are causing unnecessary damage to the institution, including locking out musicians.

• Education

'A caste system of education': Baltimore's vocational programs fail to equitably open doors, audit finds

Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises said the findings demonstrate that the district is failing students.

By Talia Richman

Jun 17, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians protest Meyerhoff Symphony Hall lockout

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced it will lock out its musicians starting Monday after it could not reach an agreement with their union.

• Maryland

Editorial: Carroll County teacher salaries far more competitive after new agreement

The starting salary for Carroll County teachers will now be $48,000, up from $45,787. Superintendent Steve Lockard called that “very competitive.” He’s right.

• News

As Baltimore police commissioner orders cop's arrest and drops charges against a bystander, union cries foul

Baltimore police commissioner Michael Harrison has ordered the arrest of a sergeant over an incident with a bystander, and the police union has fired back.

• Entertainment

'I just want to work': BSO musicians say threatened job cuts could disrupt lives, jeopardize needed healthcare

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians are facing numerous challenges in the wake of the news that the summer season may be cancelled.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jun 5, 2019

• Opinion

Robert B. Reich: The gig is up

Robert Reich: The jobs problem today isn't just stagnant wages, it's also uncertain incomes.

• Maryland

Ahead of final vote on budget, Howard County school board makes cuts

Going into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Howard County Board of Education balanced its upcoming fiscal $607.2 million operating budget.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 4, 2019

• Politics

Legislative leaders call on Gov. Hogan to release funding for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Maryland legislative leaders are calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to release $1.6 million in funding set aside for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

By Luke Broadwater

May 31, 2019

• Opinion

County school budget will meet needs despite tough fiscal times

The Baltimore County County Council approved a school budget that meets needs despite tough fiscal times and the need to raise revenue.

• Business

Legg Mason will lay off 120 corporate employees, including some in Baltimore

Legg Mason has cut its corporate workforce by 12 percent, laying off 120 people, including 100 spread evenly between Baltimore, New York and Stamford, Conn.

By Lorraine Mirabella

May 24, 2019

• Opinion

Johns Hopkins should stop suing poor people

Johns Hopkins is under scrutiny once again for taking the most financially-strapped patients to court over unpaid medical debt.

• Donald Trump

Robert B. Reich: The Trump economy isn't good for everyone

Robert B. Reich: Voters know Donald Trump's economy isn't good for most Americans.

• Maryland

Harford school leaders working to find spots for 18 teachers whose jobs are to be eliminated

Superintendent Sean Bulson said he would work with those teachers to keep them in the school system and get them certified — if they so choose.

By Erika Butler

May 21, 2019

• Maryland

Carroll school system continues to make case for county funding amid $1 million shortfall

The Carroll County Board of Education and the Board of County Commissioners remain locked in negotiations that center on a $1 million shortfall.

• Opinion

Olszewski should cut spending, not raise taxes

County Executive Olszewski should spend more time cutting unnecessary spending and less seeking tax increases.

• Politics

Maryland General Assembly bill tracker: What happened with key legislation

Check the status of bills that would establish a $15 minimum wage, let school boards decide whether to start classes after Labor Day, ban the use of plastic foam, and other measures.

• Business

Get ready for Gen Z, employers. First hint: They're not millennials.

Members of Gen Z — those born after 1996 — soon will be making their presence known in the workplace. Employers want to be ready.

By Lorraine Mirabella

May 3, 2019

• Opinion

Money for nothing: What Baltimore is paying Pugh and aides not to work

Thanks to the growing list of people put on leave during Mayor Catherine Pugh's absence, Baltimore is paying $1,600 a day for people not to work.

• Business

Unemployment in Maryland ticks up in March

The unemployment rate in Maryland ticked up to 3.8% in March from 3.7% the previous two months, but still below the 4.1% of a year ago. The state rate was the same as the national rate of 3.8% for March,

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 19, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County executive proposes county's first income tax increase in nearly 30 years

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is seeking the county’s first income tax increase in nearly 30 years — plus new fees on development and additional charges on residents’ monthly cellphone and cable bills.

By Alison Knezevich

Apr 15, 2019

• Politics

Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bills on $15 hourly wage, pre-Labor Day school start, Franchot's enforcement powers

Gov. Larry Hogan has vetoed three bills passed by state lawmakers that would have increased the state's hourly minimum wage to $15, allowed local school districts to decide when the academic year starts, and moved alcohol and tobacco enforcement to a new commission.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 27, 2019

• Business

Kevin Plank earned $6.6 million last year, Under Armour reports

Under Armour CEO and chairman Kevin Plank earned $6.6 million last year, with the value of that compensation totaling about half that amount, Under Armour reported.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 27, 2019

• Business

Maryland loses jobs in February, but state's unemployment rate remains 3.7 percent

Maryland lost 5,800 jobs in February in several categories such as education and health, manufacturing and transportation, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 22, 2019

• Opinion

Earned income tax credit should be funded with a tax on businesses

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• Opinion

Pitts: A moral issue we should all worry about

Leonard Pitts Jr.: There is an object lesson in the college admissions scandal beyond disgust.

• Politics

Maryland lawmakers give final OK to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour

Maryland’s lawmakers have agreed on the details of how to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, allowing the measure to move to Gov. Larry Hogan, who opposes such a significant increase.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 20, 2019

• Business

Unemployment in Maryland falls to lowest level in 11 years as economy adds jobs in January

Maryland added more jobs in January, continuing slow and steady gains.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 11, 2019

• Politics

Gov. Hogan proposes raising Maryland's minimum wage to $12.10, instead of $15

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing raising the state’s minimum wage to $12.10 an hour, instead of a $15 hourly wage backed by state Democratic leaders.

• Opinion

'Tax justice' critical to social stability, economic progress

Despite the intent that they would fund jobs and capital investments, the 2017 tax cuts have largely funded share buybacks, which hit a record $1.1 trillion in 2018. The big winners were corporations, large shareholders and top corporate executives.

• Maryland

Maryland House of Delegates approves bill to raise state's hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2025

The Maryland House of Delegates has approved a bill that would gradually increase the state's minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $15 an hour in 2025. The debate now moves to the Senate, which has not yet taken action.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 1, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: Bryce Harper got more money, Manny Machado got higher salary and it all makes sense

Bryce Harper's 13-year, $330 million give him the richest guaranteed contract in baseball history, but Manny Machado got the higher average salary. So who won?

By Peter Schmuck

Feb 28, 2019

• Business

Under Armour laying off 50 people at Locust Point headquarters

Under Armour is laying off 50 people at its Locust Point headquarters as part of a restructuring announced in October.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 28, 2019

• Maryland

Sen. Bob Cassilly: Push for $15 minimum wage brings complex issues

Sen. Bob Cassilly says the push to increase the minimum wage in Maryland to $15 an hour raises issues that are more complex than suggested by the advocates’ simple plea that everyone is entitled to an annual living wage of $31,000 from the moment they start their first job.

• Maryland

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski says cuts to $1.6 billion school budget will be needed

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski called for cuts to school budget within hours after it was passed Tuesday night.

• Maryland

Del. Mary Ann Lisanti: Working on unemployment insurance for federal employees

As chair of unemployment insurance subcomittee, Del. Mary Ann Lisanti is working to address critical issues as a result of the extended federal government shutdown and its impact on our citizens.

• Sports

The Ravens can't duplicate the Patriots' dynasty, but they can learn from it. Here's how.

If the Ravens want to build on last season’s playoff run, they can look to the Patriots for blueprints.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 8, 2019

• Politics

Baltimore police commissioner pick's contract comes with higher salary, but more ways for a mayor to fire him

Baltimore’s spending board has approved a 5-year contract for the incoming police commissioner. The deal gives him valuable perks and a far higher salary than his predecessors, but at also makes him easier to fire. Michael Harrison would make $275,000 a year. He starts Monday.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 6, 2019

• Opinion

All Americans deserve to retire

In this time of stark divisions, more than three-quarters of both Republicans and Democrats support the concept of a guaranteed retirement account  (GRA) — an account into which employers and employees make modest, regular deposits that grow into a reliable nest egg.

• News

Amid Baltimore's persistent violence, police department failing to fill 500 patrol officer positions

The Baltimore Police Department is not only failing to fill vacant patrol positions in the face of steady street violence, which officials have called a priority, but suffered a net loss of 36 sworn officers in 2018 — hiring 184 officers but losing 220, data obtained by The Baltimore Sun show.

By Kevin Rector

Feb 6, 2019

• Business

The Newseum was a grand tribute to the power of journalism. Here's how it failed.

Just 10 years later, the Newseum is shrinking into an uncertain future, the distress sale of its building to Johns Hopkins University marking the end of a troubled tenure that has become a cautionary tale of bloated budgets and unrealized ambition.

• Maryland

Harford legislators, county executive react to Hogan's State of the State address

Harford County leaders were glad to hear Gov. Larry Hogan strike a bipartisan message in his State of the State speech for 2019, but some have concerns about the economic impact of his calls for tax cuts.

By David Anderson

Jan 31, 2019

• Opinion

Robert B. Reich: The rebirth of industrial democracy

Robert Reich: We may be witnessing a rebirth of the early 20th century movement toward "industrial democracy."