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WellDoc Inc., a Baltimore-based company that makes mobile apps to manage chronic disease, welcomed the Food and Drug Administration's announcement Monday of final rules governing the development of mobile medical apps.

Besides giving a boost to start-ups, the show is a welcome start to the fall convention season for the city

TESSCO Technologies supplies 30,000 different products to the wireless industry, the vast majority of them the sort that the nation's cell phone users don't see or hardly notice. The company's pretty low profile itself, but it's coming out of the shadows with a new branded line of products.

On Friday, Apple will release the latest version of its flagship phone, the iPhone 5S, along with a colorful budget conscience model, the iPhone 5C. As with other product launches, the new phones are expected to be in demand, so much so that area retailers have geared up for the occasion.

Southwest Airlines marks 20 years of service at BWI

Beau Dakin's and Zulu Gonzalez are competing in the Wall Street Journal's Startup of the Year program from their home at Umbo's bewitch cyber incubator

Arsenio Hall returns to late night after almost two decades away. And, after all that time, he will still be one of only two African-American show hosts occupying that culturally influential space on a nightly basis.

Fuzzy Zoeller, car sponsor, talks with driver Ed Carpenter about racng, golfing

The Green Business Network, which launched in late May, has six businesses certified, including Interior Harmony, LLC Acupuncture and Feng Shui, Double Diamond Construction Corporation, Lowe's in Westminster, Fern Rodkey Electric, Inc., Byrdcall Studio and Northrop Grumman in Sykesville.

Think of it as American Idol meets Shark Tank.

Long before Kevin Liles became a Grammy-winning songwriter and hip-hop music mogul, well before he reached millionaire status, and began to hobnob with Oprah, Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, he grew up humbly in West Baltimore.

Aetna Inc. canceled plans to sell insurance on Maryland's health insurance exchange as the insurer weighs participation in such marketplaces, set to open nationwide Oct. 1 as part of federal health care reform.

Baltimore-based Under Armour now on pace to earn $2.25 billion in 2013

Baltimore-based Under Armour expands brand appeal with new partnership

Smartphones with cracked screens seem to be nearly as common as the phones themselves. A cottage industry of repair services has popped up at mall kiosks, computer shops and college campuses.

Ray Lewis helped craft Under Armour's new football commercial, and local coaches and players appear in the spot, filmed entirely in Baltimore.

Ravens legend helped craft video showing local high school athletes preparing for the season

The FDA finally takes on the tobacco industry over the health risks posed by cigarettes

In the bowels of a building where a long-gone manufacturer once made silver, Johns Hopkins University cultivates fledgling firms. The FastForward business accelerator is a first for Hopkins, which will give it a public unveiling on Thursday.

Less than a month after a fiery train derailment in Rosedale, the Federal Railroad Administration Tuesday launched a smartphone mobile application to provide access to safety information about more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings.

The Aberdeen IronBirds, the Orioles' short-season Single-A affiliate, will display their franchise makeover Monday night at Ripken Stadium.

The compensation of Legg Mason Inc.'s CEO and chief financial officer more than doubled over the past year, according to proxy statement filed Wednesday with regulators.

If you¿re returning to Ocean City after a long, dreary winter, you¿ll be pleasantly surprised to see the resort is home to many new businesses.

Mark E. Stoeckle, CEO of Adams Express Co. and Petroleum & Resources Corp., answers questions from The Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore-based sporting goods maker STX announced today it has renewed and expanded its agreement with Adrenaline and the LXM Pro Tour as a premium sponsor.

Rodgers Forge Community Picnic

The Office of School Counseling under county schools is launching a new Senior College Application Boot Camp on June 24-26 to provide support to the Class of 2014.

With Wham City Lights app, the Baltimore arts collective has found success in the mainstream.

State's innovation economy has drawn attention; now it's time to build on that success

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be the first player featured during the upcoming season in USA's "NFL Characters Unite" campaign, the cable channel will announce later today.

Mothers today are 20 percent more likely than the rest of the population to use social media, and they're frequently using it to connect with one another — especially new moms.

Little Leapers was unveiled to an excited crowd of children and caregivers along with program sponsors and library staff on March 27 at the Bel Air library. More than 80 people were in attendance, including 30 children, to see the new kits and have the opportunity to participate in several experiments put on by local scientists

Facebook may have a lot of uses for social networking, but most people probably wouldn't guess that it could be a valuable creative muse, too. But a new comic-making application called Bitstrips is popping up on more and more people's Facebook updates. And after just a few months, Bitstrips has turned into something that everyone seems to be talking about.

Comic-book based line, fleece and running shoes helped drive growth for Baltimore's Under Armour

Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Baltimore churns out products for many brands, including HGTV

Orbital Sciences Corp.'s commercial rocket launch from NASA Wallops that was scheduled for Wednesday but aborted has been pushed to Friday, at the earliest.

A privately owned rocket that is part of efforts to grow the commercial space industry will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday evening, and it will be visible from Maryland.

A pharmaceutical company, a data analytics firm and a lighting company learned Monday night that they won the top prizes at the state's inaugural competition for start-up firms — $100,000 each.

Maryland transit police are warning travelers to be alert on trains and buses, amid a long-running rash of mobile device thefts targeting riders who were texting, listening to music or talking on the phone.

Students at Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston received a big surprise on Thursday morning when they learned their school was the grand prize winner of $25,000 in the Scott Shared Values Box Tops for Education Sweepstakes.

High Street Partners, a business software and services company based in Annapolis, said Monday it received $8 million in financing, the largest round of funding in its 10 year history.

Jason Goger, president of sports equipment maker STX, talks innovation and lacrosse's future.

Paul Capriolo and the crew at Social Growth Technologies are looking forward to graduation, having spent years getting ready for the world outside this one-story beige building in Columbia. The Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship is not a school, but it does cultivate business and launch its charges onto bigger things.

A representative from the American Red Cross spoke to UMBC students about four emergency preparedness and response apps the organization has launched since June

Horseshoe Cincinnati opens Monday and will help officials from Baltimore casino chart course

CNN and Soledad O'Brien Thursday announced a new deal that will take her out of the morning weekday anchor chair and make her an independent producer of documentaries for the channel.

No idea what sort of job might suit you? A Middle River company that fuses apps and psychology has a personality test for that — one built around images rather than questions.