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- McCormick & Co. has signed an agreement to buy Chinese company Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments for $114 million, the Sparks-based firm announced Monday.
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McCormick & Co. has signed an agreement to buy Chinese company Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments for $114 million, the Sparks-based firm announced Monday. - Hundreds of undocumented immigrants showed up at the Baltimore offices of Casa de Maryland Thursday night to receive help filling out an application for the new federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
- Howard County Executive Ken Ulman holds a public session to discuss what the county has done and plans to do to support the historic district. He and the County Council member who represents the district say the cluster of stores, restaurants and historic sites along Main Street is doing nicely, but there's room for improvement.
- Union Craft Brewing beers are featured at the restaurant's bi-weekly beer bash
- Losing subscribers at a quick rate, BioWare announced its 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' MMO would go free-play in the fall.
- Baltimore-based STX will start an elite women's lacrosse team and launch a web series about the effort.
- Theatre Project's new mission and the demise of Baltimore Open Theatre leave the city without a hall that hosts foreign troupes.
- Legg Mason reports loss following costs related to restructuring its debt.
- More than 50 restaurants have signed onto the Maryland's 'True Blue' certification program and marketing campaign. Launched this spring by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the 'True Blue' certification program allows restaurants serving DNR-verified Maryland blue crab products to use a special logo in marketing or advertising the product.
- Robert B. Reich writes that the debate over who is the biggest outsourcer is irrelevant; the important issue is who will make American workers more competitive.
- Sports apparel maker Under Armour Inc. reported a 7 percent gain in second-quarter earnings Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates as new offerings in women's apparel and footwear helped drive sales increases.
- One Straw Farm launches Kickstarter to build iPhone apps
- Suit claims exclusive deals inflated price of EA's football games since 2005
- New Under Armour product launches -- the Armour Bra and Spine running shoes -- should help boost the company's financial results in the second quarter and beyond, a report out today by analyst Sam Poser of Sterne Agee says.
- Two years ago, Blaze Sanders started his own company, Solar System Express, which is a startup based in the Emerging Technology Center in Baltimore.
- Small restaurant operators across the country don't have the time or money to implement online ordering technology on their own websites. But these small restaurants are looking to use the Internet and mobile apps to lure hungry consumers to order takeout or delivery.
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- The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is reporting that an Eldersburg man in the 20s was threatened with a hammer and robbed of an iPhone in an early morning incident on Sunday, June 17.
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- Grocery shoppers are looking for bargains – and increasingly going online with their smart phones or electronic tablets to find them fast, say executives at Safeway.
- They're in video games, TV shows, fun runs, amusement parks — we can't seem to outrun our love for zombies
- The winner of an online vote will get a grant from Maxwell House's Drops of Good program
- The Summer of Baytriotism, a season-long celebration of the distinctive blend of 18 herbs and spices, kicked off at a Thursday morning press conference at Miss Shirley's.
- Many in Baltimore's technology community now know Ron Schmelzer as the guy who organizes the monthly Baltimore Tech Breakfasts. The Baltimore Sun recently interviewed Schmelzer, who talked about launching Baltimore TechBreakfast, the region's technology community, and his plans for his latest startup venture, Bizelo.
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- Best Buy Co. and Cooking.com have teamed up to launch an online store for cooks.
- Best Buy Co.and Cooking.com have teamed up to launch an online store for cooks.
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- Steve Adler, manager of Savage Mill, filed a breach-of-contract complaint against Board of Education member Brian Meshkin, claiming Meshkin owes him $3,000.
- Months late, taxpayers footing the bill for replenishing trees removed for Baltimore Grand Prix
- Organic and biodynamic growers bank on healthy living soil to create healthy plants. Healthy plants have a strong immune system that combats disease. Do the compounds these plants produce naturally to fight off bad bugs (both macro- and micro-sized) create more healthful produce?
- The Under Armour brand is poised for continued growth thanks to new product offerings and the company's continuing push into international markets, executives told stockholders Tuesday.
- Legg Mason Inc. reported Tuesday a 10 percent increase in net income for the three months ending March 31.
- A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" – akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences and continuous education and networking for entrepreneurs.
- Public Citizens tells hospitals to stop distributing formula, support breastfeeding only
- Tens of thousands of Maryland homeowners who haven't already applied for the Homestead Property Tax Credit have until the end of the year to do so or lose the often-valuable break. State assessors launched an online feature Monday that notes whether a property's application is in and processed.
- Tens of thousands of Maryland homeowners who haven't already applied for the Homestead Property Tax Credit have until the end of the year to do so or lose the often-valuable break. State assessors, hoping to cut down on anxious calls, launched an online feature Monday that notes whether a property's application is in and processed.
- Baltimore's Millennial Media founded in 2006, now dominant in mobile ad market
- Consumer protests Starbucks' use of bugs in food coloring
- The Frederick-based brewery is preparing a gradual rollout, with the beer hitting Frederick and its surrounding areas first, then Baltimore, and then expanding into the rest of the state.
- Apple rolls out its new iPad — and it's called the iPad.
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- Odenton company based new device covers on 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'.
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- Laurel Police reported four burglaries where game systems, jars of coins and bicycles were taken.
- A Baltimore charitable foundation is joining with Maryland's main technology development agency to create a $3.3 million investment fund that will pump money into new tech startups in the city, officials plan to announce Tuesday.
