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Liquid natural gas exports are key to America's future

Median company sues local entrepreneur for her use of a business name with the word entrepreneur

Philip L. Marcus, a former engineer and teacher who became a lawyer and a social activist, died Nov. 4 of bladder cancer at his home in Beaverton, Ore. The former Columbia resident was 71.

Tea party represents Americans' desire to put a wayward U.S. back on course

Continued technical problems with the state's health insurance exchange has prompted delay of the opening of a site for small businesses to buy health plans.

All the major candidates in Maryland's governor's race want to improve the business climate, but some would jeopardize the state's strengths in the process.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Heather R. Mizeur is proposing an income tax cut for about 90 percent of the state's taxpayers — to be financed by imposing a higher rate on the wealthiest Marylanders

Baltimore is failing its small businesses in favor of big chains and large employers

Small businesses may be the future of health insurance co-op in Maryland

The Harford County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a countywide Affordable Care Act health forum on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 2-4 p.m. at Union United Methodist Church, 700 N. Post Road in Aberdeen.

When Amazon.com opens a huge distribution center next year in Southeast Baltimore, consumers across the state who buy books, electronics, toys or anything else from the online seller will no longer be able to avoid the state's 6 percent sales tax on those purchases.

Marilyn Johnson has only been running her sewing studio out of its new location for about three months, but a visitor could be forgiven for thinking she's been in the same space for years. And they wouldn't be too far from the truth. Johnson's new studio, on Lafayette Avenue in Laurel, is just across the parking lot from where her old one had been for a decade.

The Harford Business Innovation Center (HBIC), in cooperation with the Harford County Office of Economic Development and other partners, has announced the establishment of a Technology Transfer Office to assist Harford County and regional companies in developing opportunities to connect in research and development with Aberdeen Proving Ground

The NCMA [National Contract Management Association] Free State Chapter, located in Laurel, is holding a breakfast seminar Wednesday, Oct. 23, with registration and breakfast buffet at 7:30 and program from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Building 200-E100, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, in Laurel.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake defended the city's bottle tax Tuesday as essential to rebuilding Baltimore's schools after Santoni's announces it is closing because the tax hurt its sales.

As owner of the Laurel production company Breasia Studios, Jamal Lee has worked with award-winning musicians, large corporations and major film studios. On Friday, he met with another notable client: President Barack Obama.

Unlike federal workers, contract employees won't be getting paid back for their forced vacation.

Local small business owners and crafters are participating in the Laurel Board of Trade's Saturday craft and flea market, held in the 300 block of Main Street at the site of the regular Thursday Farmers Market.

A nine-member commission headed by Deputy State Comptroller David Roose is in the beginning phases of a study to determine if Maryland should regulate private payroll services companies.

Don't penalize Korean-American business owners

The federal government intertwines with Maryland businesses in many ways, which leaves many ways for Maryland businesses to feel the pinch when large pieces of D.C. machinery come to a sudden halt.

President Barack Obama used a speech Thursday in Maryland to lay blame for the government shutdown squarely on House Speaker John A. Boehner and warned that the economic consequences of Washington's latest budget battle would soon grow more severe.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot and the Maryland Health Care For All Coalition are encouraging small businesses in Anne Arundel County to use federal tax credits available through the Affordable Care Act to cover some of the costs of providing health insurance to workers.

Mayor comes to Hampden's ice cream parlor, The Charmery, to promote the city's fledgling micro-loan program, hold a business roundtable — and sample a new SRB flavor, strawberry, rhubarb and blueberry, named for her initials. The parlor was one of first businesses in the city to get a micro-loan. Also on hand are two women who got a loan to start a mobile coffee truck.

Maryland small businesses buying health coverage for their employees through a new state insurance marketplace could pay anywhere from 5 percent less to 15 percent more in premiums next year under rates state regulators approved Tuesday.

The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County explains the penalties for those who choose not to participate in requirements of the Affordable Care Act.

Renee McGuirk-Spence announced Tuesday that she has filed to run as a Democrat for one of three open House seats in the 12th District. She is the daughter of the late state Sen. Harry J. McGuirk, known in Maryland politics as "Soft Shoes" for the deftness of his legislative maneuvering.

Baltimore's liquor board is reforming the way it does business — cutting staff, adding supervision and imposing new work rules — after a state audit revealed a lax work ethic and spotty enforcement, officials told lawmakers in Annapolis Tuesday.

Write On! Inc. ready for Baltimore Ravens season opener with grand opening

Herman Katkow, a retired clothing store owner who became the voice of Baltimore's small retail entrepreneur in City Hall, Annapolis and Congress, died of kidney failure Thursday at Vantage House in Columbia. The Mount Washington resident was 95.

Green Turtle project should be done with private funds, not government-backed loans

Theodore C. Houk, known to many as Baltimore County's jogging doctor, is back out on the road again, but slower and on a much shorter leash.

A later start to public school in Maryland would help businesses and families

Renovating a downtown Towson sports bar is an investment worth government's help

An local media business owner launched his campaign on Monday, Aug. 19.

Independent examiners will do a better job of ferreting out waste and fraud than agencies would do on their own

Derek Howell, chairman of the Harford County Republican Central Committee, filed on Tuesday to run for the Maryland State Senate in District 34, which covers southern and central Harford County.

The Prince George's County Council last week unanimously passed a bill creating a lending program for banks and small businesses in the county.

In a move as predictable as it is depressing, Republicans reject President Obama's plan to lower the corporate tax rate and use new revenue on public infrastructure

"American Made Movie," with a screening in Baltimore this week, is part of a renewed focus on the decades-old "Buy American" idea.

A plan by the O'Malley administration to lend $240,000 to what one official called "a sports bar in a college town" to finance its expansion is raising question about the proper role of government in promoting economic development.

Bel Air town officials plan to remove residential preferred parking along several streets in the vicinity of Bel Air High School because there's no longer a parking crisis in the neighborhood.

About 20 protesters calling for a higher minimum wage marched into a McDonald's on East Baltimore Street during Wednesday's lunch rush, performed a parody skit with "Ronald McDonald," handed fliers to customers and chanted "raise the wage."

It's a Flavorful Life" began Monday and will wrap up Saturday with deals and discounts across Bel Air. A portion of the proceeds from the week will be donated to benefit wounded veterans.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot launched an outreach program Monday to encourage small business owners in Howard County to provide health insurance with the help of a state tax credit.

Sen. Ben Cardin visited Heavy Seas brewery Friday to discuss the Small BREW Act, a tax cut for craft breweries

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