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Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski urged the Internal Revenue Service to quickly investigate the potential fraud at a Harford County payroll company and called for the agency to protect "honest small businesses" that might have had their payroll tax payments misdirected or delayed

Event with Anne Arundel County business groups

The makers of Berger Cookies have had their food-license approved on Wednesday morning by the Baltimore City Health Department

The Anne Arundel County Council passed a measure to restrict development in environmentally critical areas, then heard a debate on a proposed fee to fund better stormwater-management practices.

Berger's owner at ICU at Franklin Square Hospital

Raise Maryland, a campaign supporting the increase in minimum wage, said companies such as Walmart, Yum! Brands, McDonald's and Target are earning at the expense of their workers.

Local efforts to help government contractors navigate the complex world of federal procurement are looking particularly relevant these days with big budget cuts looming.

The Maryland Small Business and Technology Development Center Central Region is offering a class on the basics of developing a website that will increase sales for your business, Thursday, Feb. 21, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, 9250 Bendix Road, North, in Columbia.

With respect to liquor licenses, The state of Maryland is pushing in one direction, and Baltimore in another.

New York NAACP has a conflict of interest over city beverage ban

With the aid of a town small business loan, a new cookie bakery and store will be opening up on Bel Air's Main Street in the next few months.

Baltimore city agencies previously attacked energy costs with a series of loosely connected programs funded by a patchwork of grants. But in several months Baltimore will receive its first infusion from a three-year, $52.9 million award for energy innovation, and the process of winning that money transformed scattered programs into what the city thinks will be a much broader and more effective effort.

Louise Johnson of West Baltimore has held a presidential inaugural ball for "regular folks" and well-known leaders in Maryland's African American community since 1977.

Die-hard Ravens fans, Brett Birkmire, Rich Schwartz, Matt Sochurek and Ed Wienecke flew out to Denver for last Saturday's game.

After being elected by a unanimous vote on Jan. 7, 1st District Councilman Tom Quirk has quite a to-do list for 2013 in his first term as chairman of the Baltimore County Council.

A Baltimore Health Department proposal to eliminate liquor stores in residential areas through an update of its zoning code is a promising idea, but the city should do more to help affected merchants.

Plans for new year presented at Jan. 10 event

Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. surveys the political landscape, from the fiscal cliff to immigration to Benghazi

Now that Brenda McKenzie, a economic development officer from Boston, has taken on the title of president and CEO, she faces the same challenge Brodie confronted 17 years ago: What should the BDC's priorities be and what are the best ways to achieve them?

In recent weeks, Jared Littmann's been studying Annapolis government, Council issues and the city budget, and meeting with officials. Those who know him say his background, business ownership, environmental concerns will be good for the Council.

Peter Morici says high-regulation, low-growth policies will keep economy stagnant in 2013

Robert Ehrlich says health care reform will bring higher taxes, bigger budgets and less choice

Talent and drive have been the tools of Monica Williams' transition from educator to business owner.

Maryland's second-in-command on economic development matters will step into the top job in January when the current secretary leaves for the private sector, state officials announced Wednesday.

Concerns about cutbacks in defense spending notwithstanding, there are plenty of business opportunities on the horizon connected to activities at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Last week, more than 1,100 business and economic development representatives from across the country attended the proving ground's first installation-wide Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry, where APG commands presented more than 180 potential contracts worth an estimated $19.5 billion over the next five years.

The Senate should pass a moratorium on increases in wireless service taxes.

The Town of Bel Air has been awarded a $175,000 state Community Legacy Program grant to be used for the installation of infrastructure in the 1950s era cinder block garages at the rear of the Bel Air Reckord Armory on Main Street.

Congress must take action to level the sales tax playing field

This past Saturday marked the third year for the Small Business Saturday initiative and, if these Bel Air businesses are any indication, the shop local movement has grown even larger than expected.

New Bel Air Liquors store honored for its green initiatives

Corradetti Glass blowing Studio and Gallery in Woodberry holds a holiday ornament-making workshop as part of Small Business Saturday.

Small Business Saturday is just the event, say area small businesses, retailers and boutique clothing stores to bring in customers the day after Black Friday. Among them are Corradetti glass-blowing studio in the Woodberry area, which will hold a Christmas ornament making workshop for families.

Bob Ehrlich offers a 20-point platform of losing positions for the next GOP nominee.

Howard County results mirrored those found at the state level, with 59 percent of voters statewide saying they supported the law, but only 30 percent of voters saying the knew "a lot" about the law.

Raising taxes on small businesses, as President Obama insists on doing, will mean fewer jobs

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is launching a micro-loan fund for small businesses in Baltimore, to help them hire and stabilize their businesses.

With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday just days away, small business owners in Laurel are hoping that shoppers will head the call to shop local.

Many small businesses would be hurt by extending sales taxes to the Internet.

Hampden Column

Forty percent of Maryland workers — nearly 820,000 people — have no option to take time off with pay if they're ill, according to estimates from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Now three Baltimore groups that advocate for workers are launching a campaign to make paid leave mandatory in the state, calling it a public health issue as well as a matter of basic fairness.

In a letter to the editor of the Laurel Leader, a Laurel Board of Trade member thanks community agencies and individuals who helped with this year's Frank and Gail's Farmers Market and Bazaar.

The $113.5 million that Exelon Corp. agreed to make available for innovative projects — a condition of regulatory approval for its purchase of Constellation Energy — was awarded Thursday to groups planning to help low-income customers, small businesses and others decrease their energy bills.

Four years ago, he was the candidate of change. This time around, even in reliably Democratic Maryland, President Barack Obama had to stave off voters who wanted to oust him in the name of change even as the state a whole voted to re-elect him.

Baltimore Sun reporters stationed across Maryland provide live updates on Election Day.

Like the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins should invest in neighborhood revitalization

An audit of Maryland's video lottery terminal program found the state had not yet implemented a way to direct proceeds to the state's small business community, as intended by a 2008 law.