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Labor Dept.: Md. employers cut 7,500 jobs in May
Maryland shed 7,500 jobs in May, as the state posted one of the largest losses in the country for the second month in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.
Only North Carolina and Pennsylvania saw bigger cuts in May, according to the new...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Moody's Corporation, Financially Distressed Companies, Career and Workplace, Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Some big businesses owe millions in city water bills
In Sparrows Point, bankrupt RG Steel's delinquent city water bills have risen from about $3.5 million in 2009 to nearly $7 million today, according to city records. Chemical giant W.R.Grace & Co. owes almost $500,000 — even after recently...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Business, Government, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Carl Stokes
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Sparrows Point steel mill will close in June
The owner of the financially ailing Sparrows Point steel plant is idling operations there, warning 1,975 workers Thursday that they would be laid off starting next month.
The news, the latest casting doubt on the future of the Baltimore County facility,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Unions, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Justice
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Hudson's Corner: $10 million for club land is a lot of money, but it buys peace of mind
It was almost deja vu. Tuesday, May 22 was the annual meeting of the Roland Park Civic League. Many of the same people who spoke at the October 2008, standing-room-only meeting at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, spoke there again: Civic League...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Patterson Park, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Water Tower
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Economist Anirban Basu: Recent signs have not been encouraging
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe willingness of Americans to buy new shoes or even a new bicycle is the kind of economic enthusiasm that has been fueling recent growth in the economy. But a worn sole and a flat tire might be just ahead. Recent sales data in Washington County and...Tags: Industrial Production, Marketing, Consumer Confidence, Labor Markets, Economic Indicator
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Maryland sales tax data indicates local economy is improving
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County’s economy is showing new strength, with household and business spending on the rise for nearly a year, according to a study byTheHerald-Mail. But whether the momentum will continue amid rising economic uncertainties across the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Real Estate, Sales
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Violent spate of city shootings raises concern of crime spike
As the sun waned Tuesday afternoon in Northeast Baltimore, 51-year-old Stephanie Yancey held back tears as she placed flowers, balloons and a teddy bear in front of Sully's Seafood & Subs on Belair Road, across the street from her home.
A day earlier,...Tags: Highlandtown, Patterson Park, Lombard Street, Shootings, Murder
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Sales of luxury goods up after recession
Baltimore residential real estate broker Bonnie Fleck is no stranger to luxury. "I think it might be because my very first car was an Audi," Fleck said when asked why she chooses luxury cars instead of more utilitarian models. She also wants to give...
Tags: Harborplace, Nordstrom, University of Baltimore, Companies and Corporations, J. Crew
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Green jobs economy has hits and misses in Maryland
Dirty, used oil promises to bring some badly needed jobs to Baltimore, one recycling company says. But energy-saving light fixtures aren't proving to be the growth business that another company thought they were — at least not yet.
FCC...Tags: Environmental Issues, Business, Government, Career and Workplace, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Baltimore area's federal agencies a 'growth industry'
Despite budget cuts and anti-government rhetoric in Congress, Maryland officials say the two huge federal agencies based in Woodlawn — which have long helped buoy the region's economy — may be better positioned than others to ride out the...Tags: Medicare, U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin Kamenetz, Howard County, Walmart
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Competing for conventions
If Baltimore manages to build the $900 million convention center expansion and arena proposed for the Inner Harbor, business and civic leaders say, the city will join a growing list of destinations competing to woo lucrative convention business with...Tags: Donald C. Fry, Event Planning, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Inner Harbor, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
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One Baltimore company on Fortune 500 list — for last time
Baltimore made the newest Fortune 500 list by the skin of its teeth — with a company that was based here last year but is now part of an out-of-state concern.
Constellation Energy Group, which merged with Chicago-based Exelon Corp. in March, is No....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fort Meade (military base), Baltimore Hotels, Coventry Health Care Inc., Marriott International Inc.
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