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Strive Baltimore job training program uses formula based on tough love
It was orientation day for the 158th class of the Strive Baltimore employment training program. The 51 people who showed up seeking help finding jobs were reluctant to speak. Many were forced to move forward from the back row. Several walked out after the teacher singled them out for lateness or improper dress. When asked […]
Strive participants often have histories of drug abuse, criminal activity, homelessness
Harold Ghee knew he had to grow up when his 13- and 8-year-old daughters told him they were tired of only seeing him during brief visits to prison. “I’ve been there for birthdays and holidays. Every time they come to see me, when it’s time to leave, they [would] break down crying,” said Ghee, 31, […]
United Workers protest Cordish’s $3M rent break
Protesters for workers’ rights advocacy group United Workers picketed outside of the Baltimore Development Corp. office Wednesday to oppose a $3 million rent break that real estate developer The Cordish Cos. asked BDC for in exchange for making improvements to the historic Power Plant building in the Inner Harbor. About 15 picketers demanded transparency and […]
Columbia’s CapellaTax Network provides alternative to ‘big box’ tax firms
Larry Devitt saw a need that was unfulfilled and took a risk, leaving a steady job for life as an entrepreneur. Devitt launched CapellaTax Network in April, a pre-paid tax preparation service that gives employees access to a certified public accountant year-round for $312. It is, he said, an alternative to “the big-box tax firms” […]
Maryland foreclosures fall, but news isn’t good
Foreclosures on Maryland properties in the first half of this year fell more than 68 percent compared with the corresponding period in 2010, an extreme example of a nationwide trend, foreclosure listing company RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. But the decline, which resulted from delays in foreclosure processing, may not be good news for homeowners, instead […]
Hanover-based Conmed Healthcare sold for $57.2M
Conmed Healthcare Management Inc., a Hanover-based company that provides health care services to detention centers, agreed to be acquired by privately held Ayelet Investments LLC for $57.2 million, Conmed announced Tuesday. Conmed shareholders will receive $3.85 per share, about 8 percent more than Monday’s closing price of $3.56. The company’s shares gained 22 cents, or […]
Baltimore Grand Prix traffic plans take shape
While the Baltimore Grand Prix will bring high-speed traffic to streets near the Inner Harbor on Labor Day weekend, traffic near the race course during and leading up to the event may be more stop than go for many drivers. The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced Monday its plan for road closures and traffic […]
Environmental group wants more electric cars, higher fuel standards
Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center said Wednesday it wants Marylanders to reduce their oil consumption by 1 billion gallons by 2030 by relying more on electric cars and public transportation. The advocacy organization released a plan Wednesday that also calls on the federal government to set higher fuel efficiency standards to help reach that […]
Radio station WVIE drops sports for all news
Radio station WVIE (1370 AM) has dropped its sports talk format in favor of all-day news programming. The network, which until Friday was home to Fox Sports Radio, provides 12-hour-per-day coverage from America’s Radio News, a news service based in Alexandria, Va. The new format, which started Monday, features national, international and local news, as […]
Live Nation sued over service fees on tickets in Baltimore
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its local licensee alleging that the ticket agencies have been illegally charging customers high service fees despite not being licensed to sell tickets in Baltimore City. “Among other things, Defendants used their dominating market position in the business of ticket sales to […]
Jacksonville resident laments cost to farm despite $60M in damages
Another verdict may have come down against Exxon Mobil Corp. for a 2006 gasoline leak that contaminated the water supply for many Jacksonville residents, but for those affected, the five-year ordeal is far from over. Hans Wilhelmsen, who lives with his wife and two young sons on a 70-acre farm in Baltimore County just over […]
O’Malley touts life sciences at opening of BIO Convention
WASHINGTON — Gov. Martin O’Malley used Tuesday’s opening of the BIO International Convention to release a report that shows that the life sciences accounted for one-third of all job gains in Maryland between 2002 and 2010. The report, authored by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, also said the life science industry makes […]
