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For Md. young adults, summer jobs, internships a casualty of coronavirus
Historically high unemployment rates triggered by the coronavirus pandemic are taking a toll on summer jobs for teens and young Marylanders. Maryland’s local governments and their partner organizations are adjusting […]
Maryland company, 2 partners, get $34.6M to fight COVID-19
A Gaithersburg-based global life sciences company announced Wednesday it will partner with two other organizations to work on a preventative COVID-19 product after receiving $34.6 million from the U.S. […]
Md. businesses, employees caught in the middle on masks
Maryland businesses and their employees find themselves increasingly caught in a battle zone, expected to enforce the governor’s order that store customers wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic even […]
City museums, art groups aim to bring resources to students
A Baltimore-based nonprofit has organized a collaborative effort among the city’s most influential cultural organizations to help students access the arts this summer. Arts Every Day, along with a group […]
Md. to tap $210M from CARES Act to improve remote learning
Maryland schools will receive $210 million to bolster remote learning programs and improve tutoring and rural broadband access as educators and students deal with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Hospital survey results reflect anxiety about noncoronavirus care
More than half of the people surveyed by a Baltimore area hospital said they would be concerned about going to the hospital for care, a result that underscores health experts’ […]
Virtual training program aims to help hospitality industry reopen
A veteran Maryland hospitality industry executive has created an online training platform to help individuals and organizations return to work safely as COVID-19 continues spreading. Mike Haynie, president of The […]
Md.’s crab processing industry, already struggling, faces new threat
Around half of Maryland’s crab processing plants will close permanently if President Donald Trump’s new executive order freezing work visas through 2020 is maintained next year, according to an industry […]
Md. nonprofit urges social entrepreneurs to take on structural racism
A Maryland-based nonprofit focused on meaningful investing and social entrepreneurship is encouraging its alumni to address the problem of structural racism. Four of The Global Good Fund’s former fellows spoke […]
New leader sees broad role for city’s Downtown Partnership
The new president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore says the organization is determined to provide a welcoming environment for shoppers, businesses and residents while still serving as a platform […]
Maryland’s music venues banding together for survival
Maryland’s independent music venues, now in the third month of a shutdown and finding federal stimulus money of little use, are banding together to come up with a survival strategy. […]
Almost 40,000 Marylanders sign up during special insurance enrollment period
Almost 40,000 Marylanders have signed up for health insurance on the state’s exchange during a special enrollment window set up because of the economic shutdown. Officials at the Maryland Health […]
