Are you a man between the ages of 50-59? You could be more likely than most to be a victim of cybercrime in Maryland, according to data compiled by OpenVPN, an open source virtual private network protocol. Last year, according ...

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University of Maryland, College Park, startup MF Fire received the first investment form the University System of Maryland’s Maryland Momentum Fund, the system announced Thursday. MF Fire will receive $192,500 from the momentum fund as part of an initial funding ...

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Vent Coffee Roasters, a Baltimore business owned by longtime barista and coffee professional Sarah Walker, will open its first brick-and-mortar café and espresso bar inside Union Collective by early spring 2018.  Leasing 1,900 square feet for a small-batch roaster and a full coffee and espresso bar with seats for 40 to 45 people, Vent will offer traditional espresso drinks, Nitro Cold Brew on ...

Barcoding, Inc., a fast-growing company that aims to improve supply chain efficiency, Wednesday announced plans to move its corporate office to 3840 Bank St. in Highlandtown by the end of 2018. The 31,000-square-foot building in Highlandtown is less than two ...

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A cause for concern for Maryland private colleges and universities could have been alleviated Monday evening by an amendment to the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Originally, the proposed tax plan would have put a 1.4 percent excise tax ...

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Maryland telemedicine startup emocha reached an agreement with Dallas-based Pathway Healthcare that will bring its technology for treating opioid use disorder into a private setting for the first time. Through emocha’s app, patients can remotely take doses of buprenorphine, used ...

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Twenty Baltimore-area companies Wednesday night were named winners of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 14th Annual Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards. The awards, presented during ceremonies honoring minority and women-owned firms for business achievement and others for their efforts to strengthen minority business development, ...

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Salisbury University’s Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition will continue through 2024 after the school received a $1 million contribution to keep the program for another five years. The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation provided the $1 million gift. ...

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Harford Community College will open its campus to the community this Saturday as it celebrates its 60th Anniversary. The inaugural Harford Fest will feature a family festival with activities, face painting, and music, including a Bee Gees tribute band. Festival-goers ...

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Six finalists will compete Wednesday in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation’s (TEDCO) first ever Incubation Challenge. TrajectoryNext, FounderTrac, Anchor Ventures, the LaunchPort Accelerator and two untitled collaborations will pitch their ideas Wednesday at TEDCO’s annual Entrepreneur Expo at the Hilton ...

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