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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Friday announced a volunteer program available for the company’s licensed clinicians in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This initiative offers CareFirst employees, who are licensed nurses and behavioral health practitioners, the opportunity to volunteer their time, ...

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Local unions want tight oversight of funds and increased benefits for their members as Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package Friday aimed at bolstering an economy pummeled by the COVID-19 outbreak. Unions, such as 32BJ SEIU, which represents property ...

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The NiSource Charitable Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by NiSource Inc., Friday announced it has committed to $1 million in donations to provide coronavirus (COVID-19) relief support across Maryland and its seven-state service territory. Funds will be distributed to local chapters of ...

Nine Maryland community colleges Friday launched the Maryland Community Colleges Jobs Consortium website, a resource for Maryland employers seeking job-ready talent. Employers posting jobs at CollegeCentral.com/mdccjobs, powered by the College Central Network, can now reach tens of thousands of job ...

Stocks are lower Friday on Wall Street, erasing part of a huge rally over the past three days.

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The Harford County Department of Procurement will be broadcasting bid openings publicly via Webex on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. until further notice, officials announced Friday. The change was necessary because of statewide restrictions on public gatherings and to slow the ...

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In response to the coronavirus outbreak, The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) will open a day care center to provide child care services to Maryland’s first responders and essential personnel beginning March 30. MSB’s Pre-School and Early Learning Center, at ...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) Friday announced financial flexibility for members and groups that are experiencing economic hardship. Customers can request a deferral of up to two months of premium with due amounts carried forward with no interest or penalty. The ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Friday announced $4 million in emergency grant funding as its initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis. The emergency grants will support current grantees that are providing vital services within their communities ...

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Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price announced Friday it has donated more than 130,000 N95 masks to health care providers in Maryland and Colorado to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks were given to Johns Hopkins Hospital and ...

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