The Baltimore Museum of Art on Friday announced a gift of $3.5 million from Baltimore-based philanthropists Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown to endow the position of chief curator at the museum. The Browns’ support and advocacy for the BMA spans more ...
Read More »Natixis named exclusive financial adviser of Md. offshore wind project
Natixis Securities Americas LLC, in conjunction with US Wind Inc., a subsidiary of Italy-based construction and engineering company Toto Holdings SpA., announced Friday US Wind has appointed Natixis as the sole and exclusive financial adviser for its 268.8-Megawatt Maryland offshore ...
Read More »Weis Markets announces quarterly dividend
The board of directors of Weis Markets Inc., which operates 55 stores in Maryland, declared a quarterly dividend of $.31 per share to shareholders of record as of Feb. 19, payable on March 5. Founded in 1912, Weis Markets is a mid-Atlantic food retailer ...
Read More »Legg Mason launches new actively-managed short duration income ETF
Baltimore-based asset management firm Legg Mason on Friday launched its newest actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF), the Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF. A short-duration fixed-income strategy for up to three years, WINC seeks to generate current income via ...
Read More »Legislators seek reforms for USM Board of Regents
Maryland legislators want to reform the University System of Maryland Board of Regents after last fall’s chaos surrounding the University of Maryland, College Park football program led to changes on the board and on campus. Bills in the Senate and ...
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Read More »Excited crowd packs Hotel Indigo for Path to Excellence networking series
More than 150 people attended the first 2019 Path to Excellence Networking Series event Feb. 5 at Hotel Indigo in Baltimore. The event helped launch The Daily Record’s new Women Who Lead brand along with the latest issue of the ...
Read More »BB&T, SunTrust merger would create Maryland’s second-largest bank
A merger between BB&T and SunTrust banks is likely to create the second-largest bank in Maryland; the two combine for more than $20 billion in deposits in the state. The two southern regional banks BB&T and SunTrust are combining in ...
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Read More »AURP launches HQ2, names Darmody CEO
The Association of University Research Parks (AURP), a professional association of university-related research and science parks, announced Thursday it opened a new office at the UMD Discovery District and named longtime University of Maryland administrator Brian Darmody as its first ...
Read More »McDaniel College president to serve on 2 national boards
McDaniel College President Roger N. Casey has been appointed to serve on two national boards for higher education. He has been elected as both vice chair of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and to the Board ...
Read More »Loyola Sellinger School to offer free tax preparation services
Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business will offer free tax preparation services to qualifying families in the Baltimore community through its Loyola Clinical Centers, 5911 York Road in Belvedere Square. IRS-certified student volunteers from Loyola will file and prepare ...
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