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Johns Hopkins University and the family of Henrietta Lacks say a new building on the school's campus in East Baltimore will be named after the woman whose cells were taken without her consent and widely used in revolutionary research.

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Maryland startups continued a recent hot streak as the state recorded more than $251 million raised across 21 deals during the year’s third quarter, leaving the state in position for one of its strongest years ever. That represents a 35 ...

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The competition for deposits among banks has heated up over the past couple of months as the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates three times this year. While the competition for deposits has encouraged banks to competitively price their products ...

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Baltimore’s office market showed strength in the third quarter despite a slowdown in leasing activity. Reports from various commercial real estate service firms found large move-ins bolstered recent results. The biggest of those moves include Johns Hopkins taking 177,940 square ...

The Baltimore Station, a residential treatment program supporting veterans and others transitioning from homelessness and substance use disorder to self-sufficiency, will now offer expanded workforce development programming to homeless veterans as part of the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Service Intensive ...

Leadiant Biosciences Inc. received Food and Drug Administration approval for Revcovi, its enzyme replacement therapy for a rare genetic immune deficiency.

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Valneva US has received FDA approval for a shorter dosing regimen for its Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine, allowing patients to protect themselves in less time.

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Lanham-based 2U, Inc. received the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award Monday. The honor acknowledges the achievements of businesses and individuals for demonstrating commitment to economic growth and development, community involvement and leadership. With assistance and support from ...

At Hamilton Bank, a Towson-based financial institution with seven branches, cybersecurity used to be one employee’s part-time job a few years ago and an outside security company would come in every three years for a couple of days to check ...

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The rapid rise of mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payment options could one day make checks obsolete, while cash will always be king, according to bank representatives. Venmo, Popmoney, Zelle, Cash App and other convenient P2P options are also a relatively new ...

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