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Off the Record with Sloane Brown: Marco Ávila, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Mar 24, 2021

Off the Record with Sloane Brown: Marco Ávila, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Marco Ávila joins Sloane Brown to talk about his role as Chairman of the Board/President of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as well as the issues and goals of the Chamber. Marco reveals how he juggles that responsibility with several others.

Last Mile Education Fund gets $500K investment from philanthropist
Mar 24, 2021

Last Mile Education Fund gets $500K investment from philanthropist

The Last Mile Education Fund, which launched a new approach to improving diversity in the tech industry, Wednesday announced a $500,000 investment from philanthropist Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel. The […]

Atlas Restaurant Group expands with new Choptank’s in Annapolis
Mar 24, 2021

Atlas Restaurant Group expands with new Choptank’s in Annapolis

Atlas Restaurant Group Wednesday announced plans to open a second Choptank’s location in Annapolis at 110 Compromise St. Alex Smith, CEO and founder of Atlas Restaurant Group and a former […]

Frisco Taphouse, Reckless Ale merge into new Columbia location
Mar 24, 2021

Frisco Taphouse, Reckless Ale merge into new Columbia location

Frisco Taphouse and Reckless Ale Works, currently neighbors on Dobbin Road in Columbia, Wednesday announced the two are joining forces in a new location. Adam Carton, owner/operator of both Frisco […]

Leap ranks No. 21 on fastest-growing private companies list in DC area
Mar 24, 2021

Leap ranks No. 21 on fastest-growing private companies list in DC area

Inc. magazine Wednesday revealed Columbia-based Leap is ranked No. 21 on its second annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: D.C. Metro list. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents […]

The Carefirst building is shown in Owings Mills in 2002. (File photo)
Mar 24, 2021

CareFirst launches initiative to transform workforce & workplace experience

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a not-for-profit and the largest health care company in the mid-Atlantic region, Wednesday announced the next phase of a reimagined employee and workplace experience strategy. The plan, […]

Lockheed Martin lands $31.9M DARPA weapons system contract
Mar 24, 2021

Lockheed Martin awarded $3.7B to modernize key missile defense mission

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Bethesda-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne to deliver the nation’s most advanced missile […]

Continental Realty lands 27 properties on Top Rated list
Mar 24, 2021

Continental Realty lands 27 properties on Top Rated list

Twenty-seven multifamily communities owned and managed by Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corporation nationwide have earned a “Top Rated Community” ranking in an annual survey sponsored by ApartmentRatings.com. Included in the list […]

Benchmark U.S. 30-year mortgage rises slightly to 2.67%
Mar 24, 2021

February home sales climbed in suburban Md. region, report shows

The number of units sold climbed up in February throughout the suburban Maryland region, according to the Long & Foster Real Estate Market Minute Report. Frederick County had the largest […]

Merritt acquires abandoned GM Whitemarsh property for redevelopment
Mar 24, 2021

Merritt acquires abandoned GM Whitemarsh property for redevelopment

Merritt Properties plans a major redevelopment project at the abandoned General Motors site in White Marsh, a plan that would create hundreds of jobs and reverse what had been one […]

Overstimulated? Stocks soar 75% in historic 12-month run
Mar 23, 2021

Overstimulated? Stocks soar 75% in historic 12-month run

It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs. On March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 […]

Lockheed Martin lands $31.9M DARPA weapons system contract
Mar 23, 2021

Lockheed Martin, Omnispace explore space-based 5G global network

Omnispace LLC and Bethesda-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin Tuesday entered into a strategic interest agreement to explore jointly developing 5G capability from space. The proposed global 5G standards-based non-terrestrial […]