WASHINGTON — A new report from a Washington-based nonprofit says technology and the internet hold the potential for large energy savings by networking homes, buildings, factories, transportation systems and other energy users. The report was released Tuesday by the American ...

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The number of employees at Baltimore asset manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc. increased 4 percent from the end of 2010 to the end of 2011, bringing the company almost back to peak employment levels. The high point for associates ...

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WASHINGTON — A leading House Republican is talking to District of Columbia leaders about easing the height restrictions that have limited buildings in the nation’s capital to about 12 stories for more than a century. Advocates say easing the restrictions ...

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Corporate Office Properties Trust, of Columbia, announced it sold five buildings in the White Marsh area for $19.2 million. The buildings contain approximately 163,000 square feet of space and were 83.2 percent leased as of Dec. 31, 2011. The properties ...

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Pepco Energy Services Inc. of Arlington, Va., a subsidiary of Washington, D.C.-based Pepco Holdings Inc., said it was awarded a $27.6 million comprehensive energy performance and maintenance contract by the Maryland Port Administration. The 13-and-a-half year contract covers 14 buildings ...

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WASHINGTON — Maryland is among the top 10 states nationwide when it comes to energy efficiency according to a new scorecard. The Washington-based American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy says it plans to release the scorecard on Thursday at the ...

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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake sent office workers streaming out of high-rise buildings Tuesday afternoon and clogged Baltimore’s streets with an early rush hour as many decided to call it a day after the tremors began just before 2 p.m. The ...

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