A legislative audit has faulted the state Department of Business and Economic Development in four areas, and a sweet shop in Annapolis opened just in time for Valentine’s Day. Those stories and more in this week’s business top 5. 1. ...

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A legislative audit released Tuesday found that the state’s Department of Business and Economic Development was deficient in four areas, including one that was pointed out in a 2008 report. The Department of Legislative Services started its audit in October ...

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Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort, the state-owned hotel, conference center and golf course property in Western Maryland, is $66 million in the hole and that debt has played a central role in efforts to find a casino developer to ...

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Watch out, Brooklyn bagels are coming to Pikesville. The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. will soon open Maryland’s first location in 2,865 square feet of space in Hooks Village at 25 Hooks Lane. Known for its bagels made with the ...

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A Maryland agency has chosen a group to oversee the auction of tax credits to raise up to $70 million to help start-up companies in the state. The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development said Thursday that the Grant ...

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Robert L. Higgins plucked four coins from a refrigerator-size safe in the basement of the Baltimore Convention Center and fanned out a small fortune in his hands. While the face value of the coins would be just enough to buy ...

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More than one-quarter of Maryland residents have founded or co-founded a new business, according to a survey on entrepreneurialism released Friday by the state’s economic development arm. The results of the study will serve as a foundation for the Department ...

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Canadian firm plans hiring on Shore A Canadian natural foods company plans to hire up to 100 workers for its new manufacturing facility in Cambridge, the state Department of Business and Economic Development announced Monday. Protenergy Natural Foods Corp. bought ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley, talking to reporters via Skype from India’s financial capital of Mumbai, on Tuesday strongly defended his six-day trade mission to the subcontinent. “It would be economically irresponsible for us not to be engaged with India,” ...

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Maryland businesses signed four deals with Indian counterparts shortly after arriving in the country as part of a trade mission headed by Gov. Martin O’Malley, the governor’s office announced Monday. The initiatives range from a highway engineering contract for a ...

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