The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation will be one of five organizations nationwide to participate in a new program to better equity and diversity standards and practices within economic development organizations. The program, called the Equity Communities initiative, is being ...

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Equality and inclusion are front and center in the Baltimore Development Corporation’s latest economic development plan, which is currently accepting public feedback. 

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After the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020, many residents, organizations and businesses began taking a closer, deeper look at racial and economic injustice. Though many have been making contributions for a number of ...

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Towson University has decided to remove the names of slave owners from two dormitories after a vote by the University System of Maryland board of regents allowing the school to rename them.

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Legg Mason Inc. said total assets under management at the end of June were 2 percent higher than in June 2012.

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Pixelligent Technologies LLC, of Baltimore, a manufacturer of high-quality nanomaterials, composed of extremely small particles used in the electronics, semiconductor and industrial sectors, said it has closed on $5.1 million in new equity funding from a group of investors led by the Abell Foundation of Baltimore.

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As banks and thrifts in Maryland continue to recover from the recession, some are carrying a legacy of tougher times in the form of severe enforcement actions from regulators that set capital goals, outline lending behaviors and require management changes. ...

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The Federal Reserve spoke. The markets listened. And mortgage rates took another nosedive. Yes, mortgage rates have moved to another low point after the Fed on Wednesday basically said that the tough economic times are going to stick around for ...

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As the federal government begins to grapple with the new reality that there are limitations on how much money our nation can borrow, we are starting to examine possible changes to the tax code, as well as how our tax ...

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WASHINGTON — Falling U.S. home prices have shrunk equity so much that the proportion of their homes that Americans actually own is near its lowest point since World War II. Average home equity plunged from more than 61 percent at ...

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