Tiger Woods and Howard Schultz, change agents
The Masters — a tradition unlike any other — started Thursday. I’m a casual golf fan at best, but have been intrigued by all the chatter surrounding Tiger Woods in the run up to the first tee time. Not just the “will he win?” questions, which are dominating the sports talk. I’m more interested in […]
Maryland’s business ranking slips, but so does Va.’s
Maryland slid two places this year in the Forbes ranking of the “Best States for Businesses and Careers.” The ol’ line state is still in the top 15 nationwide, however, sitting in the 14th spot after holding No. 12 last year. This year, however, the schadenfreude can flow both ways across the Potomac, as Virginia, […]
Forbes: Ravens’ value down, but less than NFL average
The average value for NFL teams has fallen for the first time since Forbes began keeping track in 1998. The value of the Baltimore Ravens fell 1 percent, to $1.07 billion, but the team climbed three places — to eighth — on the list. The magazine released its annual ranking of NFL team values Wednesday, […]
Baltimore’s only billionaire
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti’s still got it. In this week’s Forbes Magazine rankings of the world’s billionaires, the Baltimore businessman came in at No. 601. t Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:”ITCCentury Book”; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 [...]