Leonard J. Howie III, an experienced manager who has worked in high administrative capacities at several Maryland executive-branch agencies, has been appointed secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation by Gov. Martin O’Malley. He will take over the ...

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ROCKVILLE — Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences says it will be cutting 114 jobs. The company told state regulators that it was undergoing an internal restructuring that will lead to the cuts at the end of October. British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline ...

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Francis X. (Frank) Pugh, a legend in the Maryland Attorney General’s Office for more than 30 years, died on July 17. Everyone who knew Frank Pugh feels the loss. To say Frank’s name is to remember his smile and to ...

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Four years ago, the city of Baltimore filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo, contending that the city had lost property tax revenue amid a rising demand for municipal services because of foreclosures caused by the bank’s discriminatory lending practices.

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RG Steel LLC told Maryland’s labor department Thursday that it will lay off almost 2,000 employees starting June 4, as the company idles operations at its Sparrows Point steel mill. Of the 1,975 employees who will be laid off, 1,714 ...

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About 720 workers at the Sparrows Point steel mill will be laid off until early March, according to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. New owner RG Steel LLC informed the department’s unemployment insurance division of the furloughs ...

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Redistricting plan approved Gov. Martin O’Malley signed his congressional redistricting plan Thursday, shortly after the state Senate took a final vote to correct typographical errors in the bill. The Senate first approved the plan Tuesday, and the House of Delegates approved ...

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Personal information about licenses and unemployment — including names, addresses, birth dates, credit card and Social Security numbers — was left relatively unguarded on computers at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and may have been targeted for fraud, ...

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The Maryland Jockey Club and Penn National Gaming Inc. will turn to an independent arbitrator to craft a simulcast arrangement for Rosecroft Raceway after the two sides missed another deadline Saturday. The deal, which would allow the long-struggling harness track ...

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Since 2008, the number of appraisers in Maryland has dropped 42 percent as the industry has been hit hard by bank failures, litigation over their role in bad mortgages and changes that have cut the fees they receive for work. ...

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