Network equipment maker Ciena Corp. reported a smaller net loss Thursday for its fiscal fourth quarter, helped by higher revenue and lower operating expenses. President and CEO Gary Smith said Linthicum-based Ciena is gaining market share amid the economic downturn. ...

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LINTHICUM — A travel agency and BWI airport say weekly charter flights between Maryland and Cuba will begin next year. Island Travel & Tours Ltd., along with its partner, Sky King Inc. will offer weekly charter service beginning March 21. ...

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Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday it will eliminate 800 jobs from its Linthicum-based Electronics Systems sector, with the majority of the job losses occurring in Maryland. The Electronics Systems division has 7,625 employees in Maryland in facilities at Linthicum, Sykesville, ...

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Ciena Corp. of Linthicum, a manufacturer of fiber-optic network equipment, announced it has been selected by Russian carrier GlobalNet for the upgrade of its metro optical network, based on Ciena’s 4200 Advanced Services Platform, to provide additional capacity and flexibility ...

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LINTHICUM — A man walked out of the woods near a construction site on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and tapped on the back window of a contractor’s vehicle with a gun, then hit the windshield with a hammer before fleeing, authorities ...

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Shares of network equipment maker Ciena Corp. fell sharply Wednesday after it reported a larger loss and lower revenue than Wall Street expected, coupled with a disappointing forecast for the current quarter. The shares fell $3.92, or nearly 16.2 percent, ...

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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says it plans to lay off about 200 employees, mostly in the Baltimore region. Company spokesman Jack Martin Jr. said Friday that most layoffs will be at four Baltimore-area locations: the Electronic Systems division’s Linthicum headquarters ...

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Shares of Ciena Corp. fell nearly 10 percent Monday after the communications equipment provider said it posted a $79.1 million loss in the first quarter. The Linthicum-based company’s shares lost $2.83, or 9.8 percent, to close at $25.98 in Nasdaq ...

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LINTHICUM — First Mariner Bancorp CEO Edwin Hale has pleaded guilty to interfering with security at BWI-Marshall Airport after a loaded handgun was found in his luggage at a checkpoint. Prosecutors say an Anne Arundel County District Court judge gave ...

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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport plans to close two main runways over a weekend next September to repave a critical intersection. The airport plans to close the runways from 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 to 5 a.m. the following ...

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