(Bloomberg) Northrop Grumman Corp., the maker of Global Hawk drones, topped analysts’ profit estimates in the second quarter and boosted its full-year forecast. Net income rose 4.7 percent to $511 million, or $2.37 a share, in the quarter, from $488 ...

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Maryland schools and education officials got good marks for implementing effective systems to collect and analyze student and teacher data, according to a new report by a national group that urges using data to improve student performance and workforce preparedness.

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FREDERICK — A 10-county partnership is lobbying state lawmakers on behalf of rural Maryland. The Frederick News Post reports that the Maryland Rural Counties Coalition’s first report shows the group spent $27,500 on lobbyists and $8,578 hosting events for lawmakers ...

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It’s a tumultuous time for The Dolan Company the Minneapolis-based parent of The Daily Record, which on Thursday announced a net loss of $140.4 million, or $4.62 per share, during the second quarter.

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An environmental advocacy group is crying foul over a report commissioned by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that it says shows the state is readying regulations to allow hydraulic fracturing. State officials say there’s nothing to see here.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The job growth suggests a stronger economy and makes it more likely the Federal Reserve will slow its bond ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Wells Fargo report says Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia are the most vulnerable to looming and widespread federal budget cuts. The report released Monday examines states that would feel the most pain from $85 billion ...

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Maryland’s economic development agency uses more resources to market the state than it does to develop the state’s job market, according to a report by an anti-tax group that is frequently critical of the O’Malley administration’s business acumen.

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The Maryland Office of the Public Defender has been providing representation since June to all defendants seeking counsel in their bail review hearings. But a Justice Policy Institute report released last month on the bail system in Baltimore found the ...

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A surge in direct marketing sales led a 12.7 percent jump in net income for Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., which earned $23.2 million in the second quarter.

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