TORONTO — Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Monday that it is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years. RIM said that Karima Bawa had been in discussions about ...

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Frederick Bealefeld III, Baltimore’s police commissioner for five years who battled “bad guys with guns” in fighting crime in a violent city, is retiring Aug. 1, the mayor said Thursday. Bealefeld, 49, decided now was the right time for him ...

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Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley said Monday she is stepping down effective July 1 after a 25-year career in state government. Swaim-Staley was appointed in September 2009 by Gov. Martin O’Malley to oversee the department’s $3.8 billion ...

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BETHESDA — Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday that CEO Bob Stevens plans to step down and that its president and chief operating officer, Chris Kubasik, will take on the role at the start of the new year. The announcement came ...

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As tax time approaches and you are gathering information for your tax preparer, it is a good time to visit or revisit your estate plan. A common misconception is that estate plans are reserved for the ultra-wealthy and that most ...

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Safeway and Giant Food workers in the Baltimore-Washington region have approved a new contract with wage increases. The United Food and Commercial Workers announced approval Tuesday of the agreement that also maintains key benefits and strengthens retirement security. The new ...

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The best thing about the Walters Art Museum, according to Gary Vikan, is a Saturday afternoon. “You just stand in that lobby and watch parents and children and young couples, African Americans, Hispanics — this is what a museum should ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Officials from the State Pension and Retirement System disagree with the potential cost savings that could come from firing Wall Street managers touted by an independent analyst at a budget hearing last week. Jeff Hooke of the Maryland ...

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The latest developments stemming from the Court of Appeals’ counsel-at-bail ruling were both among the most-read legal stories of the week. Days after a House Judiciary Committee appeared poised to undo the Court of Appeals’ decision, the top court said ...

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is estimated that Americans will change jobs about 11 times between the ages of 18 and 42. A lot of these job changes will create a financial decision to be made ...

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