Baltimore Checkbook

Van Hollen captures Barbara Mikulski's Senate seat

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Talk about having tough shoes to fill. U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Montgomery County Democrat, handily defeated Republican Kathy Szeliga with about 61 percent of the vote in a race to take over U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s seat. Now comes the hard part. He has to replace Mikulski, a Baltimore native who was one of the city’s biggest advocates, when she retires after 30 years on the job. Van Hollen’s soon-to-be Senate colleague isn’t worried. “We’re going to miss Barbara Mikulski, but Chris Van…

Catherine Pugh is Baltimore's next mayor

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Catherine Pugh will become the 50th mayor of Baltimore, staving off a write-in bid from former Mayor Sheila Dixon. Pugh, a Democrat, held 57.5 percent of the votes as of 10:25 p.m. Write-in votes accounted for 22.9 percent. “Everybody knows you don’t get to these positions by yourself,” Pugh said during a victory speech Tuesday night, flanked by U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, City Councilman Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. “Let me know tell you why this is important,…

Have a divided post-election workplace? Here's how...

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And the 45th president of the United States is… Whichever name appears at the end of this sentence will never please everyone. But given the exceptional divisiveness of this presidential election, the backlash will perhaps be greater — and longer lasting — than in the past. For employers, experts say that can mean limiting political discussion in the workplace and, if necessary, coming up with a plan to cool down conflicts between employes. In the District, employers walk a line between two…

You're not the only one sick of hearing about the...

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In the Order & Chaos coffee shop, a new election candidate has emerged. A framed drawing of an Americano, a style of coffee made with espresso, hangs on a glass window in the Locust Point shop between animated portraits of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Small text beside the images urge viewers to text in a vote for their favorite “candidate” — the Americano among them. The coffee shop, which connects to advertising agency Planit, is also celebrating election day by promising a free Americano…

Osiris Therapeutics offers first glimpse into its...

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Osiris Therapeutics Inc. stock soared more than 20 percent Tuesday morning after it gave the first glimpse into its balance sheet since last year. The publicly traded Columbia biotech has not filed a financial report since last November, when it reported a $685,000 loss in the third quarter of 2015. Osiris began reviewing its 2014 and 2015 financial statements after its auditor resigned last December. The statements became the subject of federal investigations. At issue are the firm’s internal controls…

Find out our next president at one of these...

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Election Day is finally here after American voters endured months and months of speculation, analysis and unconventional debates. At 8 p.m., the polls close and our part as voters will be complete. But the night is not over then. The past two presidential elections have been called between 11 p.m. and midnight, which means voters have about three to four hours of more speculation and analysis. So why not take it in with others? As the national and local election results roll in, several spots around…

Voting today? The lines are long — and rather...

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A presidential election that saw Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump not holding back much of anything in debates and campaigning was followed by a relatively guarded voting base this morning in Baltimore. Voter turnout was positive when polls opened, with locations such as the Steadman Fire Station on South Eutaw Street having about a 45-minute wait from getting in line until turning in the ballot. And while the buildup to the election saw people being quite decisive in choosing sides, several voters…

Why a New York firm wants to sell the Lanham...

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New York-based Cohen Equities is seeking buyers for a 12-story Lanham office building it bought a little more than a year ago, and it has education-technology firm 2U Inc. to thank for what it hopes will be a quick turnaround time for the real estate. The company bought 7900 Harkins Road for $20.3 million in August 2015 after CSC moved out as its full-building tenant. A little more than six months later, with the aid of Maryland and Prince George’s County incentives, the developer landed 2U (NASDAQ:…

8 things you need to know on Election Day (Video)

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Good morning, it’s finally Election Day. After months of campaigning, debating and overblown stories, it’s finally time for Americans to head to the polls. Besides the presidential election, states across the country have governorships, Senate and House seats and other local positions up for grabs — including the mayorship in Baltimore. Most major prediction outlets are calling a win for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential race. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight pegs her chances at 72 percent,…

Harbor Bank plots incubator to support minority...

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Harbor Bank of Maryland plans to open a new downtown coworking space to support local African-American entrepreneurs and startups. The bank is using a vacant floor in its headquarters building at 25 W. Fayette St. for the project that will serve as part-incubator/accelerator and part-community development hub, said Calvin Young, vice president of Harbor Bank’s Community Development Corp. The space will be geared toward helping the firms grow by providing small business advisory services and facilitating…