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Mike Gill is bullish on bringing a Fortune 500...

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The Maryland Department of Commerce wants to bring at least one Fortune 500 company to Maryland within the next two years, shifting gears from a primary focus of retaining businesses in the state. Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill likes to talk about “growth through retention,” but he believes now is the time to bring a Fortune 500 company to the state, specifically mentioning Baltimore as an ideal location. The city been without a Fortune 500 company since Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) acquired Constellation…

Cheap Butterball turkeys at BJ's Wholesale Club...

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Get cheap Butterball turkeys at BJ’s Wholesale Club.

Bag 10-14 pound premium frozen birds for 89-cents a pound through Nov. 12. The limit is two per customers.

If you’re not a member, BJ’s is offering a free 90-day membership with a coupon valid through Dec. 31. There is no surcharge with the…

Here are the five highest-paid state employees

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Paula Palladino, clinical director of the Behavioral Health Administration at the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, is the highest-paid state employee when excluding university employees. Palladino will bring home $350,000 this year. That’s a jump from No. 1 on this List in 2014, when Paul J. Wiedefeld, executive director of the Maryland Aviation Administration, made $274,793. The BBJ did not publish a list of the highest-paid state employees in 2015. Wiedefeld’s position is currently held…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Friday! Expect sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s. Here are eight things to know as you prepare for the weekend. • The school bus driver involved in Tuesday’s fatal Southwest Baltimore crazy was not authorized to drive a commercial vehicle because his medical exam certificate expired. [WBAL-TV] • Aside from the mayoral and City Council races, Baltimore voters will also see 10 important questions on the ballot when they vote Tuesday. Here’s a preview. [The Afro] • More than…

Brown Craig Turner acquires assets of DDG

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Two leading Baltimore architecture and design firms are now one. Brown Craig Turner Architects has acquired the assets of the Development Design Group Inc. in a speedy transaction that started in early September and ended this week with 28 DDG employees moving into new offices at 100 N. Charles St. Brown Craig Turner’s Principal Bryce Turner will serve as chairman of the newly welded company, to be known officially as DDG BCT LLC. It will employ 75 people. The deal was on the fast track to minimize…

Sparrows Point redevelopment expected to create...

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A study released Thursday evening showed that the redevelopment of Sparrows Point into an international trade hub will result in a total of 17,000 new jobs over the coming 10 years. The economic impact study was conducted by the local Sage Policy Group for Tradepoint Atlantic, the new owners of the 3,100-acre former industrial site in Dundalk. In it, the researchers concluded that when the old steel mill site is fully rebuilt and refitted with commerce based on the deep water port, rail lines and…

How many people are using Baltimore bike share —...

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More than 1,100 people have used the city’s bike share program in its first week. The figure breaks down to an average of about 160 riders per day. Riders have traveled a total of 1,400 miles in seven days as of 2:15 p.m. Thursday, according to data from the city. Initial data also shows that the Inner Harbor Visitor Center, Cross Street Market and the National Aquarium Baltimore are the three most popular locations for riders to check out and return bikes to. Numbers regarding bike share usage…

Spotlighters Theatre enters deal to move to old...

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Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre has signed an agreement to move from its current home in Mount Vernon to the former site of the historic Read’s Drug Store on Howard Street. The theater group has entered into an exclusive negotiating privilege with the Baltimore Development Corp. to build the Audrey Herman Community Arts Center at 123 N. Howard St. The $11 million project, on downtown’s west side, is named after the late actress Audrey Herman, Spotlighters’ founder. Spotlighters’ new 21,300-square-foot…

HomeSlyce owner taking over adjacent Mount Vernon...

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Local pizza restaurant chain HomeSlyce is looking to expand its Mount Vernon location by taking over the former David and Dad’s Cafe space next door. Documents filed with the Baltimore City Liquor Board for the Nov. 10 meeting state the restaurant, which also has locations in Federal Hill, Canton and Columbia, wants to expand the restaurant’s premise by occupying 334 N. Charles St. next door to the pizza bar’s 336 N. Charles St. location. Owner Haluk Kantar confirmed in an email the restaurant…

Knott Realty leasing new spec building near Social...

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A new 58,000-square-foot office building near the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services complex and the Social Security Administration headquarters is seeking tenants. The building was built on speculation by the Knott Realty Group. It is located in the Rolling Run Technology Park at 2270 Rolling Run Dr. in western Baltimore County. Construction began in the spring. It has 16-foot ceilings and options to create private office entry ways. Mullan Contracting Co. was the general contractor. The…