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14-story luxury apartment building at Arundel...

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A 14-story, 233-unit luxury apartment building near Maryland Live casino and the Arundel Mills shopping complex is expected to be complete this summer. The Arundel, an apartment tower under construction by Southern Management Corp., boasts offering a 24-hour attended front desk, private fitness and business centers, a game room and a rooftop hybrid indoor/outdoor club room. The developer is hoping to attract workers from nearby Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, as well…

Under Armour’s first Boston store is a pantheon to...

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At Under Armour’s new Boston store, a “What’s the Record” booth allows patrons to compare their jumping abilities with athletic greats using digital technology — and a trampoline. A giant bust of a male torso with rippling pectoral and abdominal muscles shows off a tight New England Patriots t-shirt. And numerous well-lit action shots of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady — a company endorser — shine down upon shoppers. Under Armour (NYSE: UA), the Baltimore-based sportswear maker, opens…

This company wants to make it easier to manage...

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A Baltimore startup that aims to make managing a family’s health care easy, transparent and more on-demand officially launched its web product and app Thursday. Kristen Valdes left her four-year job with UnitedHealthcare to launch b.well. The company, started last April, offers a platform where users can consolidate all of their own health information — medical histories, medications, physician information, etc. — as well as that of family members. Valdes spent 16 years in the health care industry…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Thursday. It’s going to be warmer again today — temperatures will rise into the 70s this afternoon. It’s going to cool down overnight, though, and return to fall weather tomorrow. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. Today is the last day to vote early in Maryland. Sixty-seven different polling stations are open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. More than 700,000 Marylanders have voted already in the presidential election. Baltimore Sun The identities of the…

T. Rowe Price, Sterling Partners funds lose...

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Texas-based Adeptus Health Inc., which has large investments from Sterling Partners and T. Rowe Price Group Inc., saw its stock price plunge 68 percent in trading Wednesday after an $11.7 million third-quarter loss and questions over its liquidity. Funds associated with private equity firm Sterling Partners as of June held a 23 percent stake in the company. Meanwhile, T. Rowe (NASDAQ: TROW) mutual funds owned a 10.4 percent stake, as of late May, making the two the largest shareholders in the firm. Adeptus…

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Stalking Horse has long been a popular bar stop on busy weekends in Federal Hill, but the team behind the three-story establishment is hoping a renovation to the main floor will bring in a different crowd — diners. Chris Reda, who’s wife Jennifer Reda operates Stalking Horse with partner William McFaul, said the first floor will now be called Whiskey Hill with a bigger focus on the menu and sit-down eating rather than pub food. The team started the renovation at 26 E. Cross St. a few weeks ago…

Howard County General Hospital proposes $40...

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Howard County General Hospital is proposing $40 million construction project that would include revamping parts of its emergency room and adding 40 treatment spaces. A proposed two-story, 36,000-square-foot addition to the Columbia facility would be adjacent to the existing emergency room facing Little Patuxent Parkway and would be completed in late 2018. About 18,000 square feet of the existing hospital space would be renovated. The project would include a new emergency room entrance, triage and…

WOW Air grows European service out of BWI with...

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WOW Air, the low-cost Icelandic airline, is continuing the growth of its U.S. to Europe travel with service to Brussels, Belgium, from six major cities, including Baltimore. The airline announced service will begin to Brussels in June from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for as low as $169.99 one way. Flights will be offered four days a week through Reykjavik, Iceland. Brussels is the latest European city to have service out of BWI, joining destinations such as Ireland,…

Radebaugh family sells unused property in Towson...

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Towson is getting a new green space — and it’s part of a legacy. The county is expected to close this month on a $1.1 million deal to purchase 2.36 acres of land owned by the Radebaugh family in Towson, which has had a florist and greenhouse operation in the suburban Baltimore County area for close to a century. The property is located at 120 E. Burke Ave. just off of Aigburth Avenue and is adjacent to the existing Radebaugh Florist complex. The florist complex will remain open and is not impacted…

Sinclair Broadcast earnings rise despite less...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s profit rose 17 percent in the third quarter despite bringing in less political advertising revenue than initially expected. The Hunt Valley broadcaster reported net income of $50.8 million in the third quarter, or 54 cents per share, up from $43.3 million, or 45 cents per share, in the prior-year period. Sinclair (NASDAQ: SBGI) fell short of Wall Street expectations. Analysts polled by the Thomson Financial Network had predicted earnings of 72 cents per share on…