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Columbia-based Hungry Harvest to keep presence in...

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A Columbia produce delivery startup that hooked one of the Shark investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank” earlier this year will continue operating in Philadelphia after a successful beta period. Hungry Harvest, which received a $100,000 offer in January this year from Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec for a 10 percent stake in the company, launched a beta period in Philadelphia immediately after appearing on the TV show. Philadelphia is the first city the company is expanding to outside of its core Beltway…

Diamondback Brewing using location, relationships...

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On Friday, Diamondback Brewing Co. will welcome the public to its new brewery and tap room at McHenry Row in Locust Point. With any grand opening comes excitement. But afterwards, maintaining a strong presence in the always growing brewery market in Baltimore will dictate the success of the investment. While the news of a new brewery is exciting, it is also a common theme for some other brewers in the area. Monument City Brewing announced over the summer the expansion into a new facility in Highlandtown…

Getting hacked could destroy your business

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When you use the internet for your business, which is most of you, if not all of you, you need to make sure that your systems and information are all secure? It can be a complex problem that needs complex solutions. Without going into some of the more complex issues, there are some safety basics that you can adhere to when using the internet for your business. Education and awareness are key for cybersecurity basics. The easiest and most important thing you can do for your business in terms of…

One of Baltimore's largest law firms is merging...

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Ober Kaler, Baltimore’s fourth-largest law firm, plans to merge with with Memphis-based Baker Donelson to form one of the the 50 largest firms in the U.S. The deal is anticipated to take effect Jan. 1. The combined firm will maintain the Baker Donelson name and have more than 800 attorneys and advisers across 25 offices in nine states as well as Washington, D.C. Baker Donelson, with 700 attorneys, has a large footprint in the Southeast region. Ober Kaler CEO S. Craig Holden the firm was drawn…

Free $25 gift card from Toys R Us and Babies R Us

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Shopping early for the holidays and get up to $25 in free Toys R Us or Babies R Us gift cards.

Use two coupons in stores to get a free $25 gift card with $100 purchase or a free $10 gift card with $75 purchase through Nov. 5.

Gift cards may be used in stores (not online) starting Dec. 1-24. There…

Baltimore ad agency TBC signs five new clients...

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TBC has signed a slew of new clients this year, including McCormick & Co. Inc. and a network for several Washington sports teams, that represent roughly $15 million in annual billings. Howe Burch, a co-president at the Baltimore advertising agency, said it signed McCormick in the past 60 days. TBC will work on corporate branding projects and social media for the spice company. Burch compared the signing of McCormick to another of the company’s big clients, Sears Canada, in being a recognizable…

Campaign cash: America's wealthy donors are...

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It seems many of America’s corporate titans are as lukewarm as the general public when it comes to supporting this year’s candidates for elected office. Through the end of September, wealthy donors had accounted for 125 so-called “soft money” contributions of $1 million or more in the current federal election cycle. The funds were provided by many of the country’s most powerful business leaders and totaled just over $241 million heading into the final stretch of the campaign season, according…

Power Plant woos Bambeco's HQ to Baltimore...

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Bambeco, an internet-based retailer of sustainable home products, has leased 22,000 square feet at Pier IV for its new headquarters. The move to the Power Plant at 621 E. Pratt St. will allow the Baltimore-based company to expand a year after it first launched into the catalog business. The company currently employs about 50. The sustainable home goods offered by the company include sofas, rugs, dinnerware, table linens and even sheets and organic mattresses. The new headquarters will offer a…

Foreman Wolf names new executive chef at Cinghiale

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The Foreman Wolf restaurant group just opened its newest restaurant in Harbor East, but focus isn’t being taken away from the current establishments as a new executive chef has been named at Cinghiale. The group, a partnership between James Beard Award nominated chef Cindy Wolf and Tony Foreman, named James Lewandowski as the new executive chef at the Harbor East restaurant at 822 Lancaster St. Lewandowski joined the Foreman Wolf group in 2011 working at Petit Louis Bistro in Roland Park, eventually…

Can Trump win the presidency? Polling experts...

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With just nine days remaining before the presidential election, Republican Donald Trump has a lot of ground to make up. Nate Silver’s data-driven website FiveThirtyEight gives Democrat Hillary Clinton an 80 percent chance of winning the election. Elsewhere, Trump’s chances get even worse — the Princeton University Election Consortium gives Trump just a 3 percent chance of winning, and the New York Time’s Upshot blog has Clinton at a 90 percent chance to win. Mileah Kromer, the director of the…