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MGM, Maryland Live top list of the country's top...

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Two local casinos’ hotels are among the largest new hotel projects announced around the country so far in 2016. The Business Journals, the parent company of the BBJ, has created a roundup of some of the largest new hotel projects the company has reported on across the country this year. Check out the adjacent slideshow to see all 30. Among the group is MGM National Harbor’s 26-story hotel attached to the $1.3 billion casino resort. Work on the casino began in 2014, and the hotel was topped off…

Public radio executive takes over the Bromo Arts...

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Former public radio executive Stephen Yasko has been hired as the new executive director of the nonprofit Bromo Arts District downtown. Yasko has worked as general manager at the Towson University public radio station, WTMD-FM. He also worked in marketing and program development at NPR in Washington. As the head of one of the city’s three state-designated arts and entertainment districts, he will oversee a planned growth phase that is the result of months of planning by the nonprofit arts group. Yasko…

Can China keep its giant economy on track?

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China is walking an economic tightrope.



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Social Security checks to increase slightly

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The typical retiree’s monthly Social Security check will get only $3.92 bigger next year.



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Free spaghetti and meatballs at Carrabba's Italian...

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Get a free spaghetti and meatballs entree to take home at Carrabba’s Italian Grill to celebrate National Pasta Month.

The chain is offering the freebie when you buy any spaghetti entree through Oct. 25.

No coupon is necessary. Just mention the offer when ordering.

The chain also has made 10 pasta…

Free screening of Trump-Clinton presidential...

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Hillary vs. The Donald opens wide on Wednesday and it promises to be quite a blockbuster with plenty of drama.

Regal Cinemas will air the final presidential debate in 206 theaters nationwide – for free – at 9 p.m. as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump square off at the University of Nevada in Las…

PSA Insurance & Financial Services acquires health...

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PSA Insurance & Financial Services has acquired NextLogical Benefit Strategies, a local benefits consulting firm that specializes in data analytics. Hunt Valley-based PSA announced the deal Monday, but declined to give financial details of the deal. NextLogical Benefit Strategies promises to reduce clients’ health care costs by using data and analytics to identify potential high-risk patients. Using a data analytics engine, NextLogical can analyze the results of a company’s health risk assessment…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Hi folks! And welcome to my very first 8 things post. If you haven’t had the chance to meet me or check out something I’ve written yet, my name is Carley Milligan and I am the associate editor here at the BBJ. You’ll be hearing from me every now and again in your morning newsletter and I’m looking forward to sharing some of the news the BBJ and myself find most interesting. To quickly share a little bit about me, I’m a Towson University graduate who spent most of my college years in the newspaper…

Macy's to open an hour earlier on Thanksgiving Day

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Don’t count on Thanksgiving reverting to its traditional status of feasting on turkey and giving thanks.



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Baltimore Checkbook — Netflix soars 20% as new subscribers stream in

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Call it a comeback.



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