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Investors want Clinton to win

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Investors are now saying loudly and clearly: We want Hillary Clinton to win, and we think she will.



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Sagamore Spirit expands its rye whiskey to New...

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Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye Whiskey is expanding beyond Maryland and Washington, D.C. The company announced Monday its whiskey is now available in select restaurants, bars and liquor stores around New York City, with plans to expand to other cities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by the fall. “We couldn’t be more excited to expand our brand and spread the Maryland rye whiskey tradition to New York City,” Brian Treacy, president of Sagamore Spirit, said in a statement. “We are proud to put…

Two Baltimore projects rank among largest new...

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Two stunning apartment high-rises in Seattle. A stunning 45-story apartment tower in Nashville. A $1 billion, 262-acre residential development outside Dallas. The first ground-up, upscale residential high rise in Newark, N.J., since 1960. Not to mention two massive apartment buildings in Baltimore that are among the largest new residential projects recently announced around the country. American City Business Journals created a roundup of 55 of the largest new residential developments the company…

Port Covington ranks among largest new real estate...

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Sagamore Development’s multi-billion-dollar Port Covington project is one of the largest new commercial real estate developments of 2016. The Atlanta Business Chronicle, a sister publication of the BBJ, has pulled together a comprehensive list of some of the largest commercial projects that the Business Journals have covered in 2016. Check out the adjacent slideshow to see these massive developments across the U.S. Port Covington was the only local project to make the list, but ranks among some…

State signs agreement with Netherlands for...

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The Maryland Department of Commerce recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two economic development agencies in The Netherlands to launch a cyber and security technologies “soft landing” program. The new three-year agreement establishes a program where about three to five cybersecurity companies from Maryland can set up temporary or “soft landing” operations in the Netherlands, and vice-versa, for free. Maryland companies will be supported by the Hague Security Delta and InnovationQuarter,…

Google, Amazon in a race to $1,000

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If you ask Alexa whether she thought Amazon or Google stock would get to $1,000 first, would she root for the home team and say Amazon?



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Tickets for the 142nd Preakness Stakes go on sale...

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It’s never too early to start thinking about spring. Tickets for the 142nd Preakness Stakes go on sale at 10 a.m. today. The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown will return to Pimlico Race Course on May 20 after record attendance last year despite less than desirable weather. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the race’s website. The InfieldFest, complete with a yet-to-be announced entertainment lineup, will complement the Preakness on May 20 while Black-Eyed Susan Day returns on May 19. Tickets…

Report: Trump's son-in-law talking about setting...

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A new report is rekindling speculation about the prospect of “Trump TV.”



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Are some insurers unfairly profiting from...

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Some health insurers say they’re paying too much to rival Blue Cross Blue Shield plans under a key pillar of the federal health law designed to compensate insurers that take on sicker and more expensive patients.



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Casino stock plummets after China detains staffers

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One of Australia’s top casino operators is in trouble in China – and its stock is getting hammered.



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