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Retailers seek to hire thousands of seasonal...

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Major stores like Target in Canton are on a hiring spree, and the jobs come with perks.



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John Kasich bans Wells Fargo from lucrative Ohio...

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Another big state is sending Wells Fargo off to the penalty box. Ohio Governor John Kasich slapped a series of sanctions on Wells Fargo and slammed the scandal-ridden bank for a culture “compromised by greed.”



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Ray Lewis teams up with Baltimore 1000 to get...

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If you need a job, this is one event you don’t want to sit out. Ray Lewis has your back.



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Nearly 100 Minnesota business leaders visit...

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Nearly 100 Minnesota business and civic leaders are heading to Baltimore next weeks to meet with their counterparts here. Race relations, economic development and strengthening poverty-stricken areas are some of the major issues they will explore in the city for three days starting Sunday. The group will meet with various local business leaders, including Laura Gamble, president, Greater Maryland, PNC Bank, Diane Bell McCoy, CEO of the Associated Black Charities and James Piper Bond, CEO of the…

White House eases restrictions on Cuban cigars and...

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Americans visiting Cuba will now be able to bring home more of the Island’s famous exports.



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FAA banning Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from all flights

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices – which are known to catch fire – are being banned from all U.S. flights by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a federal official.



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Gov. Hogan ‘will do whatever it takes’ to keep...

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As Dan Snyder mulls sites for a new football stadium, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made it clear he is fighting to keep the NFL franchise in his state. “We will do whatever it takes to keep them,” Hogan said to the Washington Business Journal after the Capital Region Business Forum on Wednesday when asked if he supports using public funds or tax incentives to keep the Redskins playing in Maryland. “I don’t comment on private negotiations.“ Spokeswoman Amelia Chasse said in a followup email that…

Wells Fargo's scandal could spur employee...

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Wells Fargo & Co.’s scandal could mean opportunities — including defecting employees — for Greater Baltimore’s other banks. Baltimore’s fourth-largest bank has been reeling as a result of accusations it opened as many as 1.5 million deposit accounts and 565,000 credit cards without customers’ permission to meet sales goals. The San Francisco-based bank was fined $185 million by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Earlier this week, John Stumpf retired as CEO. More heads could roll as…

Sagamore partners with James Beard Award-winning...

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Sagamore Development is partnering with New York chef Andrew Carmellini to bring a concept to the standalone restaurant on the Sagamore Spirit distillery property as well as work in some capacity on the food in the Sagamore Pendry Hotel in Fells Point. Marc Weller, president of Sagamore Development, disclosed the partnership between Sagamore and Carmellini, who has won two James Beard Awards, on Friday. Weller said there is no name or concept for the restaurant next door to Sagamore Spirit, but…

Towson economist predicts gloomy 2017 with little...

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Maryland’s economic outlook heading into 2017 looks gloomy with slower than average job growth likely. That dismal prediction came from Daraius Irani, chief economist for the Regional Economics Studies Institute at Towson University, as he addressed the Mid-Atlantic CFO Roundtable Friday at the TU Incubator. Irani said the state faces an uphill climb if there is another recession. “We have a lot of uncertainty going on in our economy,” Irani said. “There are a lot of things pushing against us as…