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Greenberg Gibbons buys shopping center near...

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For the second time this year, Owings Mills developer Greenberg Gibbons has acquired commercial shopping space in the Northwest Baltimore suburb. The developer took a majority ownership stake in the 104,624-square-foot St. Thomas Shopping Center located next door to its new suburban retail gem, Foundry Row. The St. Thomas Shopping Center and Greenberg Gibbons joint venture included a swap between Greenberg Gibbons for a share of ownership in the shopping center in the 9900 block of Reisterstown…

Delta expects airfares to keep falling

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Fares keep falling at Delta Air Lines, and the airline says it expects them to lose altitude the rest of the year. The airline reported Thursday that a key measure of airfares was down almost 7% in the three months ending in September, compared with a…



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8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, hope you have a productive Thursday. Fog is going to be a serious problem this morning, so drive and walk carefully on your way into work. Temperatures could hit the low 70s this afternoon, so it won’t be as fall-like as we’ve been accustomed to, but this weekend will cool down. Here are eight stories to get your day started. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she has banned a WYPR reporter from attending her weekly press conferences. Rawlings-Blake accused Kenneth Burns,…

Here are the 50 fastest-growing private companies...

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Wondering which companies to target for your next job? You might want to start with those reporting growth — in many cases big growth. The Baltimore Business Journal annually publishes the List of the 50 fastest-growing private companies in Greater Baltimore. The companies make the list based on the percentage growth in annual revenue, as reported to the BBJ. As a teaser, No. 1 on this year’s list posted revenue growth of 490 percent. While we are keeping the official, ranked List of companies…

Here's how you keep 2,000 sailors busy during...

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More than 2,000 sailors, pilots and Marines are descending upon Baltimore for Maryland Fleet Week & Air Show Baltimore. But what do they do when they get here? For Sail Baltimore, it involves encouraging them to go out and see the sites and eat Baltimore cuisine as well as staying active and even having a drink with the locals. Fleet Week officially kicked off this past Saturday, but the majority of the more than a dozen vessels from the Canadian and United States military come in today. With the…

More Brexit fallout: Ben & Jerry's pulled from...

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Here’s the latest headline from Brexit Britain: The crashing pound is creating shortages of ice cream, soap and instant noodles. The U.K.’s largest supermarket chain, Tesco, has pulled Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Marmite spread from its online store …



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Samsung Note 7s are getting difficult to return

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There are 2.5 million Samsung Note 7 phones out there and retrieving the phones – which have been known to burst into flames – is getting complicated.



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Teething tablets may be linked to 10 children's...

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Ten deaths of children who used homeopathic teething tablets and 400 adverse events associated with the tablets have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Wednesday.



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Wells Fargo CEO and chairman John Stumpf retires,...

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John Stumpf, Wells Fargo & Co.’s (NYSE:WFC) chairman and CEO, is retiring from the company, effective immediately. The company’s board of directors has elected Tim Sloan, president and chief operating officer, to succeed Stumpf. Stephen Sanger, the company’s lead director, will serve as the board’s non-executive chairman. Independent director Elizabeth Duke will serve as vice chair. And Sloan was elected to the board. Sloan’s appointment to CEO and as a member of the board are effective…

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is out

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Embattled Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf will retire effective immediately, the company announced Wednesday, marking a stunning downfall for one of the banking industry’s most powerful figures. The Wells Fargo boss is out in the wake of a national uproar…



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