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Free women's health screenings at Sam's Club on...

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Get $150 in free women’s health screenings at more than 600 Sam’s Club pharmacies on Saturday.

Stop in from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., get free wellness checks on glucose, total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), blood pressure and body fat percentage and, at some locations, vision and hearing screenings.

​It’s official: Trader Joe’s is opening a second...

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It’s now confirmed: Trader Joe’s will open a second Rockville-area store, this one at the Travilah Square Shopping Center at 10058 Darnestown Road. The Washington Business Journal reported Trader Joe’s was in talks with the center’s landlord, Finmarc Management, back in May, and the offbeat California grocer confirmed the lease Thursday. The 13,000-square-foot store will open in late 2017 or early 2018, according to a statement from Trader Joe’s. The grocer currently has 12 stores in…

Here are the 5 largest assisted living facilities...

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This week we bring you the top five assisted living facilities in the Baltimore area, ranked by number of assisted living beds. Harmony Hall Retirement Community in Columbia remains the No. 1 largest facility this year with 265 assisted living beds. Below are the top five from this week’s List. Subscribers can access the full List here. 5. Morningside House of Ellicott City LLC Address: 5330 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City Assisted living beds: 140 Private pay rates:$157-$195 per day Year founded:…

September jobs report: 4 things to know

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America is getting one of its last checkups before the election. The Labor Department will publish the September jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Amid campaign promises of better jobs, wages and economic growth, the report serves as a reality chec…



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U.K. pound plunges 6% in flash crash

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The British pound suffered a jarring flash crash on Friday, nosediving more than 6 percent against the dollar in a matter of minutes. The sudden plunge in early trading in Asia left investors stunned and analysts struggling to explain what could have caused …



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Hanover Brewers Hill apartments in Canton sold to...

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The two-building, 490,000-square-foot Hanover Brewers Hill Apartments recently changed hands. Officials of CBRE Global Investors said Thursday the new owners are one of its investment funds. The luxury residential development was built in 2013 and sits on nearly six acres in Canton near Brewer’s Hill, another massive development underway by Obrecht Commercial Real Estate Co. It has four floors of residential units and 16,718 square feet of ground-level retail at 3700 Toone St. The seller was…

Summer Infant bathtub slings recalled

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Summer Infant, a baby product brand, has issued a voluntary recall of 86,000 fabric slings that are attached to Lil’ Luxuries Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa & Shower bathtubs.



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Bethesda-based American Capital to lay off nearly...

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Bethesda-based private equity firm American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS) plans to lay off 138 employees. The publicly traded company filed a notice Aug. 31 with the state of Maryland under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, classifying the move as a “mass layoff” as opposed to a plant closure. It is scheduled to take effect Dec. 1. It is unclear which jobs will be affected. The company did not return requests for comment. The cuts come after New York-based specialty financing…

Hurricane Matthew may be one of most expensive...

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As Hurricane Matthew takes aim at Florida and the Southeast United States, forecasters worry it could become one of the most expensive storms in the nation’s history.



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Banana Republic is latest clothing store leaving...

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The Banana Republic store in the Gallery at Harborplace boasts an “extra 50% off ” sale sign in the window and has its backroom cleared out as it gets ready to leave the downtown shopping mall. It’s the latest national clothing chain — Brooks Brothers and Ann Taylor have left in the past year — to exit the Gallery. The fourth-floor food court was eliminated and turned into office space. The changes come as the building’s owner, General Growth Properties, tries to sell the shopping complex,…