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CCBC reaches out to ITT Tech students

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The Community College of Baltimore County said it’s willing to help the 600 or so students displaced by the closing of ITT Tech.



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What Apple has added and subtracted from the new...

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 on Wednesday, adding some interesting new features and also removing a familiar (but ancient) technology, a move that could actually turn off some potential buyers. The iPhone 7 is physically similar to the current 6s and 6s Plus, and it will also come in two sizes. As for the additions, the biggest change to the iPhone 7 is arguably the addition of a second lens on the camera’s back on the larger sized phone. Apple’s Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide…

Details of a $100M benefits agreement between...

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A newly inked memorandum of understanding between the city and Sagamore Development totals $100 million in private investment from Kevin Plank’s real estate arm under a citywide benefits agreement expected to be unveiled Thursday. The document will be made public three hours before a City Council committee is expected to meet to discuss a request for $660 million in tax increment financing from the city by the developer for its planned $5.5 billion Port Covington project. Councilman Carl Stokes,…

Next stop for Facebook: 2 billion users?

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Facebook’s stock is at an all-time high…and investors are starting to fantasize about the next eye-popping milestone for the company: 2 billion monthly active users. (Cue Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker talking about what’s cool.) Sure, Facebook st…



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H&S Bakery launches $15M expansion in Fells Point

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H&S Bakery Inc. is expanding its footprint in Fells Point. The 73-year-old family-owned bakery headed by John Paterakis Sr. is launching a 25,000-square-foot expansion of a building located at 623 S. Caroline St. The project will cost $15 million and expand the packaging and shipping operation of the bakery to 62,000 square feet. H&S Bakery has a fleet of 400 delivery vans and more than 200 tractor-trailers. The bakery has been located in Fells Point for 50 years. Once a small operation started…

OPEC's dire finances fuel oil freeze talks

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Price wars can be painful – even for the mighty OPEC.



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Bill would halt new construction in Ellicott City...

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A bill mandating a nine-month new construction moratorium in a watershed area near the deadly flooding that destroyed historic Ellicott City’s Main Street in late July is scheduled for a public hearing Sept. 19. The legislation was introduced Tuesday before the Howard County Council by Jon Weinstein, who represents District 1 that includes the historic portion of Ellicott City. The plan would halt construction in the area’s Tiber-Hudson Watershed area, located up a hill from Main Street by ceasing…

Maryland casinos again break $100 million in...

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For the fourth time in the past five months the five Maryland casinos brought in over $100 million in revenue in the month of August, reflecting a 3.7 percent increase over the same time period last year. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency announced Wednesday that the state’s casinos combined to bring in $100.3 million last month. The casinos first brought in revenue over $100 million in April and continued that success in May and July, with a record $104.4 million in May. Horseshoe…

Food Market chef opening second restaurant...

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The chef of the popular Food Market restaurant in Hampden is branching the concept out to Baltimore County when La Food Marketa opens Thursday. Chad Gauss, who opened the Food Market in 2012, is bringing the new diverse cuisine to 2620 Quarry Lake Drive in the Quarry Lake development. Longtime Food Market employee John Bedingfield will serve as head chef at the restaurant. “I’ve been so happy with the success of the Food Market and I didn’t just want to do the same thing again,” Gauss said in a…

Delta: 5-hour computer outage cost us $150 million

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Delta Air Lines says the total bill for its devastating computer outage will come to $150 million. The problem occurred when the company lost power at its operations center in Atlanta early on the morning of Aug. 8, causing computers needed to book in…



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