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Kellogg near all-time high

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Kellogg’s stock really is a Special K.



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Uber giving free rides to LGBTQ centers this...

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Uber wants people to “celebrate life and love in all its forms” this weekend.



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Obrecht's latest Brewers Hill luxury apartment...

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The National, a planned 365-unit luxury apartment development in Brewers Hill in Canton, received mixed reviews from the city’s design panel Thursday. The six-story brick and steel structure would sit on close to four acres at O'Donnell and Eaton streets on property owned by Obrecht Commercial Real Estate. Its design welded both the traditional and modern, with two inner green spaces and a ring of landscaped walkways. But members of the Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel directed JDavis…

Six things recent college grads must to do secure...

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The class of 2016 enters the workforce not only with newly earned diplomas, but also new financial responsibilities. Here are six steps recent college grads can take to help lay the groundwork for their financial future. Become financially literate. Take some time to learn the principles of money management. The Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission’s website has some helpful resources to get you started. Then, evaluate your personal finances and create a net worth statement —…

Marco's Pizza looking for franchisees in Maryland

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The string of unique or limited pizza restaurants that have opened up in and around Baltimore the past few months are about to get some added competition in the form of Marco’s Pizza. The Ohio-based company announced it is targeting Maryland for the next phase of franchise growth with 30 planned locations through franchise partnerships by 2017. The chain already has more than 700 stores in 35 states with plans to have 1,000 stores by 2017. The new Maryland locations will go under the leadership…

Maryland adds 2,500 jobs in May as unemployment...

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Maryland gained 2,500 jobs in May, lifted by a big increase in education and health services positions. The state’s unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.5 percent, down from 4.6 percent in April, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private sector jobs grew by 1,100 in May. The education and health services industry gained 6,200 jobs in May, while professional and business services grew by 3,300 positions. Manufacturing jobs grew by 600. Construction…

Should I open up a credit card in college?

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Opening up a credit card while you’re young can generally be helpful to your all-important credit score.



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Former aircraft machining plant in Baltimore...

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A corrugated box company has purchased a former airplane wing manufacturing building in Baltimore County for $5.7 million to consolidate its business. Sun Automation Group recently purchased the 180,000-square-foot plant that sits on 36 acres of rural land at 12201 Long Green Pike in Glen Arm. About 140 workers from the company’s current two locations in Sparks and Edgewood will move to the new plant, company officials said. Sun Automation is an employee-owned company. The building was originally…

Doctors Without Borders rejects EU funds

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Medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says it will no longer accept funds from the European Union because of its “dangerous migration policies.”



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8 things you need to know this morning

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TGIF! This morning’s rain is supposed to give way to a beautiful weekend. Enjoy. Here’s what else you need to know this morning. The chief deputy state’s attorney accused a police detective of “sabotaging” the prosecution against van driver Caesar Goodson in the death of Freddie Gray. The heated exchange between prosecutor Michael Schatzow and Detective Dawnyell Taylor, the lead police investigator in Gray’s death, came in the sixth day of Goodson’s trial. [Washington Post] Maryland Democratic…