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Under Armour makes a significant commitment to...

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Under Armour is going big with golf in the Windy City. The Baltimore sportswear maker has unveiled a new golf specialty retail experience — UA World of Golf — inside its Brand House flagship retail store located at 600 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Covering 1,800 square feet, the interactive retail space includes a virtual golf green that allows consumers to recreate some of the puts of rising golf superstar Jordan Spieth. While shopping, customers also will be able to watch major golf tournaments…

Nature Made vitamins recalled

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Several types of Nature Made vitamins are being recalled due to possible salmonella or Staphylococcus aureus contamination, according to a Tuesday announcement from Pharmavite LLC.



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What college didn't teach you about money

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It may seem like you learned a lot over the past four years, but you probably didn’t take a class on how to repay your student loans or what to do with a 401(k).



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Political fears are depressing U.S. hiring and...

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U.S. companies have drastically dialed back their expansion plans – and many are blaming rising political risk for their more guarded stance.



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And the world's highest-paid athlete is ...

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He’s just won the Champions League with Real Madrid – and now Cristiano Ronaldo can celebrate being the world’s highest-paid athlete, too.



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US matches high with 5.8 million job openings

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America has a record number of job openings. In April, there were 5.78 million job openings, according to Labor Department data published Wednesday. That matches the all-time high set in July 2015.



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Tradepoint Atlantic opens new marketing center in...

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A marketing center opened Wednesday in refashioned shipping containers to help Tradepoint Atlantic sell and develop the 3,100-acre Sparrows Point project. The 1,400-square-foot center is made out of six old shipping containers that were repurposed into office space at the Tradepoint Atlantic office site. Architects at Baltimore-based Gensler designed the building and it was constructed by SG Blocks, a New York company that reuses old shipping containers for multi-purpose projects. Aaron Tomarchio,…

South Moon Under moving headquarters from Eastern...

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South Moon Under, a contemporary clothing chain that started out in 1968 as a humble surf shop in Ocean City, is moving its headquarters from the Eastern Shore to Annapolis this summer to prepare for a national expansion that includes hiring a team of designers to produce an in-house brand. Michael Smith, CEO of the retailer now based in Berlin with 75 employees, said Wednesday the new headquarters will be located in 20,000 square feet of space at the Annapolis Commons, the 28-acre St. John Properties…

Ravens open lottery to attend training camp in...

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There are few times when Ravens fans get to see their favorite football team take the field for free. But with a little luck, fans now have a chance. The team opened a lottery Wednesday for fans to enter for a chance to see one of 14 training camp sessions at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, also known as “The Castle.” Winners will be invited to see one of the training camp practices between July 28 and Aug. 18. Each session can hold 1,250 people. Fans can sign up for the ticket…

Novavax plans to add up to 850 new jobs in...

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Gaithersburg-based Novavax Inc. plans to create up to 850 new jobs as part of its planned Montgomery County expansion and will receive state and county financial assistance to support the growth, it was announced Wednesday. Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is preparing to expand to a new 150,000-square-foot location at 1201 Clopper Road in Gaithersburg to build out the company’s research, development and clinical trial support operations in addition to its existing facilities in Gaithersburg and Rockville,…