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Johns Hopkins Hospital names first female...

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Johns Hopkins Hospital has named its first female president its 125-year history. Dr. Redonda Miller, who is currently the senior vice president of medical affairs at Johns Hopkins Health System, will take over as the renowned hospital’s 11th president July 1. Ronald R. Peterson, the current president of Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, will retain his leadership role as president of the health system and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Peterson announced the leadership…

The days of hiding cash in London real estate are...

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Money launderers, corrupt foreign officials and celebrities wanting to keep their London addresses secret will have a much harder time in the future.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/the-days-of-hiding-cash-in-london-real-estate-are-over/39514886

Help is coming for long airport security lines

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Help is on the way to combat marathon security lines at airports across the country.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/help-is-coming-for-long-airport-security-lines/39515534

The growing student debt crisis at community...

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Community colleges charge lower tuition than just about anywhere else. They’re open to everyone. They offer the kind of technical training employers want. And they can serve as an affordable steppingstone to a four-year degree.



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Maria Sharapova serves up new chocolate line

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Maria Sharapova may be provisionally banned from tennis but it is business as usual for her Sugarpova brand.



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Why Janet Yellen 'is clearly the boss'

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Janet Yellen put her foot down in April.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/why-janet-yellen-is-clearly-the-boss/39513576

University of Maryland, Bozzuto plot new retail...

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The latest step in the redevelopment of College Park will be a $110 million mixed-use development on property currently home to a Quality Inn and Plato’s Diner along U.S. Route 1. The University of Maryland chose a collaboration between the Bozzuto Group and the newly formed Willard Retail Group to develop the property in partnership with the University of Maryland Foundation, which is slated to acquire the Quality Inn site at 7200 Baltimore Ave. in 2017. The group plans to build a 300-unit luxury…

Steve Rouse's 'Rouse & Company' returning to...

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Long-time radio personality Steve Rouse is bringing his show “Rouse & Company” to the Baltimore area — again. Rouse’s first show will air on Monday at 6 a.m. on Q1370 AM and 99.9 FM. Q1370, out of Havre de Grace, is the sister station of local talk radio channel WCBM 680. “I am excited to return to Baltimore with the Rouse & Company Show,” Rouse said in a statement. “We have a lot of fun and have a lot in store for our audience,” Rouse said in a statement. He’ll be joined on the show by former…

An informational hearing on TIFs is scheduled for...

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A City Councilman is holding an informational hearing next week on tax incremental financing as the largest TIF request in Baltimore’s history makes its way to City Hall. Councilman Carl Stokes said the hearing before the City Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee will begin at 4 p.m. on May 19 at City Hall. Stokes chairs the committee. The topic will be tax increment financing, and will include testimony from the Baltimore Development Corp., finance experts and members…

Celebrate Wee Chic's birthday with free snowballs...

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Celebrate the seventh birthday of Lutherville kids boutique Wee Chic with a free snowball today at Summer Shack Snowballs.

The first 50 people to show up to the snowball stand from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. will receive the sweet treat courtesy of Wee Chic. (Summer Shack Snowballs is at the intersection…