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Free pastrami sandwich and dessert at TooJay's...

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Get a free pastrami sandwich and other yummies at TooJay’s Deli.

Download and join the chain’s free “Delicious Rewards” loyalty app to get welcome offer for a free small plate or dessert.

As a special bonus to celebrate National Pastrami Day on Jan. 14, the chain is offering a free pastrami item…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Wednesday. I’m back from a long vacation and back in your morning newsletters. Things are going to warm up significantly today, with temperatures in the high 40s. You may even be breaking out the short sleeves for Thursday. But before you freak out about the thermometer hitting the 60s in January, here are eight things to know to get your day started. Freezing rain overnight has left some ice on the roads and sidewalks out there. Several school systems have two-hour delays…

Google among Bethesda health firm's new backers in...

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Bethesda-based company Aledade Inc. — which specializes in helping independent physician practices build accountable care organizations — has raised another $20 million in Series B1 funding, including backing from Google. The round is led by Biomatics Capital Partners, a venture firm co-founded by Boris Nikolic, former chief scientific and technology adviser to Bill Gates, with participation from GV, formerly Google Ventures and the venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The Maryland…

UMd. moves into top 10 in U.S. News ranking of...

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The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland has cracked the top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report’s new Best Online MBA Program ranking, placing at No. 9. Temple University’s Fox School of Business tops the ranking for the third year in a row. Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University…

Maryland venture capital investment falls 70...

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Venture capitalists invested $300 million in Maryland companies in 2016, a 70 percent drop from $1 billion the year before. In the fourth quarter, venture capitalists invested $38.25 million in Maryland companies, down 93 percent from the same quarter a year before but up 46 percent from the third quarter, according to a PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree Report released Wednesday. There were 12 deals in the quarter, down from 16 in the same quarter last year. For the year, there were 55 deals in Maryland…

When the Ravens lose, Steve Bisciotti ponders sale...

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The Baltimore Ravens have brought Steve Bisciotti two Super Bowl championships, but owning a professional football team comes with its ups and downs over 17 years, so of course Bisciotti has thought about stepping away. But it hasn’t happened much in nearly two decades and Bisciotti’s love of the game of football will keep him around for a long time to come. “I think about selling the team on Sunday nights after losses and I think about selling the team for a week after the season is over and that's…

Yet Analytics raises $1 million to grow staff,...

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Baltimore data analysis startup Yet Analytics landed $1 million in new funding to grow its sales staff and support product development. The round included investments from Grotech Ventures and TCP Venture Capital’s Propel Baltimore Fund II. The funding comes a little over a year after the company closed another $1.3 million seed round led by Baltimore-based Panther Angels and including the Dingman Angels, Johns Hopkins’ A-Level Capital venture fund and the Baltimore Angels. Yet Analytics’ platform…

Shore United Bank entering Baltimore area with...

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Shore United Bank is acquiring three local branches from Northwest Bank, marking the Eastern Shore bank’s initial entry into the Baltimore market. The deal includes $214 million in deposits, $152 million of performing loans and $40 million of cash from Northwest Bank. Shore United Bank, a subsidiary of Easton-based Shore Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: SHBI), will pay an 8 percent premium on the deposits being transferred. The three Northwest Bank branches are in Elkridge, Owings Mills and Arbutus. The…

Ravens 'seriously considering' raising ticket...

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It’s not a done deal, but the Baltimore Ravens could be raising ticket prices for the first time since the 2013 season. Speaking during the Ravens year-end press conference Tuesday, team President Dick Cass said nearly $120 million is being invested in upgrades at M&T Bank Stadium over the next two and half a years and that will factor into the decision whether to raise ticket prices. Cass added that the Ravens were in the bottom half of NFL teams in terms of prices last season. An announcement…

Tom Clancy's possessions, including crocodile skin...

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Some of Tom Clancy’s most prized possessions — from a golf cart to a crocodile skin coffee table — will hit the auction block later this month. Alexandria, Va.-based Potomack Co. is auctioning off many of the items from the late author’s Calvert County estate. The Baltimore native and spy novel author died in 2013 of an undisclosed illness. Clancy’s possessions will go on display at Potomack Co.’s showroom in Old Town Alexandria on Jan. 19. The auction will be held online Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.…