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Costco quietly cuts down on tobacco products

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Costco has been cutting down on the sale of tobacco products in its stores, Fortune reported.



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Exclusive: Kevin Plank's investment arm, Water...

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Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank’s private investment firm is in talks for a partnership with Baltimore’s Water Taxi. The chief operating officer for Plank Industries said Thursday the firm is in active conversations with the Baltimore Water Taxi, led by CEO Michael McDaniel. “We want to play a part in helping to connect the city, and water is one of many transportation methods we are working on,” Tom Geddes, chief operating officer of Plank Industries, said in an emailed statement. “Conversations…

Randallstown MD Plumbing | Call 410-983-6900

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National Ravioli Day offer, IKEA freebies

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As my Italian grandmother used to say at the dinner table: mangia!

Stuff yourself with half-priced pasta dishes for lunch or dinner at Brio Tuscan Grille to celebrate National Ravioli Day, which is Sunday.

Dine in and save on dishes like Lobster & Shrimp Ravioli, or Ravioli di Bello, stuffed with…

Bumble Bee Foods recalls more than 30,000 cases of...

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Bumble Bee Foods has voluntarily recalled more than 30,000 cases of canned Chunk Light tuna, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.



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Ireland's economy is growing as fast as China

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Call it the luck of the Irish…economy.



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Dow turns positive for year: Erases 2,000-point...

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Talk about a stunning turnaround.



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Oil prices jump to $40/barrel

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Crude oil is back from the dead – for now at least.



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Hootsuite deal means big exposure for Baltimore's...

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A new partnership with social media management company Hootsuite will mean big exposure for Baltimore’s ZeroFOX. In a deal announced Thursday, Hootsuite will include ZeroFOX’s social media cybersecurity tools among its offerings to its 12 million customers. The partnership significantly expands ZeroFOX’s reach by getting the company in front of a new kind of customer — marketing managers — and signals the potential for big growth for ZeroFOX, as cybersecurity becomes a more pervasive part…

BWI region's workers challenged by 'last-mile...

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For workers and businesses around Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the problem is the last mile. Those who count on traveling in the region surrounding the airport face challenges with last-mile issues, Baltimore Metropolitan Council Executive Director Michael Kelly said Thursday morning at at BWI Business Partnership Inc. breakfast. Employees who don’t commute by car can make it to the airport or light rail stations nearby, but they often struggle to safely move from…