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McDonald's employees get their day in court

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McDonald’s workers are taking their fight for higher wages to court.



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Greater Baltimore home sales rise 21 percent in...

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Baltimore-area home sales rose by 21 percent in February, a period in when inventory declined for the sixth straight month. At the same time, the median sales price of homes sold during the month was unchanged from February 2015 at $225,000, according to data released Thursday by Rockville research firm RealEstate Business Intelligence. The number of homes sold in the region rose 2,248, up from 1,861 in the same month last year. The sales bump marked the 15th consecutive month of double-digit increases. Pending…

Ann Taylor offering 40 percent off through Sunday

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Save 40 percent on your entire purchase — including new arrivals — both in stores and online at Ann Taylor during The Friends of Ann Event.

The shopping event begins today and lasts until Sunday. Virtually everything is included in the promotion except Spanx, suede culottes, suede skirts and Village…

Plumber Timonium MD | Call 410-983-6900

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A timeline of when Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse...

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Hundreds of Jos. A. Bank and Men’s Wearhouse store closures will stretch into early 2017, with shutdowns set to peak this summer and toward the end of this year. Tailored Brands Inc. (NYSE: TLRD) shared its timeline for closing stores Thursday morning, the day after announcing that it plans to shutter about 250 locations as Jos. A. Bank sales crumble. As many as 139 Jos. A. Bank stores are slated to shut down, with the remaining closures scheduled for Men’s Wearhouse brands. The 139 Jos. A. Bank…

HarborView Towers files for bankruptcy protection

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HarborView Towers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, attorneys for the Council of Unit Owners at the waterfront property in Federal Hill said Thursday. The condo owners in the 30-story development at 100 HarborView Drive filed the petition in U.S. District Court in Baltimore Wednesday, said Paul Sweeney, an attorney in Columbia that represents the council. One of the main reasons behind the Chapter 11 filing is judgments issued against HarborView Towers over the past couple of years…

World's most expensive city is ...

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Singapore has been named the world’s most expensive city in 2016 – topping the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living survey for the third year in a row.



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Tennis racquet company sticks with Sharapova after...

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Maria Sharapova can count on HEAD to keep her supplied with tennis racquets. The sports equipment company said Thursday it intends to extend its contract with the player.



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Here are the winners of the BBJ's 2016 Best in...

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Baltimore real estate continued to boom in 2015. In order to honor the top projects that were completed last year, the Baltimore Business Journal brought back the Best in Real Estate Inc. awards. The winners were announced at an event Thursday at the Legg Mason building in Harbor East. Back in February, we named three finalists in each category: Building transaction Commercial lease Industrial sale Redevelopment/conversion project Apartment project Retail project From that list of finalists,…

Big Huge Games acquired by Nexon

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Timonium game developer Big Huge Games is being acquired by Nexon Co. after working with the South Korean developer and publisher on its blockbuster mobile strategy game DomiNations. The deal is an opportunity for Nexon to expand its presence in the U.S. gaming business by building on an existing partnership with a like-minded gaming company. The acquisition brings in-house to Nexon a team of veteran game designers, who will continue developing new games for Nexon, Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told VentureBeat,…