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Demolition of Owings Mills Mall is underway as...

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Demolition of the Owings Mills Mall has started even as Baltimore County officials say they remain uncertain about a possible controversy over the retail mix that will replace it. Citing safety and liability reasons, crews last month began to raze the failed 1 million-square-foot mall located in the northwest suburbs. The last of the original 155 stores there vacated the premises in September 2015 and the contents of the mall — from escalators to dressing room equipment, benches and even bathroom…

Business advisory firm is turning a Towson...

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A local business peer advisory firm is opening a new 6,000-square-foot shared workspace in Towson for young companies in need of office space. The building at 28 E. Susquehanna Ave. will offer 15 leasable office spaces and a 30-person shared workspace for use by growing businesses. Mike Tich, a group facilitator at Insight Leadership Groups, said the firm is opening the project in response to several members asking about whether the firm can expand and provide more resources. To try and accommodate…

Long list of free gifts and gift cards with...

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It’s always a thrill to get something for nothing, and Target has a massive list of free gifts and gift cards with purchase, as well as buy-one-get-one-free offers.

Electronics are at the top of everyone’s list, so here are the current promotions good through Dec. 17, unless otherwise noted:

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Get your passport ready — the Ravens are headed to...

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Baltimore football is going across the pond. The Ravens will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London’s Wembley Stadium Stadium on either Sept. 24 or Oct. 1 next year, the NFL announced Tuesday. The game is one of four matchups to be held in London as part of the league’s international series. Baltimore will be considered the away team for the game. Its contract with the Maryland Stadium Authority requires that the team play all of their home games at M&T Bank Stadium, whereas the Jaguars made…

​Trump says the F-35 costs too much. Here’s why...

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President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday, blasting the costs of the the Lockheed Martin-built F-35— initially causing the company’s stock to plunge more than 5 percent. And while it’s never good to have the incoming administration decry your flagship program — the Joint Strike Fighter is expected to comprise about a quarter of the company’s revenue in the coming year — it could very well work in Lockheed’s favor. The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and a happy but chilly Tuesday to you. Get used to the cold you feel this morning on your way into work — it’s not going to get any better as the week goes on. Expect temperatures in the 30s and 20s through Sunday. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. A late rally wasn’t enough for the Ravens to move past the New England Patriots, and lost, 30-23. Kicker Justin Tucker missed his first kick of the season when he had a field goal attempt blocked in the first quarter.…

Outgoing Sinai president says biggest challenge...

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Outgoing President Amy Perry said her biggest challenge at Sinai Hospital was figuring out how to deal with Maryland’s waiver program that offers incentives keeping people healthy instead of just treating the sick. Perry came to Baltimore in 2013 after more than 20 years working at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida and after almost four years at the helm, she is leaving Sinai in January for a new position as CEO of the hospital division of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health. Despite her…

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson: Calm, cool and in...

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Arne Sorenson had just started to let his guard down. It was two weeks until shareholders of Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. were scheduled to vote on a massive merger of the two hospitality companies, and the Marriott CEO — along with pretty much everyone else involved in the deal — thought they were free of any challengers. Then, as Sorenson sat in his office on that March morning, Starwood CEO Tom Mangas called. “They’re back,” Mangas said. “Who?”…

Think Trump is sending mixed messages on defense...

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On one hand, President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to increase defense spending and he has a friendly Congress to make that happen. But on the other hand, his tweets over the last few weeks have suggested he’s taking aim at programs and is intent on eliminating waste in the Pentagon budget. Last week, he took aim at the costs of The Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) next-generation Air Force One presidential aircraft program. Over the weekend, he tweeted a link to a recent Washington Post report that…

In call for infrastructure funds, Pugh tells Trump...

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Mayor Catherine Pugh’s hand-delivered letter this past weekend to Donald Trump urges the president-elect to “support robust investment” in the city’s infrastructure, including the Howard Street Tunnel, Port Covington and broadband. Pugh, who was sworn-in as the city’s 50th mayor last week, tweeted on Saturday that she delivered a letter to Trump on Saturday during the Army-Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium. The letter, released late Monday, begins by thanking Trump for his “insight that investment…