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Save $25, eat for free at IKEA with furniture...

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Save $25 and dine for free at IKEA with purchase of home furnishings using a FAMILY reward card on Saturday and Sunday.

Use the free reward card to eat in the restaurant and get a coupon good for the free meal with purchase of $100 or more of home furnishings before taxes. The offer’s not valid…

GBC wants more hiring, workforce training for...

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The Greater Baltimore Committee released a report Thursday recommending businesses and government be more open to hiring ex-offenders and provide more resources for those exiting jail. Returning citizens can face employment barriers including an inability to pass a background check, housing discrimination, lack of transportation access, stereotypes and employer reluctance, the report says. Such barriers leave ex-offenders with few options for re-entry and even lead some to return to criminal activity. More…

Uber to offer discounted rides for Army-Navy game

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Uber will offer discounted rides for Saturday's Army-Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium, the ride-sharing company announced Wednesday.

The deal will give users up to $10 off one round-trip ride ($5 each way). Users who want to use the promotion should enter the code GOARMY16 or GONAVY16 in…

Hogan proposes mandatory paid sick leave for...

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Gov. Larry Hogan plans to introduce a bill at the start of the upcoming legislative session requiring businesses with 50 or more employees to offer more paid sick leave. Under Hogan’s proposed legislation, businesses with 50 or more employees will be required to offer paid sick leave totaling at least 40 hours per year, with the ability for employees to roll over a maximum of 40 hours each year. The proposal also calls for part-time employees to be covered after a minimum of 30 working hours. The…

If Donald Trump calls, Kevin Plank would tell him...

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Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank is ready if Donald Trump calls to tell him not to move jobs overseas. International growth is a major focus for the Baltimore sportswear maker, with sales in the segment growing 74 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago. During an interview on CNBC Wednesday, Plank was direct in saying he doesn’t plan to move jobs from the U.S. to other countries. The comments come as President-elect Donald Trump has threatened “consequences” on U.S. companies that…

Pugh: Graziano "will not be housing commissioner....

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Mayor Catherine Pugh reiterated Wednesday her desire to remove Paul Graziano from his position as the city’s housing commissioner — but could not provide a timeline for when a leadership change would happen. “He will not be the housing commissioner. Period,” she said during her first press conference as mayor. However, Pugh does not get the final say in the matter. Graziano can only be removed from his position, which he has held for 16 years, by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City’s board…

Sinai Hospital President Amy Perry is stepping...

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Sinai Hospital President Amy Perry is stepping down in January after nearly four years in the role. Perry, who is also executive president of parent company LifeBridge Health, is leaving to become CEO of the hospital division of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health. She will also become senior vice president of Atlantic’s Integrated Care Delivery. Her last day at Sinai, a 504-bed hospital, and LifeBridge will be Jan. 20. Perry came to Sinai in 2013 from Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida. LifeBridge…

BDC's role in economic development could broaden...

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The Baltimore Development Corp.’s responsibilities could broaden under a new administration at City Hall, newly inaugurated Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday. “We will be regrouping and looking at how we view economic development in Baltimore,” Pugh said during her first official news conference as mayor. “Who’s going to be responsible for bringing manufacturing back to the city? Who’s going to be responsible [to make sure] that economic development goes on? We’re going to be looking at…

Historic Lion Brothers building redevelopment...

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Baltimore Community Lending has inked a deal to become the third tenant in the redevelopment of the historic Lion Brothers Building in West Baltimore. The company will move its offices from 120 E. Baltimore St. into 3,449 square feet of newly renovated top floor space at 875 Hollins St. in mid-January, said Jo Stallings, director of marketing services for Cross Street Partners, the developer of the project. The building is undergoing an $11 million redevelopment by Cross Street Partners, one of…

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School expands in...

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The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School is expanding at the Legg Mason Tower in Harbor East. The nine-year old school’s footprint is now in 145,000 square feet of the 650,000-square-foot glass and steel-framed tower after it recently subleased 27,000 square feet from Legg Mason on the fifth floor. The business school also leased the entire penthouse floor — 11,600-square feet — to accommodate its growth. That transaction brought the 24-story development to full capacity, said Harbor…