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Coupon: Free $12.99 appetizer or dessert at Red...

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Chow down on free eats valued at $12.99 at Red lobster.

Use a coupon to get a free appetizer or dessert with purchase of two entrees.

Choose from 11 starters, including Lagostino Lobster Artichoke and Seafood Dip or Crispy Calamari and Vegetables. Or, finish with a Warm Chocolate Chip Lava Cookie…

Maryland casino revenue rises 2.5 percent in...

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Maryland casinos collected $92 million in gaming revenue in November, a 2.5 percent increase over the same month a year ago. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore’s revenue rose 15.9 percent during the month, the largest increase among the state’s five gaming venues, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming agency reported Monday. The downtown casino posted revenue of $28.5 million in November, up $3.9 million from the same period last year. Maryland Live Casino, the state’s largest casino, generated revenue of $50.25…

Hot: Target beauty boxes for him and her with free...

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Snag a Target beauty box for him or her stuffed with winter skin and hair care products with free shipping.

These hard-to-get boxes – $7 for him and $10 for her – contain eight to 12 full-sized and sample-sized personal care items. Boxes are only available in limited quantities online, so don’t…

Under Armour's Plank touts Maglev, Port Covington...

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NEW YORK — Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank encouraged retailers at a large gathering to “find a reason to get people to come into the store” including use of high-tech, 3D mobile apps, interactive product displays and even video. Plank spoke for an hour as keynote speaker during a national retail convention at the Jacob Javits Center and detailed Under Armour’s (NYSE: UA) rise from a maker of an innovative T-shirt to global retailer with 550 stores around the world (162 opened in 2016) including…

​First look: Inside the $1.4 billion MGM National...

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MGM National Harbor opens Thursday in Prince George’s County, and the Las Vegas entertainment company has started pulling back the curtain ahead of Thursday’s opening. The $1.4 billion project, which includes a 308-unit hotel, a 3,000-seat theater, several celebrity chef-driven restaurants and a 125,000-square-foot casino floor, aims to bring Las Vegas to the D.C. region, and the design aims to combine the two cultures. Lit by natural light in a large atrium, the entrance to the hotel is grand…

Flying Dog closes in on purchase of 32 acres for...

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Flying Dog Brewery expects to close by the end of the year on the acquisition of 32 acres in Frederick where it plans to build a new production facility. The agreement for the brewery to purchase the former Bowmans Farm near Frederick Municipal Airport faces one final hurdle: a public hearing next week. The city’s Board of Aldermen is scheduled to hold the hearing Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. to receive public input on the agreement, which would see Flying Dog pay $2.55 million for the vacant land. After the…

Morgan State receives $2M grant to support job...

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Morgan State University has secured a five-year, $2 million grant from the United Negro College Fund for the implementation of a new initiative aimed at improving employment outcomes for graduates. Morgan State is one of 24 colleges and universities to be awarded the grants. In total, UNCF awarded $35.3 million. The university will work collaboratively as a cluster with Norfolk State University and Tennessee State University on the Career Pathways Initiative to develop academic programs, student…

Mayor-elect Catherine Pugh fills several cabinet...

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Mayor-elect Catherine Pugh has named appointments to several key cabinet positions ahead of her inauguration Tuesday. Pugh named Tisha Edwards as her chief of staff, and Del. Peter Hammen as chief of operations. Former Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith has been named as chief of strategic alliances, while Karen Stokes, the CEO of Strong City Baltimore, will become of director of government relations. Anthony McCarthy, the current spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, has been named director…

Sagamore Development scouts for equity investors,...

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NEW YORK — With 2,200 square feet of space to promote Port Covington at a busy “deal making” convention, Sagamore Development has officially launched its efforts to make a mark on the national retail leasing scene. Sagamore Development is in search of investment partners for nearly half of the $1.2 billion first phase of the massive Port Covington project in South Baltimore, said Marc Weller, president of Sagamore Development, the real estate arm of Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank. “We…

Osiris Therapeutics could be delisted from Nasdaq...

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Osiris Therapeutics Inc. isn’t making any promises that it will meet the latest deadline handed down by the Nasdaq Stock Exchange to get current with its financial reporting. A Nasdaq Stock Exchange hearings panel has decided to give the Columbia biotech until March 10 to become current with its financial filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to federal documents filed late Friday. If Osiris fails it will be delisted from the Nasdaq. “There can be no assurance regarding…