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Black Friday coupon: Up to three free Yankee...

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Get up to three free candles at Yankee Candle with a Black Friday coupon.

Buy one, two or three large tumbler or vase candles and get the same number free at Yankee Candle stores in the mall and online using coupon code SAVE123. Prices start at $27.99.

Holiday fragrances include Autumn Gathering…

Developer plots apartments, retail along Howard...

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Aziz Housseini has friends who are local teachers and firefighters who work in Baltimore — but can’t afford to live in the city. Many of the large-scale apartment projects in the area, with rents sometimes going for over $1,800 a month, are out of reach for the city’s working middle class, Housseini said. As CEO of the AZ Group, Housseini is trying to solve that problem. To that end, he’s plotting a new 50-unit apartment building at 423 N. Howard St. on downtown’s west side. The building will…

The stories of Harry Weller's life — and why his...

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When Appian Inc. CEO Matt Calkins first met Harry Weller, he left behind a copy of the board game he made, Sekigahara, about the unification of Japan — not expecting it to do any more than make a great bookend on a shelf. But to his surprise Weller, general partner for New Enterprise Associates, played it that following weekend and called Calkins back that Monday to talk about it. A techie and a gamer, Weller couldn’t help but be interested in military history, having flown jets in the Navy before…

Two free slices of cheesecake with gift card...

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Here’s a sweet Black Friday deal: Snag a two free slices of cheesecake with gift card purchase at The Cheesecake Factory.

The offer runs Nov. 25-28.

Get the free eats in the New Year with purchase of $25 in gift cards. The freebies can be redeemed Jan. 1 through March 31.

For a limited time, Pumpkin…

Domino Sugar plant gets facelift to match Locust...

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Locust Point’s Domino Sugar refinery is sprucing up its exterior to help fit into this increasingly trendy residential neighborhood. ASR Group, the company’s parent, said Tuesday that it is unveiling a number of improvements to the perimeter of its 24-acre Locust Point property. The 94-year-old plant employs 620 people. Each day, it refines more than 6 million pounds of raw sugar into white and brown sugar and liquid sucrose. The massive 24-acre manufacturing plant has been slowly upgrading its…

Maryland's horse farming industry sees boost from...

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Horse farming in Maryland generates more than $1.15 billion in economic impact per year, a 23 percent increase from the $930 million the industry generated in 2010, according to a new study. The report from the Maryland Horse Breeders Association found that the horse industry in Maryland supports 5,800 full-time jobs across Maryland, with nearly $500 million in combined wages and salary income. Spending in the horse industry exceeded $660 million in 2015, the study shows. The Sage Policy Group,…

Seven buildings in Woodlawn complex sell to...

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A seven-building flex office complex in western Baltimore County has sold to investors for an undisclosed price. Jay Wellschlager, managing director of JLL, said Monday that a majority of the Meadows complex in Woodlawn was sold on Nov. 14 by former owner Ruppert Properties. Wellschlager declined to name the buyer and the sales price. The seven buildings sold in the nine-building Meadows complex are 90 percent leased and considered more office and retail space. They are located in the 1700 and…

Half off 2017 Entertainment coupon books

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Get 50 percent off 2017 Entertainment coupon books, on sale for $20 with free shipping, for a Black Friday sale.

The books are packed with more than 1,000 coupons for up to 50 percent off at local and national restaurants and retailers, as well movie theaters, attractions and travel merchants.

Maryland is adding jobs, but not as quickly as...

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Maryland added 34,700 jobs over the past year, the 20th most of any state in the country, according to new employment data released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report also indicated that the Pacific Northwest has become the pacesetter for U.S. job growth. Washington state posted the nation’s biggest gain in nonfarm jobs, an increase of 3.5 percent between October 2015 and the same month this year. Neighboring Oregon took second place with an increase of 3.3 percent. The…

Prominent venture capitalist and Chevy Chase-based...

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Nationally known venture capitalist and New Enterprise Associates partner Harry Weller died unexpectedly Saturday night at the age of 46. No cause of death was immediately available, but NEA spokeswoman Kate Barrett told the Wall Street Journal Weller that Weller was not known to be ill. Weller led the venture capital behemoth’s East Coast practice and had several high-profile exits this year, including the pending $1.65 billion private equity deal for Cvent Inc. (NYSE: CVT) and Oracle’s announced…