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Some big businesses owe millions in city water bills
In Sparrows Point, bankrupt RG Steel's delinquent city water bills have risen from about $3.5 million in 2009 to nearly $7 million today, according to city records. Chemical giant W.R.Grace & Co. owes almost $500,000 — even after recently...Tags: Government, Baltimore County, Carl Stokes, Politics, Bill Henry
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Sales of luxury goods up after recession
Baltimore residential real estate broker Bonnie Fleck is no stranger to luxury. "I think it might be because my very first car was an Audi," Fleck said when asked why she chooses luxury cars instead of more utilitarian models. She also wants to give...
Tags: Harbor East, Harbor, Services and Shopping, General Growth Properties, Inc., Realty
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Green jobs economy has hits and misses in Maryland
Dirty, used oil promises to bring some badly needed jobs to Baltimore, one recycling company says. But energy-saving light fixtures aren't proving to be the growth business that another company thought they were — at least not yet.
FCC...Tags: Government, Renewable Energy, Tax Credits, Plant Openings, Alternative Energy
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Baltimore area's federal agencies a 'growth industry'
Despite budget cuts and anti-government rhetoric in Congress, Maryland officials say the two huge federal agencies based in Woodlawn — which have long helped buoy the region's economy — may be better positioned than others to ride out the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Healthcare Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland), Baltimore County
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Labor Dept.: Md. employers cut 7,500 jobs in May
Maryland shed 7,500 jobs in May, as the state posted one of the largest losses in the country for the second month in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.
Only North Carolina and Pennsylvania saw bigger cuts in May, according to the new...Tags: Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Bankruptcy
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Sparrows Point steel mill will close in June
The owner of the financially ailing Sparrows Point steel plant is idling operations there, warning 1,975 workers Thursday that they would be laid off starting next month.
The news, the latest casting doubt on the future of the Baltimore County facility,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Plant Closings, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Mittal Steel Company NV, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hudson's Corner: $10 million for club land is a lot of money, but it buys peace of mind
It was almost deja vu. Tuesday, May 22 was the annual meeting of the Roland Park Civic League. Many of the same people who spoke at the October 2008, standing-room-only meeting at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, spoke there again: Civic League...Tags: Sharon Green Middleton, Water Tower, Lifestyle and Leisure, Corporate Officers, Water Supply
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One Baltimore company on Fortune 500 list — for last time
Baltimore made the newest Fortune 500 list by the skin of its teeth — with a company that was based here last year but is now part of an out-of-state concern.
Constellation Energy Group, which merged with Chicago-based Exelon Corp. in March, is No....Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Fort Meade (military base), Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Business Enterprises
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Baltimore area has high share of high-tech manufacturing jobs
The molten metal pouring from the foundry at Danko Arlington Inc. in Baltimore harks back to the early industrial era. But across the street in one of the company's other buildings, workers operate an X-ray machine, a laser probe and a 3D printer that...Tags: Technology, Anne Arundel County, Electronics, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Science and Technology
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Economist Anirban Basu: Recent signs have not been encouraging
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe willingness of Americans to buy new shoes or even a new bicycle is the kind of economic enthusiasm that has been fueling recent growth in the economy. But a worn sole and a flat tire might be just ahead. Recent sales data in Washington County and...Tags: Consumers, Industrial Production, Marketing, Consumer Confidence, Labor Markets
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Maryland sales tax data indicates local economy is improving
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County’s economy is showing new strength, with household and business spending on the rise for nearly a year, according to a study byTheHerald-Mail. But whether the momentum will continue amid rising economic uncertainties across the...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Taxation, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping, Business
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Developer touts potential jobs, tax revenue at Solo Cup site
As competition heats up between Owings Mills developers, the company that plans to build an upscale shopping center featuring a Wegmans store touted the jobs and tax revenue it said its project at the former Solo Cup site would create.
The Foundry Row...Tags: Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Companies and Corporations, Kimco Realty, Economy, Business and Finance
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