Posted on 2/19/21
Partisan Lines Harden as Senate Panel Fights Over Major Police Reform Legislation
Republicans on the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee cried partisanship Thursday as their Democratic counterparts consistently shot down their amendments to two major pieces of police reform . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
Ayala Pharmaceuticals Announces $25 Million Strategic Financing
Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AYLA), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing and commercializing small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from rare and aggressive cancers, today . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
Most Unemployment Claims Stem From Repeat Layoffs, Data Shows
And that's all the more reason why additional jobless aid is needed.Though the U.S. unemployment rate has dropped substantially since reaching a record high 14.7% in . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly as Americans Await Stimulus Relief
Workers are still losing jobs left and right, and relief can't come soon enough.In April of 2020, the U.S. unemployment rate hit a record high, and . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
Is Novavax Stock a Good Bet on Coronavirus Vaccines?
If you look only at Novavax's (NASDAQ:NVAX) share performance last year, you would probably hesitate to buy the stock today. The biotech company soared more than . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
State Roundup: Senate Democratic Leaders Introduce COVID Policy Package
SENATE DEM LEADERS INTRODUCE COVID POLICY PACKAGE: Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined the framework of a legislative package aimed at addressing a myriad of challenges associated . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
House Republicans Introduce COVID-19 Business Relief Package
Members of the House Minority Caucus introduced a series of bills on Thursday that are aimed at providing relief to small businesses that are struggling due . . .
Posted on 2/19/21
Exelon Utilities CEO Calvin Butler Jr. Honored With BEYA Chairman’s Award for Contributions to STEM
Exelon Utilities CEO Calvin G. Butler Jr. was honored February 13 with the BEYA Chairman’s Award during the organization’s
Posted on 2/19/21
UnionTrack Promotes Brad Schmelzer to President and Christopher Nee To COO
UnionTrack, Inc., the North American SAAS leader in member engagement software, has promoted two long-time veterans of the labor movement to senior roles
Posted on 2/19/21
Jane Palmieri and Mojdeh Poul Elected to Stanley Black & Decker Board of Directors
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) today announced that Jane Palmieri, President of Industrial Intermediates
Posted on 2/18/21
Ensurise Merges with the Operations of Howard Eales
Effective January 1, 2021, independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC announced its merger with the insurance brokerage operations
Posted on 2/18/21
City Solicitor: Mosby’s Failure to Report Travel was Not a Violation Because the Rules are Ambiguous
City Solicitor Jim Shea said today that State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s failure to report her out-of-town travels was not a violation because it is not clear . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Scott Relaxes Dining Restrictions, Noting the Coronavirus Caseload is Dropping
If you’re going into restaurants these days, feel free to linger over dessert – the one-hour limit on dining that Mayor Brandon Scott put in place . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
It’s Time to Revoke Johns Hopkins’ Power to Form its Own Police Force
By Donald Gresham, Mihir Chaudhary and Ike EnenmohBoosted by backroom lobbying, then sidetracked by a summer of protest, the idea of allowing Johns Hopkins University to . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Mosby Amends Her Finance Report, Adding $19,223.61 to Her Campaign Bank Account
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby last night filed an amended campaign finance report with the State Board of Elections, eliminating some of the erroneous contributor . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Insley Of SVN Miller Commercial Brings New Italian Restaurant To North Salisbury
Tonney Insley and Brent Miller with SVN | Miller Commercial Real Estate settle another deal that will bring a new restaurant to the Salisbury, MD area. . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Host Hotels Expects Portfolio to Return to Profit Sometime in H2
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) expects its hotel portfolio to return to profitability in the aggregate sometime during H2 2021 based on hotel level EBITDA, said . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Saving The Sun: Non-profit Ownership Cheered by Many, But Also Raises Questions
Tribune Publishing’s announcement this week that the company had tentatively agreed to sell the Baltimore Sun to a newly-founded nonprofit elicited cautious hope for staff members . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
City Officials Seek Artists for Lexington Market Permanent Artworks
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts and the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City have announced an open call for two artists for two . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
MD Senate Advances Tax Credit Expansion to Immigrants, Over Republican Objections
A debate over whether to expand an anti-poverty tax measure to immigrants is breaking down along party lines in the Maryland General Assembly, with Republicans vehemently . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Q&A with Morgan State’s Dr. Lawrence Brown, Author of ‘The Black Butterfly’
After the tragic death of Freddie Gray in 2015, Dr. Lawrence Brown fired off a bunch of tweets; as @bmoredoc
Posted on 2/18/21
Maryland’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Decrease for 10 Straight Days
The number of Marylanders hospitalized due to coronavirus has decreased for 10 consecutive days, reaching 1,048 hospitalizations on Thursday.Of those currently hospitalized, 769 are in acute . . .
Posted on 2/18/21
Tech-driven Automation is Reshaping Career Paths
For some people, snow is about sledding and play. For others, snow means shoveling and isolation. Sometimes the snowstorm
Posted on 2/18/21
A $9M Donation from the Brin Family to University of Maryland College Park Focuses on Performing Arts and Tech
A $9 million donation will help the University of Maryland College Park create a new center focused around
Posted on 2/18/21
Fearless Completes 9-Month Office Expansion Project at Spark Baltimore
Digital services firm Fearless recently finalized its latest office expansion at Spark Baltimore, completing a nine
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