Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said it has reduced the number of power outages customers experience by 35 percent during the past four years compared to the previous four, an improvement it credited to a new tree trimming protocol. While more than 60 percent of BGE's electric lines are underground,...
Doctors have found a disturbing downside to some powerful new drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer. In rare cases, they may cause potentially fatal heart damage, especially when used together. The drugs are called checkpoint inhibitors and they have transformed cancer treatment...
Spanish energy company Repsol posted a third-quarter profit of 481 million euros ($534 million) as opposed to a 221 million-euro loss last year thanks to lower exploration costs and the sale of a stake in Gas Natural. The company said Thursday that it benefited from a one-off gain of 180 million...
Pensioners are staging an anti-government rally in Greece to protest a new round of cuts introduced under the country's international bailout program. The protesters marched Thursday through central Athens to the labor ministry in a peaceful rally, as the country's largest labor union called a...
Credit Suisse reported a 19-fold drop in third-quarter profit compared to a year ago, with net revenues down 10 percent as the Swiss bank cited "challenging" market conditions and paid out deferred compensation. The Zurich-based bank said Thursday that net income attributable to shareholders was...
Corporate Office Properties Trust said Thursday it earned $23.7 million in the third quarter, a reversal from losses incurred earlier this year. However, the Columbia-based real estate investment trust's profit fell sharply from the $86.2 million it reported for the same period last year, driven...
Kohl's plans to hire another 1,000 people before the start of the holiday season to staff its e-commerce distribution center in Edgewood, the discount department store chain said Monday. The retailer is hiring 3,000 people total for the seasonal jobs. A job fair is planned for Wednesday, from 9 a.m....
Hamilton Turner has the kind of computer engineering and data analysis skills federal employers like the National Security Agency want, but when it came time to head into the workforce, he chose instead a job at OptioLabs, one of Baltimore's up-and-coming cyber startups. "I'd be going for secret...
The unemployment insurance rate paid by Maryland employers will remain largely unchanged in 2017, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. The announcement means what employers pay into the unemployment benefits pool stays at its lowest legal level for the coming year. The rates will range from 0.3...
Mindgrub, a mobile application developer, is going through a growth spurt, with nearly 40 new hires since the beginning of the year. The Baltimore firm has brought on 38 new employees this year, including 21 since June. Founded in 2002 by CEO Todd Marks, Mindgrub specializes in mobile app development...
Booz Allen Hamilton, a major intelligence community contractor, said Thursday that it has hired a former FBI director to review its security measures after one of its employees was with charged with stealing reams of classified documents. Harold T. Martin III, who used to work for the NSA, was...
As the Defense Department grapples with how to handle some 10,000 California National Guardsmen who received improper bonus payments, a spokesman for the Maryland Guard said just three service members received improper bonuses and have already paid the money back. The overpayments totaled $32,000...
A former National Security Agency contractor charged with stealing government property and taking classified information appealed to be released from prison in a motion Tuesday as he awaits trial. Harold T. Martin III, 51, of Glen Burnie, was charged in August with stealing 50 terabytes of information...
Officials in Virginia and Maryland who have been competing for years to land a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation will have to wait a few more months to find out which state has the winning pitch. The General Services Administration said Monday it will delay selecting a site...
Under Armour has released images of the latest signature shoe created for NBA star Stephen Curry – the Curry 3 The Baltimore company said the shoe employs a trademarked new technology – Threadborne – described as “braided threads wrapped around a corded panel” for support without weighing the...
Under Armour's new wireless sport headphones keep the beat while monitoring your heart rate. The sports brand and Harman International Industries Inc. unveiled two headphone models Thursday, including one that tracks heart rate and plays music, for $199.95. The headphones can be pre-ordered at...
Under Armour hopes to reach young girls who play sports through a partnership announced Wednesday with a Los Angeles-based photographer. Christin Rose photographs girls in sport as part of her "She Plays We Win" project, which she launched to tell stories of young girls building confidence through...
Baltimore is one of five cities where MasterCard is launching an online financial education program for elementary and high school students. The Master Your Card program, a partnership with education technology company EverFi Inc., targets high school students and those in grades four through six....
Gannett Tuesday abruptly ended its six-month effort to acquire Tronc, owner of The Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel and several other newspapers.The deal would have extended the footprint of Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper company, and marked a major consolidation...
Aided by his wife, Peter Schon wrapped a gray cuff around his upper forearm to take his blood pressure. Within seconds, thanks to wireless technology, his reading popped up on a computer screen in his home near where he sat in a brown leather recliner. A couple of minutes later, the phone rang....
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel is calling for an investigation and suspension of copper-line retirement notices Verizon has been sending some Maryland customers. Verizon and other telecommunications companies are eager to replace old copper wiring for landline telephones with fiber-optic...
The Ober Kaler law firm, which started in Baltimore more than 100 years ago, said Monday it is merging with a larger Tennessee company, creating a firm with more than 800 attorneys and advisers in 25 offices. The combined firm will go by the name of Baker Donelson. Terms of the deal, expected to...
You engaged in spring cleaning and organization earlier this year, but with the holidays approaching, your home office could probably stand a bit of freshening up. Fall is the perfect time to make sure your office is a well-equipped and appealing workspace that boosts your efficiency and productivity....
Working from home seems like a professional dream for many, but sometimes your home isn't the optimum place to do business. Perhaps you've outgrown your home office or your startup requires a more professional atmosphere for client meetings. Maybe you crave the kind of personal interaction that's...
When it comes to marketing your small business, a digital strategy is vital, but so are traditional marketing and advertising tactics like print advertising and direct mail. In fact, nearly a third of all small business owners still use those formats, while one in five say they don't plan to use...