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Maryland Apprenticeship Connector (MAC) announced the launch of “Apprentice Connect,” a new website designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for employers, educators, and career seekers interested in Maryland’s apprenticeship opportunities. The launch of Apprentice Connect is funded through the Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Maryland Works Grant to invest in foundational systems and processes needed to structure and sustain high-quality college and career pathways that are responsive to market demand.

Maryland and Virginia lawmakers have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for his administration to address an “influx of crabmeat from Venezuela, which has threatened the viability of local fisheries across the Chesapeake Bay.” The officials, including Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, as well as several Maryland Reps., called on Biden to direct the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate any harm caused by the imports, recommend remedies and “use the full array of informal activities available” to address the problem, including “negotiations, utilization of World Trade Organization Committees, bilateral dialogues, and other activities.”

Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than five-week strike that has halted most of the company’s aircraft production, which is centered in the Seattle area. The contract’s rejection by 64% of the voters is another major setback for the company, which warned earlier Wednesday that it would continue to burn cash through 2025 and reported a $6 billion quarterly loss, its largest since 2020.

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has chosen Baltimore to host its annual conference, bringing together more than 1,500 minority architects from around the country for a five-day summit in Charm City. The 12 local young architects organizing the conference will highlight the housing, entertainment, and community projects making Baltimore the unique and exciting city it is for learning, living, and exploring.

Baltimore Ghost Tours has received eerie calls and reviews since 2021. “We are trying to find out where this ghost tour is. Nobody’s answering the goddamn phone to let us know after we spent almost $100 for this tour,” one angry caller said. From another: “I haven’t received any information on whether or not I got the tickets, or if the purchase was accepted or anything.”

Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The company has stopped any new development of the service, called Amazon Today, and will begin to wind it down, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The people asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak to the press. The bulk of the program will be shut down by Dec. 2, the people said. Select retail partners will be able to continue fulfilling orders with Amazon Today through Jan. 24, 2025, Amazon told CNBC.

A Virginia banking company plans to acquire Maryland-based Sandy Spring Bancorp in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion, creating one of the mid-Atlantic region’s largest banks and cementing the merged bank’s presence in Maryland and Northern Virginia. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., based in Richmond, said it entered an all-stock merger agreement with Olney-based Sandy Spring, the eighth-largest bank in the Baltimore region and the seventh largest in the state, based on deposits.