Business

Harris Teeter’s parent company, the Kroger Co., announced they will be selling 10 of its stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. to C&S Wholesale Grocers, parent company of Piggly Wiggly and Grand Union, ahead of its planned merger with the Idaho-based Albertsons Companies Inc. Kroger has not identified which Harris Teeters located in Maryland are slated to be sold to C&S.

Prince George’s County is now taking applications for a new accelerator program geared to small-business owners seeking guidance on how to raise capital and effectively market and sell their products or services. The program — a partnership between M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corp. and FSC First, a community development lender in the county — launches Sept. 26 and will run for eight weeks.

A My Salon Suite franchise group has signed a lease with Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corporation (CRC) for 7,000 square feet of space within Towne Square, a 126,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center located at 11029 West Colonial Drive in Ocoee, Florida. This represents the first location for the franchise owned and operated by Corey, Judith, and Terrel Corbitt, who plan to open the hair salon concept next year.

Baltimore Gas and Electric on Monday announced the extension of the temporary restraining order that prevented it from installing any more gas regulators on homes in Baltimore. The temporary restraining order was in effect last week when the Maryland Public Service Commission ordered BGE to give its customers the option of whether they want an outside gas regulator or one installed inside their homes.

Officials say the first two phases of an improvement project at the convention center should conclude this week. On Monday, Roland E. Powell Convention Center Executive Director Larry Noccolino presented members of the Ocean City Tourism Commission with an update on improvements being made to both levels of the convention center. He noted that crews would likely complete the first two phases, which focused on the main level of the convention center, by Friday.

The Reynolds Tavern, a staple of downtown Annapolis since the 1700s, will be put up for sale, Hyatt Commercial Real Estate announced. Home to a pub, restaurant and a bed and breakfast, the property has a $4.7 million price tag, Cecil Cummins, senior vice president of Hyatt Commercial, said. Hyatt, an Annapolis-based brokerage firm, will be coordinating the sale of the 7,620-square-foot property.