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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.

M&T Bank and Prince George’s County announced Friday the launch of a new business accelerator program that will provide up to 25 small business owners with the guidance and skills needed to build strong companies, spur economic growth in Prince George’s County and help build generational wealth. The eight-week business accelerator program, a partnership between M&T, FSC First and Prince George’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), will focus on business planning, sourcing capital, establishing credit, managing bank accounts, marketing, branding and licensing.

The Dodon Vineyards in Davidsonville, Maryland, spans 17 acres of centuries-old farmland. It was founded in the 1700s and for centuries it served as a tobacco plantation, before switching to corn, soybeans and other crops in the 1960s. Today, there’s row after row of grapes. Some bunches are a deep, dark purple while others are the lighter, greener variety.

The four-day workweek has gained another champion — this time, it’s the United Auto Workers union. UAW President Shawn Fain laid out a 32-hour workweek as one of the many proposals for a new contract with the largest three American auto manufacturers, as well as a 40% increase in pay, boosted pensions and other items. The union already authorized a strike, and the contract runs out Sept. 14.

Baltimore’s liquor board approved a new liquor license in Keswick on Thursday despite the impassioned objections of some residents and a city councilwoman. Several locals opposed the license for the former Evergreen Cafe on West Cold Spring Lane on the grounds that after a year of negotiations, owner Binod “Milo” Uprety had not signed a memorandum of understanding with local groups, whereby businesses agree to certain restrictions.