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Baltimore cruise ships and military cargo not affected by dock worker strike

Striking longshoremen in Baltimore are likely to continue handling cruise ships and vessels with military cargo, according to William Doyle, the former director of the Port of Baltimore. Doyle, now the CEO of Dredging Contractors of America, says he has been in contact with local leaders on both sides of the labor dispute.

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Amazon Fresh stores in Chevy Chase, Franconia get a refresh

Amazon, which recently resumed openings of new Fresh grocery stores after a yearlong pause, held “grand reopenings” for two of its D.C.-area stores Saturday. The redesigned Amazon Fresh stores, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Franconia, Virginia, followed similar redesigns of Fresh stores in Chicago and Southern California.

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Domino Sugars making a sweet gesture of support as Orioles enter wild card series

The orange glow that coats Baltimore’s rowhomes, skyscrapers and the harbor will look a little different Sunday evening. No, it’s not Halloween slowly creeping in. It’s the Orioles. Standing proudly at 70 feet by 120 feet in Locust Point is the iconic “Domino Sugars” sign, usually illuminated in full. But to show the refinery’s support for and celebrate the city’s beloved Orioles bringing postseason baseball to Baltimore for a second straight year, the sign will light only the border and each set of O and S. (Photo: Gail Burton/The Baltimore Banner)

IonQ lands largest quantum contract award with Air Force Research Lab

College Park-based quantum computing company IonQ Friday announced it has signed a $54.5 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). With a quarter remaining in the fiscal year, IonQ has announced $72.8 million in bookings year-to-date and reiterated its confidence in meeting or exceeding its bookings guidance of $75 million to $95 million for the year. Governments, businesses and academia are investing in quantum computing to tackle complex, multibillion-dollar problems in areas such as health care, finance and chemistry.

Workplace heat-illness standards finalized as deadly ‘heat season’ comes to an end

Long-awaited heat protection regulations for workers have been finalized and will go into effect Monday – two days after the official end of a deadly “heat season” that took the lives of dozens of Marylanders this summer. With just days left in the annual Heat-Related Illness Surveillance Report monitoring period – the so-called heat season – the Maryland Health Department had recorded 25 deaths and just under 1,200 emergency room visits due to heat-related illnesses this year.

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Extra legroom, assigned seats, overnight flights: Inside Southwest Airlines’ plan for its future

Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday outlined for Wall Street their vision to boost profits: extra legroom seats starting in 2026, assigned seating, international partnerships and overnight flights. Southwest’s new plan comes as its leaders seeks to fend off activist Elliott Investment Management, which has called for leadership changes.

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Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The U.S. Maritime Alliance says it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the International Longshoremen’s Association is not bargaining in good faith.

 

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Potomac Edison sends crews to the Carolinas to help with Helene outages

Potomac Edison has sent a group of approximately 30 line workers to the Carolinas to assist Duke Energy with anticipated outages related to Tropical Storm Helene. The crew members are from service centers throughout Potomac Edison’s Maryland and West Virginia service territory and left early in the morning on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Coppermine’s pickleball social brand, Copper Union, has a beer garden next to its courts in Mt. Washington.

A growing youth and amateur sports company is launching its first social pickleball club location complete with a beer garden and a nearby cafe. Coppermine’s latest venture, Copper Union, will celebrate its grand opening at the company’s complex at 5700B Cottonworth Ave. in Mt. Washington on Oct. 4-5. The more adult-centric club, which is open to the public, is accompanied by a beer garden area next to its eight courts and the Copper Cafe & Soundbar on Falls Road.

MD sees 52% rise in recreational weed revenue

Quarterly state revenue from cannabis sales recently increased 52%, representing the largest quarter-over-quarter increase since the drug became legal for recreational adult use in July 2023, according to a report that Comptroller Brooke Lierman’s office released Tuesday. The market growth resembles what “all states that have legalized adult-use cannabis have experienced,” a spokesperson for the Maryland Cannabis Administration said in a statement.

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