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MGM National Harbor, the top-grossing casino in the United States outside of Las Vegas, is making room for its growing traffic inside and out. The Prince George’s County resort recently unveiled an expanded outdoor gaming patio and larger indoor casino floor, adding roughly 8,000 square feet between the two projects.

Funds have been advanced for some early work tied to the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project. Stu Czapski, economic development specialist for the Cumberland Economic Development Corp., said several applicants received a draw for the first or second phase of a plan that includes $950,000 in matching grants to help downtown merchants and property owners with building exteriors, infrastructure and development of residential units.

Leadership Baltimore County (LBC) will mark its 40th anniversary and welcome its 2023 class at a celebration scheduled for June 8 at The Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills. The 52 leaders graduating at this milestone anniversary event were selected from a competitive pool of applicants from across the region and across sectors and industries.

Gaithersburg’s Adventist HealthCare is moving forward with plans to modernize its 45-year-old Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville with a new, $180-million patient tower that is expected to open in 2025. The six-story, 150,352-square-foot critical-care tower will be built adjacent to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center’s acute-care facility at 9901 Medical Center Drive, on what’s currently a parking lot in front of its emergency department.

Phil Singerman was applying for the job to be the first executive director for a state economic development startup whose aspiration exceeded its funding allocation. At the time, he was a presidential appointee with a $400 million annual budget at a prominent government agency, so there was a natural question of why he wanted to switch jobs. “I do startups,” Singerman explained expressing his passion for startup creation, which helped him to get the position.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Perryville has moved up its opening date again and upped its expected staff count to 1,000 employees as the resort inches closer to officially opening its doors next month. The 700-room, 48-acre park in Cecil County will hold its grand opening on June 29, but will also open up even earlier with reservations starting June 14. The new date announced on Wednesday makes the second time this year the opening has changed.

Under Armour’s new, third-ever CEO said Tuesday she plans to focus on building the sports apparel brand, especially internationally, boosting U.S sales growth and elevating design of footwear and women’s apparel. “We must deliver better for athletes and our customers and meaningfully increase returns for shareholders in the years ahead,” said Stephanie Linnartz, who took over as CEO and president of the Baltimore-based company Feb. 27, in an announcement Tuesday.

A family member got a nasty case of COVID last week, right in time for the World Health Organization to declare the global health emergency over. In a way, it reminds me of the bifurcated reality of Baltimore’s dining scene, which is simultaneously seeing major red flags and signs of recovery. While some neighborhoods, particularly suburban areas, are undergoing a restaurant boom, other eateries continue to suffer from the effects of the pandemic, whether from a drop in demand, the labor crisis, rising burnout or out-of-control food prices.