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Under Armour Inc.’s most recognizable athlete, former NBA MVP Steph Curry, is cashing in on his new long-term partnership with the company in the form of millions of shares of Under Armour stock. The Baltimore-based athletic apparel company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday that it is giving a trust associated with Curry $75 million worth of shares of Class C common stock (NYSE: UA), which have no voting power.

Maryland should see a boost in direct public funding toward manufacturing and lab space later this year as Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to sign a bill that will help build out the state’s science and technology industries through a new fund. Prior to his keynote speech at the TechStars Equitech Demo Day this week, Moore said he planned to sign Senate Bill 549, or House Bill 552, “as soon as it’s on my desk,” which would authorize the creation of the “Build Our Future” grant program to fund infrastructure projects in a variety of technological fields.

News that Diageo North America, the parent company of Guinness, will lay off around 100 workers and shut down the Maryland plant that manufactures Baltimore Blonde and other beverage brands stunned the local brewing scene. Left in doubt is the future of Baltimore Blonde — the lager with a logo that includes a Maryland flag — that Guinness began brewing in Relay in 2017 and has since become a popular offering everywhere from Camden Yards to local stores.

A new facility for so-called “living funerals” complete with a catering hall and bar is being developed at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens as the ageless task of mourning adapts for the 21st century. The funeral home is in the works for a corner of the 70-acre cemetery at 200 E. Padonia Road in Timonium, said John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV, president of the Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, which has owned the site that also has a pet cemetery and cremation center since 2008.

Maryland’s environmental agency filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Fleischmann’s Vinegar over allegations that its North Baltimore plant has discharged unpermitted pollutants into the Jones Falls stream. The state’s lawsuit comes a day after Blue Water Baltimore, the local environmental nonprofit, also sued Fleischmann’s and its parent company headquartered in Ireland, Kerry, Inc., in federal court for failing to meet requirements under its environmental permit with the state and for violations of the U.S. Clean Water Act.

The future use of the former Columbia Flyer Building is up for grabs. The Howard County government issued a request for proposals Tuesday for the sale and either the demolition or redevelopment of thebuilding at 10750 N. Little Patuxent Parkway. Bids are due by 4 p.m. on May 26 and closing will take place within three weeks of the end of the due diligence phase, the request for proposals or RFP states.

The Baltimore Blast will debut a women’s outdoor soccer team this spring as the organization looks to expand its audience. The Baltimore Blast Women’s Football Club (WFC) will debut in May at a brand new field on Towson University’s campus, to be named “Tiger Field.” Ed Hale, owner of the Baltimore Blast, said the move is part of a larger plan to grow interest in the sport locally, as the organization prepares to open new youth sports camps specifically for girls.