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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at core of Orioles’ and Nationals’ MASN arguments in New York’s highest court

The nearest baseball field to the New York Court of Appeals is a sandlot that will soon host a youth league, ages 4 to 6. But inside the Albany, New York, courthouse Tuesday, Big Baseball was taking place. Attorneys for two Major League Baseball franchises pleaded their cases in a dispute that has gone on for more than a decade over roughly $100 million in television revenue.

 

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Adult autism enrichment center scheduled to open in Frederick

Next month, Difference 2-17 — a “skills enrichment center” in downtown Mount Airy for adults with autism — will open at a second location, in downtown Frederick. Difference 2-17 promotes life skills while letting the adults explore their interests on their own schedule. The new Frederick location will be at 106 N. Market St., an intentional decision by co-owners Donna Pidel and Adebayo Sodunke to be in the heart of the downtown. It is scheduled to open on Autism Awareness Day on April 2.

Health care options expanding at Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center Tuesday announced the opening of its new motility and breath testing suite, part of an 8,200-plus square-foot expansion of the hospital’s endoscopy center, located on the second floor of Mercy’s Mary Catherine Bunting Center. The new suite includes 10 GI preparation and recovery rooms, eight breathing testing chairs, testing for upper and lower motility, a biofeedback room, a smart pill room, multiple exam rooms and offices.

 

Optiv beefs up federal presence with Md. acquisition 

Cyber advisory company Optiv Tuesday announced it acquired Hanover-based ClearShark LLC and ClearShark Services Inc., an adviser and reseller of cybersecurity and modernization technology to the United States federal government. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction more than doubles Optiv’s federal presence, while significantly deepening its bench of government expertise and expanding the breadth of its federal capabilities.

 

Md. bio Adaptive Phage Therapeutics cutting 23% of staff to focus on clinical trials, extend cash runway

Gaithersburg’s Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Inc. is laying off a chunk of its workforce to devote more resources to its clinical trials and bank more cash, co-founder and CEO Greg Merril told the Washington Business Journal. The biotech, whose therapy targets drug-resistant bacteria, intends to eliminate 22 positions — 23% of its staff — to bring its headcount to 72.

Harborplace developer David Bramble calls for local businesses to ‘lead the charge’ in redeveloping city

Developer P. David Bramble said Baltimore can’t rely on outsiders to invest in the city’s redevelopment. It’s going to take local might — and a lack of negativity — to get big projects like Harborplace’s planned redevelopment done. “Don’t Baltimore the deals,” he said, referring to the city’s penchant for naysaying. “We have to lead the charge.”

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Greater Washington banks, companies rush to contain fallout from bank failures

Greater Washington banks and tech companies rushed Monday to contain the fallout from two large bank failures in recent days, assuring clients and investors that their money is safe and that their exposure to the collapsed banks is limited. Local banks emphasized on Monday that their business models are fundamentally different than those of Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California, and Signature Bank in New York, which catered to niche industries and were shut down by regulators days after they suffered massive outflows of deposits.

Pfizer to buy cancer drugmaker Seagen in $43 billion deal

Pfizer Inc. agreed to purchase cancer-drug maker Seagen Inc. for an enterprise value of $43 billion, gaining the company’s antibody drugs that fight tumors. Pfizer will pay $229 a share in cash for Seagen, according a statement Monday, about a third more than the drugmaker’s closing share price Friday.

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Lawmakers: State must become business-friendly

While Hunter Douglas representatives say economic conditions played a big factor in their decision to close its Cumberland plant, state Sen. Mike McKay and Del. Jason Buckel said more needs to be done to make Maryland business-friendly for employers. Members of the Western Maryland legislative delegation reacted to the plant closure in interviews with the Times-News on Friday. A maker of blinds and shades, Hunter Douglas announced last week that its Cumberland plant will be closed by summer.

 

Harford County’s proposed pause on warehouse developments could lead businesses elsewhere

A proposed six-month moratorium on warehouse developments in Harford County could end up driving businesses to locate elsewhere in the region. County officials say the pause would allow for a review of policies that were first set long before an explosion in warehouse developments. On Feb. 1, Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly announced legislation that would impose a temporary six-month moratorium on approvals or permits for warehouse developments. The legislation was introduced on Feb. 14 and a public hearing on the legislation is scheduled for March 14.

 

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