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How a Maryland woman designed Donna Kelce’s viral Super Bowl outfit
February 14, 2023 -

As Donna Kelce sported a black-and-red denim jacket and light-up high-top shoes during an interview before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Monica Blakely cried at her Maryland home. Fewer than two weeks ago, Blakely had messaged Kelce on social media, offering to create a jacket that would represent her fandom for her sons, playing on opposing teams in Sunday’s game. Jason is a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, and his younger brother, Travis, is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Read More: Washington Post
Baltimore startup Marinalife raises $5M to add technology to the boating industry
February 14, 2023 -

A Baltimore company behind a service billed as the “Hotels.com for boaters” raised $5 million late last month to add new dimensions to its multipronged business. CEO Jennifer LeRoux said the company plans to use the funding to develop a new marina management software that will help business owners track reservations and other parts of their business. The new software would add to the two other products under the Marinalife umbrella: Snag-A-Slip, a Hotels.com-style site that lets boaters book time at docks, and the Marinalife magazine. LeRoux emphasized that much of the boating industry has failed to keep up with modern technology, giving the startup a strong niche in the market.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
Novavax to sell 1.5M more doses of its Covid vaccine to the U.S. government
February 14, 2023 -

Gaithersburg biotech Novavax Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) has reached an agreement to sell 1.5 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S. government. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the federal government will partially fund the company’s future work on Covid vaccines, including the development of smaller dose vials and strain selection in line with Food and Drug Administration recommendations, Novavax said in its announcement.

Read More: Washington Business Journal
Marriott CEO Tony Capuano to take over president’s post from Stephanie Linnartz
February 14, 2023 -

Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) CEO Tony Capuano, 57, will absorb the duties of outgoing President Stephanie Linnartz, as she prepares to step down to take on a new role at Baltimore-based sports apparel firm Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UA). The Bethesda hospitality giant said Friday its board voted to appoint Capuano to replace Linnartz as president, effective Feb. 24. Under Armour surprised Wall Street with its announcement in December that Linnartz would be taking over as president.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
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Maryland gas companies should plan for an electrified future, decrease spending, ratepayers’ advocate warns
February 14, 2023 -

Natural gas companies in Maryland should slow their spending on new infrastructure amid the state’s turn away from fossil fuels, the state’s advocate for ratepayers has warned in a filing. Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel, which represents residential utility customers in the state, filed its petition Thursday with the Maryland Public Service Commission, which regulates utility operators. The People’s Counsel warned that ratepayers, particularly low-income residents, could be stuck with the price tag of excessive improvements in the state’s gas infrastructure, unless the commission steps in with regulations.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Maryland tourism leaders want to nearly double state’s tourism budget
February 13, 2023 -

Maryland tourism leaders are looking to nearly double the state’s tourism budget as the industry continues to make a comeback following the pandemic. The Maryland Office of Tourism Development currently receives $15.3 million through the state’s budget, according to Maryland Tourism Coalition (MTC). But tourism leaders, including chair of the Maryland Tourism Development Board Judy Bixler, pointed out that figure is “way behind” compared to the surrounding states. West Virginia has a $25.4 million budget, Virginia has a $78 million budget and Pennsylvania’s tourism budget is $35.1 million, according to MTC. State officials, legislators and tourism leaders made a push for more funding during the annual Maryland Tourism Day on Friday. The main topic of discussion was why the state should invest more money into the industry.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
Women lost more jobs early in the pandemic. They’re also returning faster.
February 13, 2023 -

After five years at home with her six kids, Tiffany Feliciano often daydreamed about returning to work. But it wasn’t until a few months ago that rising grocery costs and readily available jobs finally lured her back to the workforce. In December, Feliciano took a job in health-care administration, returning to the field she’d left before the pandemic. The years in between were a blur of virtual schooling and caring for her kids, now ages 6 to 14, while her husband traveled for his sales job. But with their weekly grocery bill approaching $400, and savings beginning to dwindle, she decided it was time to rejoin the labor force.

Read More: Washington Post
Port of Baltimore to get increased business from shipping line that supports e-commerce
February 13, 2023 -

In a boost for the Port of Baltimore, ocean carrier ZIM Shipping Line plans to expand to weekly service, bringing larger ships with cargo headed for customers throughout the U.S., Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday. ZIM, one of the port’s major container shipping customers, will double the frequency of its E-commerce Baltimore Express from bi-weekly to weekly service at the end of February, the governor’s office said in a news release. ZIM plans to expand the size of its vessels by nearly 50 percent to carry more cargo. ZIM’s Baltimore Express, which started in the spring between China, Southeast Asia and the East Coast, offers customers the fastest transit time from Asia to Baltimore. The ships will use the Panama and Suez canals.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
America’s new six-figure jobs: These weren’t $100K jobs before the pandemic, but they are now
February 13, 2023 -

Industrial psychologists, information security analysts and biochemists weren’t six-figure jobs nationally before the pandemic. But they are now. Those are three of the 12 occupations for which median annual salaries reached six figures nationally between 2019 and 2021, according to a new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by The Business Journals. Those gains came as salaries soared since the economic recovery ramped up after the initial shockwaves of the pandemic, with a tight labor market and elevated turnover rates fueling significant raises and bonuses throughout much of 2021 and 2022. One of the biggest jumps was for industrial and organizational psychologists, which saw median annual salaries grow from about $92,880 in 2019 to about $105,310 in 2021 — a 13% jump.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
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Southwest official on December service meltdown: ‘We messed up’
February 10, 2023 -

Southwest Airlines’ Chief Operations Officer Andrew Watterson told senators Thursday the carrier “messed up” when its holiday meltdown in December left millions of passengers scrambling. A “cascade” of factors, including a winter storm and outdated crew-tracking technology, caused the airline to cancel more than 16,700 flights over the Christmas week, Capt. Casey Murray, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, said during a hearing by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner

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