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The Baltimore County Council passed a resolution on Sep. 6 to finalize the remaining details of the first collective bargaining agreement covering about 460 Baltimore County Public Library employees. “I thank the Baltimore County Council members for voting to pass this resolution, which finalizes a contract that gives BCPL workers a voice in the workplace, as well as the strong wages and benefits they greatly deserve,” IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., said in a statement.

Chasen Cos. received the go-ahead from the city’s historic commission to build more apartments in Fells Point — and a top exec at the development company says existing units aren’t staying vacant for long. “They are flying off the shelves in Fells Point,” said Drew Peace, chief business development officer at Chasen, after a meeting of the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, or CHAP, on Tuesday. “This is another opportunity to add more units in the area.”

Steph Curry is reportedly about to sign a $1 billion lifetime endorsement deal with apparel maker Under Armour Inc., a contract that would vault the Golden State Warriors star into a rarefied class of sports celebrity pitchmen. The impending deal, which would extend a 10-year alliance between Baltimore-based Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) and Curry that expires in 2024, was referred to more than once in a lengthy Rolling Stone interview and profile, though not directly attributed to Curry. It’s reportedly been under negotiation for a while.

The menu at Fishnet in Mount Vernon Marketplace offers a tempting array of freshly made fish sandwiches, tacos and salads. Less appetizing are the fish heads, bones and unusable parts from the whole fish filleted in the kitchen. Keyia Yalcin built the Baltimore restaurant on a model of sustainability and couldn’t tolerate the waste, so she began “upcycling” the castoffs and four other simple ingredients into crunchy, fish-shaped dog treat

Some of the largest tech companies in the country met with a variety of Maryland entrepreneurs on Monday to answer questions about how their technology can help startups at the inaugural Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO) Tech Fair. Representatives from Microsoft, Google, PayPal, TikTok, Meta, Amazon, Ebay and Square all showcased how their companies could help small businesses and startups. The event in College Park gave many startups the chance to spruce up their understanding of how to use social media as a tool to promote their business or to ensure the safety of data stored in the cloud. TEDCO CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall said the festival was an opportunity for small businesses to get close access to large companies that can often be difficult to reach.

The City of Baltimore transferred an additional $3.1 million last month to the city-owned Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor hotel, according to a recent financial disclosure, bringing the total amount of payments to about $16 million since the coronavirus pandemic decimated the hotel and tourism industry. The city built the 757-room convention center hotel in the mid-2000s, creating a unique city-owned corporation and borrowing $300 million in bonds to fund its construction. The Baltimore Hilton, on West Pratt Street overlooking Oriole Park at Camden Yards, was intended to lure more business to the convention center next door and has struggled to turn a profit under the crippling weight of its debt. After refinancing the bonds in 2017, the Baltimore Hilton continued to perform below projections, but it was eking out a profit.

A prominent labor and employment attorney, Grace E. Speights says that as a Black woman who is passionate about equity, she is often asked how she can justify working for employers, rather than employees, on issues such as employment discrimination claims. “We’re not out to teach employers how to discriminate against their employees or how to do any kind of bad things against their employees,” she said. “We are trying to teach them and counsel them on making sure their workplaces are safe, inclusive and respectful.” Speights, a partner at the international firm Morgan Lewis, will speak Wednesday at The Center Club in Baltimore as part of the Maryland State Bar Association’s 125th anniversary speakers series.

Peraton Inc., a national security contracting and tech company, is moving part of its operation from a Metro-accessible site in McLean to Bowie. The privately held company, one of Greater Washington largest employers, has inked a lease for a little over 18,000 square feet at 16901 Melford Blvd., an office building that’s part of St. John Properties Inc.’s and its partners’ mixed-use Melford Town Center. By December, Peraton will move its Global Health & Financial Solutions division headquarters from its current office in McLean to the new Maryland site.