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The Baltimore Ravens have vowed to reduce their carbon footprint over the next few years as part of a new deal with Constellation Energy Corp. The NFL team announced the new partnership with the energy giant amid the shouts of hundreds of young athletes at the Ravens Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills during the Baltimore Ravens training camp on Monday. The Ravens and Constellation executives declined to provide firm plans on the exact actions the partnership will yield but noted that such actions could include energy audits and electric vehicle infrastructure.

Several corporate leaders from Greater Baltimore are included on Savoy Magazine’s list of the “Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America” for 2022. Seven of the 337 executives recognized by Savoy in its upcoming summer issue work in the Baltimore area, including two sets of executives who work at the same office. T. Rowe Price’s Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Johnson, as well as the money manager’s head of investment management, Stephon (Steph) Jackson, both made this year’s list. Johnson was hired by T. Rowe in April, becoming the first Black woman in the company’s C-suite.

A four-property self-storage portfolio in Cecil County has just sold to an investment group for $18.8 million. The deal is the latest in the rural Elkton and North East market where new development of industrial and residential projects is underway, and growth is on the rise. The buyer was Boundary Ventures LLC and the seller was Acorn Investment Co. It is also the latest in the red-hot self-storage market that has posted strong growth across the U.S. over the past two years.

Lidl plans to open a supermarket in Reisterstown on Aug. 31, the German grocer announced Tuesday. The store will open in Reisterstown Shopping Center on Reisterstown Road, part of the chain’s rapid expansion in the Baltimore area. The discount grocer opened its first Baltimore city location July 13 in the redeveloped Northwood Commons shopping center near the campus of Morgan State University. Lidl also operates Baltimore County stores in Catonsville and Nottingham. The food retailer says it offers organic and gluten-free items, specialty foods such as cured meats, private label products, and fresh baked breads and pastries at prices as much as 45% less than other grocery chains.

Like many areas in Baltimore, the neighborhoods Hamilton and Lauraville are a hub where small businesses shape the culture of the community. Here is where some say one of the city’s best crab cakes are made. The Northeast Baltimore neighborhoods are also where you can find many farm-to-table dining experiences, a great cup of coffee and plenty of spots for anyone with a sweet tooth.

Metrorail’s regulatory agency is investigating whether a rail traffic controller told the operator of a train carrying passengers to check on a reported track fire. The fire shut down a section of the Red Line in Northwest Washington for part of three days. Metro on Monday denied that a train operator had been instructed to do a track inspection for the fire, saying the request was for an inspection on an unrelated circuit problem that didn’t pose a safety concern. The probe followed reports on social media about the incident, which was captured on dispatch recordings.

The Community Foundation of Howard County, which raises, manages and distributes funds to support Howard County nonprofits, awarded a total of $200,000 in community grants this year to 45 nonprofit organizations throughout Howard County. The foundation received 69 grant applications this year as part of an open grant application process for eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in Howard County. A grant committee of foundation board members and volunteers selected the grant recipients, which will use the funds for operating and programmatic needs.