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An inflation-fueled sales slump hit the toy industry in the first half of 2024, but one company is gaining market share brick by brick. On Wednesday, Lego said revenue during the first six months of the year jumped 13%, reaching 31 billion Danish krone, or about $4.65 billion. Niels Christiansen, CEO of the privately held Danish toymaker, told CNBC that the company is seeing strength across its portfolio, especially with Lego Icons and Lego Creator, and through its partnership with Epic Games’ Fortnite.

There’s a new name for the former FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, after the Washington Commanders struck a naming rights deal with Northwest Federal Credit Union. The field will now be called Northwest Stadium. The Commanders and the credit union announced “a new, multi-year, exclusive naming-rights agreement” on Tuesday.

Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health Monday announced a partnership with Amsburg and the Woodholme Group to open the EndoCentre of Westminster, a gastroenterology outpatient surgery center. Located at 535 Old Westminster Pike, the 5,400-square-foot center contains two procedure rooms. EndoCentre of Westminster is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and provides same-day procedure care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures.

Out of all the mom-and-pop restaurants in Baltimore, Amanda and Joseph Burton didn’t expect Keith Lee to choose to eat at theirs. Still, the couple figured they would throw their Hollins Market restaurant, Rooted Rotisserie, into the running when they heard the TikTok food critic with more than 16 million followers was coming to the area.

One of the country’s largest startup accelerators is starting a new program in Baltimore shortly after a large round of national layoffs. Techstars is establishing an accelerator focused on health care and artificial intelligence in partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Johns Hopkins University. The new accelerator began accepting applications on Monday.

Hoar Construction Thursday announced the completion of an 80,000-square-foot industrial building in Glen Burnie, close to the Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport. Hoar served as general contractor on the project, which broke ground in August 2023 and is owned by Chicago-based private real estate investment firm Brennan Investment Group.

Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris said Sunday night he is hopeful a new stadium can open in time for the 2030 season. “There’s no way to predict a specific date, but I think that’s a reasonable target,” he said before the team’s final preseason game. The team’s contractual obligations at Commanders Field end in 2027, but the Commanders can continue playing there indefinitely.