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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and Bally’s Corp. unveiled the new logos for 19 regional sports networks on Wednesday ahead of a major rebrand slated to take place in the coming months. The unveiling of the new logos and monikers, which will replace the current Fox Sports branding,  comes after Hunt Valley-based Sinclair inked a naming rights deal for its regional sports networks, or RSNS, with casino operator Bally’s Corp. in November.

BWI Airport CEO Ricky Smith is taking a new look at the demand for a hotel above the airport’s terminals in the wake of Covid-19. The BWI head acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has weakened the hospitality industry for years to come and added a new factor to consider when planning for the project.

As states desperately await for more doses of the limited coronavirus vaccines created by Pfizer and Moderna, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is hoping that another company will begin producing their version of their COVID-19 vaccine soon. State officials said one of the companies getting closer to production is Johnson & Johnson, who have a contract with Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions for a covid-19 vaccine.

Howard County is almost entirely built out — but that doesn’t mean it has reached its full growth potential. After decades of new, ground-up development, just 2% of the county’s land remains undeveloped, outside of roads, parks and preserved farmland.