At Baile Cask & Kettle, you can soon grab a bagel with your breakfast brew — then come back for pub fare and another brew after work. In a few weeks, owners Christopher and Kerry Keene hope to open the much-anticipated bagel shop and American-Irish pub in the Updegraff building at 53 W. Washington St. in downtown Hagerstown.

Several Baltimore companies ranked highly in Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024 list, edging out competition across the country. Six Baltimore companies made Newsweek’s annual list, now in its third year: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Constellation Energy Group Inc., McCormick & Co. Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Mercy Medical Center and Under Armour Inc.

Celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio announced Saturday that his downtown Frederick restaurant Thacher & Rye will close Sunday. “This decision marks the end of a significant chapter for me at the lead of the kitchen here for over 16 years,” Voltaggio wrote in an Instagram post. The restaurant, named after the chef’s son and Maryland’s spirit-making history, opened in September 2020, serving traditional American and mid-Atlantic cuisine.

The Greater Washington Board of Trade is relaunching its Potomac Conference next month, convening business and community leaders to discuss one of the most talked-about challenges in the region today — public safety. More than 100 law enforcement, political, nonprofit, university and business leaders have been invited to attend the conference, which will be held July 9 at the Catholic University of America in D.C., said Jack McDougle, president and CEO of the Board of Trade since 2018.

A Baltimore venture studio is partnering with the Harford County government to transform an old community college building into a hub for scientific research and manufacturing. Early Charm Ventures and Harford County Economic Development are turning the former HEAT Center on 1201 Technology Drive in Aberdeen into a training ground for biomanufacturing materials for the U.S. Military and private industry.

Annapolis-based Luminis Health has partnered with ShiftMed to help the nonprofit regional health system in enhancing retention and filling positions for registered nurses. ShiftMed’s application and network will support internal float pool capabilities enabling Luminis Health to quickly fill open positions and address unexpected surges in patient volume, while maintaining consistent care delivery standards.

When George Whelan first started working at an industrial equipment company based in Maryland, he was sweeping the floors. More than three decades later, Whelan is one of the 25 employees who has become a millionaire through the company’s employee stock ownership program, or ESOP. Whelan, Alliance Material Handling’s used equipment director, has benefited from the company’s ESOP program after it formed in 2004.

Cannabis taxes paid to the state for the first three months of 2024 grew by less than 1% even as collections fluctuated sharply on a regional basis. Maryland collected nearly $14.7 million in taxes on sales of recreational cannabis in the first quarter of this year, an increase of less than 0.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Office of the Comptroller. The data released Wednesday is just the third quarterly report since July 1, 2023, when Maryland residents 21 and older could legally purchase cannabis for recreational use.

Northwest Hospital in Baltimore County is getting a significant facelift to ensure emergency department patients can access care quickly. LifeBridge Health, the owner of Northwest Hospital, broke ground on the initial part of a $10.7 million renovation Wednesday morning. Hospital president Craig Carmichael said the first phase of renovations will use $6 million in state money to improve the emergency department with a new entrance to make it easier for physicians to see patients and more private exam rooms.

Hundreds of new apartments, redesigned streetscapes and improved pedestrian and bus access are among the sweeping changes proposed for a nearly 26-acre area surrounding the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Station, according to a conceptual state plan released this week. State planners envision transforming a large, underused parking lot into six apartment buildings, a parking garage and more than 50,000 square feet of retail space.