Business

Baltimore food startups put their products in hundreds of stores despite often having less than a dozen staff members. Here’s how they manage complex manufacturing and supply chain issues.

The nonprofit acquired the 180,701-square-foot facility earlier this spring.

World Market, a retail chain specializing in a variety of products from all over the world, Wednesday announced the grand opening of a new location at The Avenue at White Marsh in Baltimore County. The retailer secured a lease for a 15,000-square-foot space at 8125 Honeygo Blvd., its second in Maryland, joining its store in Rockville.

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is considering rescheduling cannabis. Here’s what it would mean for Maryland cannabis businesses.

It may not be a stretch to say that the future will be powered out of Beltsville — and the future will come faster in the U.S. Army. A company called ION Storage Systems, which was invented in a lab at the University of Maryland, is now up and running at its production facility in Beltsville. The company makes what’s known as a solid state battery — with a key component made out of ceramic.

The Cordish Cos.’ Cece’s Roland Park restaurant will open in the coming weeks at the Village of Cross Keys as a $30 million overhaul by owners Caves Valley Partners moves forward. It’s one of six new eateries in the works as part of a redevelopment that started four years ago when the Towson developer acquired the retail and office portion of the North Baltimore landmark for $27 million and pledged a renewal after years of vacancies and neglect.

The proposed redevelopment of the Harford Mall, which is expected to bring 249 new apartments and a four-story parking garage to part of the mall’s parking lot, aims to take a “Bel Air-inspired” approach to its pedestrian streetscape, according to the project’s landscape architect. The project was introduced to the Bel Air Planning Commission last year after the mall’s Tennessee-based owners, CBL Associates and Properties, said the redevelopment is the best investment for the long-term viability of the mall.