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Dozens of business and government officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, celebrated the grand opening Friday of the Conair distribution center along Downsville Pike — a distribution center Conair officials said they believe is the largest in the state. Conair President and CEO Kristie Juster said “wow,” as she shared a statistic she learned Friday — that at more than 2.1 million square feet, every NFL team plus two practice fields would fit in the facility.

The Washington County Career Expo at Hagerstown Community College hosted 1,100 participants on Wednesday, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC) on the HCC campus. The event included 170 organizations, with 342 representatives and 787 attendees. Participants and employers networked about job opportunities, resources and pathways to employment in Washington County.

Two new restaurants will fill the rum-soaked void left by Pusser’s Caribbean Grille in Annapolis after it closes this fall. A tequila bar called Armada and an Italian chophouse, Marmo, will replace Pusser’s, a destination on the Annapolis waterfront that’s slated to shut down in November after three decades in business.

The South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP) Thursday announced $932,787 in community grants to support 24 projects across south and southwest Baltimore, the largest collective Community Grants funding amount yet. This round of funding attracted proposals totaling more than $2.4 million.

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.