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Woodsboro Bank celebrates 125 years of serving Frederick County
May 1, 2024 -

Woodsboro Bank is celebrating its 125th anniversary on Wednesday, taking pride in its role as a community bank and looking to the future. The bank’s headquarters can still be found in its original location along Woodsboro’s Main Street. The bank was renting a building at its current site when it was founded in 1899, Steve Heine, the bank’s CEO and president, said. The bank then bought the site and began building its current building in 1900. It was finished in 1901.

Read More: Frederick News Post
This was captured well waiting for the doctor who was busy at the time
Federal Hill education company raises $3M, adds health care division
April 30, 2024 -

One of Baltimore’s fastest-growing education technology companies raised an additional $3 million this month, with plans to expand into the health care industry. Concentric Educational Solutions, a company that fights truancy by providing tutoring and mentorship services, raised the money from two nonprofits, American Student Assistance and the ECMC Group.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
Law Enforcement Anticipates an Increase in Maryland Cannabis Sales
April 30, 2024 -

Law enforcement and the Maryland Cannabis Administration are anticipating an increase in cannabis sales in the coming months. July 2024 marks one year since legalization across the state. The Maryland Cannabis Administration provided WBOC the following statement: “The market is expected to grow. The Department of Legislative Services fiscal analysis from the Cannabis Reform Act (SB516/HB556 of 2023), estimated that the adult-use market may double in Year 2 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).

Read More: WBOC
Here’s how a Prince George’s Co. facility is making better, safer batteries
April 30, 2024 -

It might not be a stretch to say that the future will be powered out of Beltsville — and the future will come faster if you’re 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.

Read More: WTOP
The light was fading as I was flying the Mavic back from another shoot and the symmetry of these streets caught my eye. Love me some long afternoon shadows.
Bank of America Helping Baltimore residents build towards home ownership
April 30, 2024 -

A lot of us put our heart and soul into making our homes our own. But these soon-to-be homeowners are putting in a lot more than that. Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake and Bank of America volunteers worked on building five homes in South Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood. A few of those volunteers will soon own the homes they’re building.

 

Read More: WMAR2
Baltimore’s historic Greyhound bus station headed for a new life as the headquarters for SquashWise
April 29, 2024 -

For Baltimoreans of a certain age, the former Greyhound bus station on Howard Street is a place that triggers memories – as a starting point for distant travels, the first stop for visitors arriving in town, the only downtown landmark with illuminated dogs on the side of the building. For U. S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, it was a place to get a job.

Read More: Baltimore Fishbowl
Longshoremen to receive diapers, baby formula following Key Bridge collapse
April 29, 2024 -

Baltimore organizations are coming together to get help to those who need it most following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. On Friday, 11 News visited the Community Assistance Network community pantry and resource center in Dundalk, where shipments of supplies arrived. “You know how one thing leads to another?

Read More: WBALTV
8 Baltimore restaurants that are great for Cinco de Mayo
April 29, 2024 -

Cinco de Mayo is around the corner, and Baltimore is buzzing with excitement to commemorate the vibrant culture of Mexico. From hidden gems to lively cantinas, the city offers a plethora of Mexican spots to indulge in authentic flavors and festive atmospheres. Join me as I recommend my top destinations to revel in the spirit of the holiday — which is more popular in the U.S. than its southern neighbor — and savor some great Mexican cuisine.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
LifeBridge Health buys 80 acres of land in Park Heights
April 29, 2024 -

LifeBridge Health has purchased around 80 acres of land from one of the region’s largest nonprofits in a move aimed at simplifying the health care system’s ongoing expansion. Two subsidiaries of the health care system, Sinai Hospital and the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center, purchased four plots of land from The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore for $4.08 million on April 10, according to property records.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
Seven Black-owned businesses moving to Harborplace pavilions as temporary tenants
April 26, 2024 -

Seven Black-owned businesses have been selected to open at Harborplace as temporary tenants while MCB Real Estate pursues its controversial plans to raze and redevelop the waterfront retail pavilions. The businesses will operate under two-year license agreements through a Downtown Partnership of Baltimore incubator program designed to accelerate growth of local and minority entrepreneurs by exposing them to new customers.

 

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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