Business

The owners of an upscale Howard County restaurant that’s long been a destination for business dining and special occasions will undergo a rebranding as part of a larger plan by its owners to expand beyond Maryland. Stanford Grill in Columbia and Rockville, along with Stanford Kitchen in Owings Mills, will soon be called Glenwood’s, its owner Blueridge Restaurant Group disclosed Wednesday. The name change comes as the restaurant group looks to expand its restaurants nationwide.=

First Watch, a breakfast and brunch chain, is expanding its presence in Maryland and plans to open four new locations throughout the state this year and one in 2025. The Florida-based chain has 500 locations nationwide and operates eight in Maryland. It opened its first Maryland location in 2006. The inaugural First Watch location was opened in 1983, according to its media fact sheet.

A local health care startup that aims to fill gaps in care for low-income patients has just hauled in $56 million in a Series A funding round. Bethesda’s Accompany Health Inc. said Tuesday it’s secured the funding from a handful of venture capital investors and will use the proceeds to broaden its reach in offering primary care, behavioral health and social services to underserved patients with complex conditions.

Cancer diagnostics giant Exact Sciences will close down its Baltimore operations three years after acquiring a company heralded as one of the region’s biggest success stories. Thrive Earlier Detection spun out of Johns Hopkins in 2019 and raised around $369 million in venture capital before Exact Sciences acquired it in a deal worth up to $2.15 billion. The Wisconsin-based firm now plans to close down Thrive’s Baltimore office at 1812 Ashland Ave. by March 31, 2024 and lay off 50 people.

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore Monday received a top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment for the six state-owned, public marine terminals that are managed by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) for the 15th consecutive year. The Coast Guard’s annual inspection of facilities included a detailed review of all security protocols and procedures at the Dundalk, Seagirt, North Locust Point, South Locust Point (including the cruise passenger terminal), Fairfield and Masonville marine terminals.

A new partnership between Goodwill and the Love for Lochlin Foundation will bring technology and employment services to the foundation’s mobile clinic to bring free employment resources to more Frederick County residents. The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek awarded a grant of $950 to the two organizations. It will fund a laptop from Goodwill with job resources, such as virtual career services and trainings, for the foundation’s mobile vaccination clinic.