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MCB Real Estate rebrands Madison Park North project as Reservoir Square

The $100 million redevelopment of a long-troubled North Baltimore block just got another fresh start. MCB Real Estate has renamed and rebranded its Madison Park North project to Reservoir Square, a new identity for a long-needed redo of a part of Baltimore once known as the “Murder Mall.”

City of Westminster takes first steps to allow sale of recreational cannabis

The Westminster Common Council is moving forward with city code changes in order to make way for the sale of recreational cannabis starting July 1. The Common Council voted unanimously at a meeting Monday night to refer a proposed cannabis ordinance to the Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and recommendations.

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Guinness Baltimore Blonde beer, previously brewed in Baltimore County, will be brewed in New York

The owner of the shuttered Guinness brewery in Baltimore County had considered keeping production of the popular Baltimore Blonde in Maryland but said Wednesday the beer will be brewed in New York. Diageo, the beverage company that owns Guinness, one of the beer market’s most recognizable names, announced in April that it would shut down its beer production plant in Relay this month.

Workers are answering office emails, texts while on vacation. It’s burning them out.

Summer is here for American workers, and that often means vacation time. Many workers, however, are spending their days off checking work emails, getting bombarded by texts from bosses and answering phone calls from colleagues.  A new survey of 2,300 people by online learning platform ELVTR found that about 20% of workers have been asked to check their emails while on vacation. Another 25% get work-related text messages while off.

Federal Hill dispensary Cookies shut down for violations just days after opening

A “large gun apparatus” that was used to blow plumes of medical cannabis smoke into people’s mouths is among a slew of violations that led to the shutdown of the Cookies dispensary in Federal Hill barely a week after it opened. The Cookies dispensary had its license suspended by the Maryland Cannabis Administration on June 2, just days after its grand opening on May 27.

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Maryland Stadium Authority struggling to fill office space in Camden Yards warehouse

The Maryland Stadium Authority is seeking tenants for 50,000 square feet of office space in The Warehouse at Camden Yards, a tough sell in a market where vacant space is bountiful. The Maryland Stadium Authority Board of Directors approved three leases totaling about 15,000 square feet at the warehouse at its June meeting. But the focus of the board’s discussion centered on the remaining vacant space in the 430,000-square-foot warehouse.

Maryland ag secretary tours Catoctin Mountain Orchard

Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks visited Catoctin Mountain Orchard near Thurmont on Monday as part of a broader initiative to tour farms across the state and gather feedback and concerns from local farmers. Atticks said he has prior experience in Frederick County, but wanted to familiarize members of his team with farmers in the county and show the diversity of what’s being grown.

 

Judge tells Erie Insurance, State of Maryland to work out resolution in discrimination suit

A United States District judge put a temporary restraining order on hold Monday as both sides of an insurance discrimination case work on a resolution. Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin ruled that Erie Insurance and the Maryland Insurance Administration have up to 60 days to come to a resolution following the administration’s finding in May that the Pennsylvania-based insurance company used discriminatory practices against Black Baltimore-area brokers, and thus its residents.

Md. Innovation Center’s BRITE Program earns national recognition

The Columbia-based Maryland Innovation Center’s Business Revitalization Initiative Through Entrepreneurship (BRITE) Program was honored with a 2023 NACo Achievement Award in the Community and Economic Development category, recognizing its significant contributions to empowering entrepreneurs. The award from the National Association of Counties (NACo), the foremost organization representing county-level government operations, highlights the BRITE program’s success in creating direct pathways for entrepreneurs to achieve their goals.

MedStar Health adds Luna to improve outpatient physical therapy

Luna, a provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, and Columbia-based MedStar Health, the largest health care system in Maryland and the Washington region, Tuesday announced a partnership to improve access to, in-person outpatient physical therapy across Washington, Baltimore and northern Virginia, in collaboration with MedStar Health rehabilitation centers.

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