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Josh Levinson did not plan to move two Charm City Run locations at the same time, but could not pass up the opportunity for larger spaces. The CEO and founder of the running retailer said the company will move its Timonium and Annapolis stores to new spaces close to the existing stores next year. Its flagship store in Baltimore County will nearly double in size while Annapolis will add around 1,300 square feet.

The U.S. arm of the European infrastructure giant behind the Purple Line project and the I-66 Express Lanes outside the Beltway has moved its headquarters from New York City to the District in a deal incentivized through the D.C.’s Vitality Fund. Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp., a subsidiary of Paris-based Meridiam, opened its 20,000-square-foot D.C. headquarters in August on the sixth floor of 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the recently renovated Mills Building.

Frederick County biotechnology startup Phycin has received $400,000 from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund to help develop and commercialize the use of algae proteins in medical care and the food market. The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, managed by the Maryland Technology Development Corp., distributed $4 million among 12 scientists from Maryland companies and research institutions to further their research.

A Baltimore Asian fusion eatery with three locations topped Yelp’s list of places to eat in Greater Baltimore this year.Ekiben, known for its steamed bun sandwiches and rice bowls, took first place on Yelp’s top 25 places to eat in Greater Baltimore. Released on Monday by the business review website and application, the list includes spots from Baltimore City to the surrounding Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard and Harford Counties and ranks restaurants through various factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews from the summer of 2022 to the summer of 2023.

Developers behind an ambitious $500 million-plus plan to overhaul the iconic Harborplace complex know they’ve got a lot of convincing to do. On Monday evening, P. David Bramble and other members of his MCB Real Estate development team took their best crack at winning over about 200 Baltimore neighbors who could eventually be among those to decide the fate of a charter amendment necessary for the project to move forward.

The Local Oyster is closing Saturday, founder Nick Schauman said Monday afternoon. Schauman started setting up his roving oyster bar at festivals and markets in 2013 and opened the first permanent Local Oyster location inside Mount Vernon Marketplace in 2015. The Locust Point location opened in September 2022 as the first standalone location for the restaurant specializing in Maryland seafood and local beers.

Employees at Mom’s Organic Market in Baltimore have ratified their first contract more than a year after unionizing, becoming the first store in the grocery retailer chain to reach a deal. The two sides agreed upon a new three-year contract that includes new paid time off policies, scheduled minimum raises and scheduling protections, according to Will Swanson, the union’s shop steward who served on the negotiating committee.

Repeated promises made by state officials and Orioles executives that a renegotiated Camden Yards lease will pay off for Baltimore City and state taxpayers denies decades of economic research, and few details about how those benefits will be delivered have been formalized with less than two months before the Birds’ lease expires.