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Open Society Inst. giving $1.5 million to four nonprofits
Criminal convictions can cause major employment roadblocks — especially during a recession — so Open Society Institute-Baltimore has set out to help past offenders re-enter the work force. OSI has […]
Walmart helping Md. Food Bank
Walmart is pitching in to help hungry Americans, and Maryland will benefit from a possible 406,000 meals donated by the company through 2015. The giant retailer and the Walmart Foundation […]
Univ. of Maryland Medical’s future is building
When the University of Maryland Medical Center’s new trauma care tower rises in 2013, the Baltimore hospital will be better prepared to tackle the challenges of health care reform and […]
State aid drying up at Maryland bioparks
Attracting businesses to the area’s university-run biotechnology parks has gotten tougher during the recession, leading developers to offer greater incentives to draw in new tenants. And while incentives aren’t a […]
Legg Mason to cut 250 jobs in area
Legg Mason Inc. will cut 350 jobs as part of a set of strategic initiatives announced Monday, when the company reported its best quarter in two years. The company will […]
Legg Mason swings to $64M profit in fiscal fourth quarter
Legg Mason Inc. reported Monday a big turnaround in its fiscal fourth quarter, posting net income of $63.6 million, or 39 cents a share. The company had reported a $330.2 […]
Genovation teams with Tata on sustainable car
If electric cars are the wave of the future, Genovation Cars just took another step closer to that future. The Rockville-based designer and builder of environmentally friendly cars has enlisted […]
BGE looking to raise electric distribution rates
No one likes to see energy bills increase, but after more than 15 years without asking for an electric distribution rate hike, the request from Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. […]
Stock options a potential gold mine for CEOs
The stock market’s nose-dive in early 2009 left some Maryland CEOs sitting on a potential gold mine. Companies typically grant option awards in March, and in 2009, that’s when the […]
Maryland CEO salaries pinched again in 2009
Hotelier J.W. Marriott Jr. took the biggest haircut of Maryland CEOs in 2009. Marriott’s pay package as chief executive of Bethesda-based Marriott International dropped 82 percent to $1.5 million after […]
Executive salary ‘clawbacks’ are gaining, but do they work?
The clawback became the de rigueur addition to corporate governance policies in 2009. Companies looking to appease upset shareholders introduced the provision as a way to take back rewards if […]
First Mariner Bancorp narrows 1Q loss to $3.2M
First Mariner Bancorp reported a loss of $3.2 million from continuing operations for the first quarter Tuesday, partially resulting from reduced mortgage banking income in the wake of February’s massive […]
