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    Head of Baltimore’s embattled Department of Transportation to depart
    Baltimore’s transportation chief, Veronica C. Perry, is stepping down after less than two years on the job.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Department of Transportation Director Veronica McBeth announced at City Hall on Monday, April 28, 2025, that construction to rebuild three major intersections along Pratt Street downtown will begin in mid May.
    How a Baltimore teen is taking natural hair care education into her own hands
    Naomi Boldon’s organization, Embold, is driven by her belief that Black girls deserve to see their hair celebrated.
    Naomi Boldon's initiative, Embold, started as a school project at age 16.
    You can now major in artificial intelligence at these Maryland colleges
    AI majors are “the trendy thing” right now, one Maryland computer science professor said.
    Oyster farmers have been probing murky bay water with bamboo poles for centuries—a technique one waterman calls "caveman-ish." AI-trained sonar mounted on autonomous drones can now see through turbid water to locate oysters, determine their size, and distinguish living shellfish from dead ones. The technology aims to modernize Maryland's $350 million oyster industry while supporting oysters' role as natural water filters.
    Baltimore Museum of Industry leader to retire
    Anita Kassof, exiting executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, said the role “has been one of the great privileges of my career.”
    Baltimore Museum of Industry Executive Director Anita Kassof will retire in early 2027.
    Why is the face of the Washington Wizards on LinkedIn?
    Why are NBA draft picks and NFL quarterbacks on your 9-to-5 business app? LinkedIn now has all the social media currency for the stars.
    NBA commissioner Adam Silver shakes hands with AJ Dybantsa after he is drafted first overall by the Washington Wizards.
    T. Rowe Price is giving more employees their desks back
    T. Rowe Price opened a sleek headquarters for 2,000 employees last year at Harbor Point. A year in, it’s rearranging its furniture.
    The new T. Rowe Price global headquarters building is on the Harbor Point waterfront.
    Hutzell: Annapolis is a music town. An expanding Kent Island club will shake it up.
    COLUMN | Cult Classic Brewing is putting the finishing touches on a new stage with room for 400 in the audience. If bringing national and regional acts to a small waterfront town sounds familiar, it should. That’s the Rams Head On Stage brand.
    Cult Classic Brewing is renovating some of its space in an old grocery store on Kent Island into a performance center.
    Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
    Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
    Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels has led the prominent Baltimore institution since 2009.
    The summer job market sucks. Here’s how teens are making money.
    Baltimore teens face their toughest summer job market in decades, causing some to start their own business ventures. Others are still hunting.
    Bryce Miller, 16, uses an edger to do yard work for a neighbor in Baltimore.
    AI is the easy villain in a brutal job market. Researchers see more at play.
    As hiring slows and unemployment rates rise, workers are blaming artificial intelligence. New research from the University of Maryland suggests otherwise.
    Giant robot flicking tiny man. Ai technologies and unemployment problem concept. Vector illustration.
    Baltimore’s port director is leaving for Miami
    Just as the Port of Baltimore is climbing back after the Key Bridge collapse, its top leader is heading south. Jonathan Daniels, who has been the Maryland Port Administration’s executive director since early 2024, will leave his post in mid-August and become the CEO of PortMiami in Florida.
    Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Maryland Port Administration, will leave his post to become the CEO of PortMiami in Florida.
    8,000 applicants, 2,000 jobs: The summer employment dilemma facing Prince George’s County
    This summer, the first without Six Flags’ massive hiring power, Prince George’s County’s Summer Youth Enrichment Program can place only 2,000 of its nearly 8,000 applicants, a steep drop from previous years.
    The roller coasters of Six Flags America are seen above the tree line near Bowie.
    Kiewit-built Key Bridge could have cost $9 billion
    Maryland worked closely for over a year with hired contractor Kiewit on plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But at the negotiating table, the parties were billions of dollars apart.
    Crane barges are idle at sunrise at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on the second anniversary of its catastrophic collapse.
    Towson Apple Store employees accuse company of union busting amid impending closure
    Unionized workers at Towson Town Center’s Apple Store have filed a grievance and unfair labor practice charge against the tech giant as the store prepares to close in June.
    Unionized workers at Towson Town Center’s Apple Store have filed a grievance and unfair labor practice charge against the tech giant as the store prepares to close in June.
    Howard County beverage distributor could lay off more than 300 as part of acquisition
    Republic National Distributing Company, a Texas-based wholesale beverage alcohol distributor, has issued a conditional layoff notice for its facility in Jessup.
    Towson’s Stoney River restaurant to close in another hit to the mall
    Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill at Towson Town Center will close its doors after nearly 17 years in the location.
    Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill at Towson Town Center is set to lay off 68 workers by June.
    Apple closing its unionized store at Towson Town Center
    Apple will shutter its retail location at Towson Town Center in June. The store was the company’s first to unionize.
    TOWSON, MARYLAND - JUNE 20: Customers shop at The Apple Store at the Towson Town Center mall, the first of the company's retail locations in the U.S. where workers voted over the weekend to unionize, on June 20, 2022 in Towson, Maryland. Following a late-pandemic era wave of workers demanding higher pay,  better benefits and more negotiating leverage, 65 of the 98 workers at the Towson Apple Store voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union on June 18.
    Maryland’s backlogged board keeps new drug counselors from joining overdose fight
    Staff turnover and vacancies at the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists are creating major problems in Maryland’s drug addiction treatment field and hindering the state’s fight against overdoses.
    Melissa Grim has been waiting for six months for the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to process her application to become a licensed counselor.
    Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
    The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage in a widespread purge.
    A sign for the Washington Post is seen at the company's offices in Washington.
    Highlandtown thrift store closing amid corporate ownership change
    Four Maryland thrift stores will see layoffs, according to notices filed with the state, as the chain Prime Thrift comes under new ownership.
    The thrift store at 3424 Eastern Ave. in Highlandtown is slated to close.
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