Posted on 3/29/21
Forget Altria: Here Are 3 Better Dividend Stocks
Investors looking for income often pay closer attention to the size of a company's dividend than to the quality of the business. Unfortunately, those dividends aren't . . .
Posted on 3/29/21
"Liberty Street" 1930 - A. Aubrey Bodine
Photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine • © Copyright Jennifer B. Bodine • Courtesy of www.aaubreybodine.comLiberty Street (1930) - Looking South on Liberty Street from the Rennert Hotel . . .
Posted on 3/29/21
State Roundup: Budget Passes Senate; More State Vaccination Sites Coming
BUDGET APPROVED BY SENATE: The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a plan Thursday to balance the state budget during the next fiscal year, with enormous help from . . .
Posted on 3/29/21
MD’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.2%, Lowest Level Since The Start Of The Pandemic: Report
Maryland’s economy added 3,200 private sector jobs in February and the state’s unemployment rate decreased from 6.4% to 6.2%, according to preliminary data released by the . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
Middleton Participated in Roundtable Sponsored by Company with a Bill Before Her Committee
Baltimore housing advocates and some members of the City Council have been trying to slow down a suddenly fast-moving bill they say contains a “Trojan horse” . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
Baltimore City Launches Vaccine Interest Form, Expands Mobile Vaccination Operations
Baltimore City residents can now complete a COVID-19 vaccine interest form, which city officials will use to contact them as the availability of vaccine doses increase . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
Limits on Law Enforcement Use of DNA Databases Under Consideration in Maryland
A first-in-the-nation bill to limit when law enforcement can search consumer genealogical databases in connection with a crime unanimously passed the Maryland House and is advancing . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
John Waters Joins the Cast of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
John Waters fans have a new reason to watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, now that the Baltimore-based writer and filmmaker will be featured.Variety.com reported this week . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
DC Fiscal Policy Institute and WireWheel Have New Execs
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) has appointed Erica Williams as its new executive director. She starts in the
Posted on 3/28/21
Women’s History Month Should Be A Monthlong Reminder For a Year-Round Commitment
With years of inequality, gender-wage gaps, lack of understanding and even worse — sexual harassment — fair treatment of
Posted on 3/28/21
8 Digital Health Trends Emerging from the Pandemic
Those are two of the key questions that many professional conversations center on these days. On Thursday
Posted on 3/28/21
Asian Hate is Racism. We Must Fight it with Knowledge and Empathy
I joined a Zoom call last week with a team member and a sales prospect. It started like any other call, and we
Posted on 3/28/21
Danaher-Fortive Combo Could Make Play for Renishaw
Danaher (NYSE:DHR) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is considering teaming up to make a bid for U.K. engineering firm Renishaw (OTC:RNSHY), and then would split up the business . . .
Posted on 3/28/21
Swiss Billionaire Joins the Bidding for Tribune Publishing
The philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has teamed with the Maryland hotel executive Stewart Bainum in
Posted on 3/28/21
Notre Dame of Maryland Announces Fall On-campus Plans
Notre Dame of Maryland (NDMU) announced today that the university will resume in person instruction and activities this fall. According to Marylou Yam, President of the . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Baltimore City Residents Press for Tax Sale Relief
Some low-income homeowners in Baltimore may be at risk of losing their homes due to the city's tax sale system
Posted on 3/26/21
States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most – Updated WalletHub Study
With the U.S. gaining 379,000 jobs in February and the national unemployment rate at 6.2% compared to the nearly historic high of 14.7% at the peak . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Management Matters: Collaboration in the Time of Zoom
What is a good collaboration? In the workplace today, where almost every interaction is conducted on a virtual platform, it makes sense to assess what effective . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Pitch Preview Lets Central Va. Startup Founders Practice Pitches
The Virginia Small Business Development Center, along with the Charlottesville Angel Network (CAN), is offering a new program geared toward Central Virginia startup founders who need . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Fairfax Company Wins $484M DOD Contract
On Tuesday, Fairfax-based software company Salient CRGT Inc. announced it had been awarded the first of four options on a potential $482 million award supporting the . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Newport News, Hampton Launch Peninsula Cares Act Fund
The cities of Hampton and Newport News opened a new low-interest loan program for COVID-affected businesses on Thursday. Known as the Peninsula Cares Act Fund, it . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Va. New Unemployment Claims 60% Lower Than 1 Year Ago
The number of initial unemployment claims filed during the week ending March 20 were 60% lower than they were this week a year ago when the . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Altria Is On The Cusp Of Something Big
Summary Altria is on a heater in the past few weeks.But despite the rally, the stock is still cheaply valued.Executing upon its new strategic directions has . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
Lockheed and Northrop Beat Out Boeing to Land Multibillion Dollar Pentagon Contract
Teams led by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) have won billions in new funding to work on a new missile defense interceptor program designed . . .
Posted on 3/26/21
State Roundup: Gov. Hogan Signs Landmark Legislation Allocating $577 Million To Maryland’s HBCUS
HOGAN SIGNS BILL ALLOCATING $577M TO HBCUs: Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities are poised to receive more equitable funding after Gov. Larry Hogan signed landmark . . .
