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• Johns Hopkins joins 17 schools in support of civil case against Trump's travel ban

  13-02-2017 22:35
  Johns Hopkins University, along with 16 other American universities, voiced opposition to President Trump's immigration ban with formal support of a civil suit led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.The brief filed by the schools is a document that offers support for Schneiderman's case against Trump and includes arguments detailing why the court should decide in Schneiderman's favor. The document includes statements touting the "immeasurable benefit from the contributions of dive
  
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• Fully, an office furniture company, opens first East Coast showroom in White Marsh

  13-02-2017 22:28
  A standing workstation company has located its first East Coast showroom in White Marsh.The company, Fully, has offices and showrooms in Portland and San Francisco.It recently opened a 100,000-square-foot distribution center and showroom located in an industrial park at 10001 Franklin Square Drive.Fully sells a variety of adjustable height standing desks, active seats and ergonomic accessories. Its desks fit sitting or standing, as do its chairs which are "sit-stand, kneeling chairs and task&hel
  
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• Developers bid for chance to overhaul Hollins, Broadway markets

  13-02-2017 20:58
  One week after a deal to redevelop Cross Street Market collapsed, developers have shown interest in two other city markets.Bids to develop and possibly own the two markets closed on Monday. Susan Yum, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore Development Corp., declined to reveal details on the bids.The city owns both markets.Yum declined to name the bidders, instead saying in an email to the BBJ: "BDC did receive proposals and we’ll begin to review them with [Baltimore Public Markets Corp.]"Robert&
  
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• Duff Goldman's Charm City Cakes is coming to Harbor East

  13-02-2017 20:32
  Celebrity baker Duff Goldman's popular baked goods are coming to Harbor East this spring when Charm City Cakes moves in along President Street.The shop will be located at 618 S. President St. between Roy's Baltimore and James Joyce Irish Pub. The roughly 200-square-foot space will offer cake jars, cupcakes, macarons and other desserts.The original Charm City Cakes, located at 2936 Remington Ave. in Remington, will deliver the baked goods fresh daily. Customers interested in ordering a custom&hel
  
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• Another downtown office tower has hit the market

  13-02-2017 18:14
  Another downtown office building could change hands in the next few months.The owners of 1 N. Charles St. have listed the 291,000-square-foot property for sale, and hope to have a deal in place by early April — if the price is right. JLL is brokering the sale on behalf of New York-based True North Management Group.Jay Welschlager, the managing director of JLL's Baltimore office, said the current owners saw the price tag of buildings that have recently sold downtown and want to test the mar
  
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• Residence Inn coming to key corner of downtown Silver Spring

  13-02-2017 18:02
  An investment group has landed a flag for its planned 173-room hotel in downtown Silver Spring: Residence Inn by Marriott.Plans by 8600 Georgia LLC, a joint venture of PMG Development Group, Bethesda's Starr Capital LLC and SV Hospitality LLC, received preliminary approval from Montgomery County in November. The group expects to break ground on the 14-story extended stay hotel at 8600 Georgia Ave., currently the site of a Gulf gas station owned by PMG, in December, said Starr Capital Managing Di
  
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• Former Black & Decker exec gifts $1.75M to McDaniel College

  13-02-2017 17:08
  A McDaniel College alumnus and board of trustees member has gifted the school $1.75 million to establish a faculty fellows program.Charles A. Boehlke Jr. graduated from the Westminster private college in 1978 and lives in Hunt Valley. He is a retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of MSC Industrial Direct Co., a publicly traded distributor of industrial supplies. He also spent 17 years at Black & Decker Inc., including a post as chief financial officer for Black & D
  
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• Metallica to open new tour at M&T Bank Stadium on May 10

  13-02-2017 15:47
  It's been 17 years since Metallica played a set in Baltimore and now the iconic heavy metal band will open its new tour this summer at M&T Bank Stadium.Metallica announced its WorldWire 2017 North American tour Monday morning to coincide with the band's newest album "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct." Baltimore will be the first stop on the tour on May 10.The show will be produced by Live Nation and also features Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat. Metallica last played M&T Bank Stadium in 2000.
  
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