Maryland Business

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. wants you to know that your money is safe.
Despite the 123 banks that have failed so far in 2009 (that’s as of Nov. 13), it’s the FDIC’s job to keep your deposits of up to $250,000 unharmed, even if the bank that houses that cash goes out of business.
According to [...]

It’s hard to have thoughts of thanks (and giving) when you’re stuck in your cute little two-door, sandwiched between a minivan and a Suburban staring at traffic as far as the eye can see… Not that I’m being specific or anything.
But thanks to lower fuel prices this year, AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting that 4.6 percent [...]

If you notice an 8-inch-tall, Asian-influenced statue in what seems like a random spot this weekend — word to the wise: pick it up. It could be your ticket to a free night/getaway weekend in Washington, D.C.
Destination D.C. is unleashing some mini-warriors (think Mini Me) in select cities Friday as part of the arrival of [...]

I found this video while trying to confirm the details of a story I wrote the other day about Baltimore developer Pat Turner. Turner turned out to be the highest-profile witness called by the prosecution in the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. Turner, the state said, gave Dixon gift cards meant for the needy, [...]

So how bad is Jay Leno’s new show? It’s so bad, a broadcast consultant told me he’s been calling local stations to try and assuage their fears about ratings. (In my story on television news, I wrote about the “Leno Effect” — his show’s poor ratings are hurting the 11 p.m. local television newscasts that [...]

Coming in at No. 14, Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank has made Forbes Magazine’s list of America’s top 200 small companies. The ranking is the best its earned and is the fifth consecutive year in a row Jos. A. Bank has been on the Forbes list.
The clothier ranked 44th in 2006, 27th in 2006, 54th in [...]

With Cyber Monday coming up in less than two weeks, my inbox has started filling up with retail predictions, trends, spending forecasts — the works. But one release veered left where everyone else was going right: when “The Myth of Cyber Monday” popped up in my messages list I was immediately intrigued.
Compiled by Northern California-based [...]

The University of Maryland Medical System’s storied history is chock full of larger-than-life personalities. In my reporting on the system’s 25th anniversary since it separated from the state, some interesting and humorous anecdotes emerged. Below are some tidbits that we couldn’t fit in the story in the paper…
After the system went private in 1984, some [...]

With all the buzz this week about Magna Entertainment Corp.’s stalking horse bid (being delayed, then pulled altogether), we in the newsroom started wondering where in the heck the term “stalking horse” came from.
In this case with Magna, the term is used to characterize a bid that basically serves at the benchmark bid — it’s [...]

The company that has been the concessionaire at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since the ballpark opened in 1992 hopes that relationship will continue. But ARAMARK’s contract with the Orioles is up, and the team is considering its options, according to the team’s spokesman.
ARAMARK does not comment on potential bids, but when asked if it [...]