“Gas prices are outrageous.” Catherine Bell, a 66-year-old Social Security Administration retiree, was not happy Tuesday as she filled up her Chrysler at a Howard Street BP Amoco gas station in Baltimore. “You’ll see when you get to retirement and you’re on a fixed income.” The Baltimore resident reflects the feeling of a lot of [...]
A Montgomery County circuit judge will decide by Thursday afternoon whether to block the state Board of Public Works from awarding a contract worth up to a half-billion dollars for rebuilding and operating two travel plazas on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore. The contract vote, however, is scheduled for Wednesday morning. Losing bidder HMSHost is [...]
A Montgomery County circuit judge will decide by Thursday afternoon whether to block the state Board of Public Works from awarding a contract worth up to a half-billion dollars for rebuilding and operating two travel plazas on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore. The contract vote, however, is scheduled for Wednesday morning. Losing bidder HMSHost is [...]
Plans to begin weekly flights to Cuba from Baltimore have been pushed back to OctoberArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-cuba-flights-postponed-20120221,0,6052414.story?track=rss> Author: Business – baltimoresun.com>
Last year, Jane Kuhl and her husband qualified for a state-run program that promised a 50 percent rebate to homeowners installing energy-saving insulation. The couple spent more than $6,700 plugging holes and insulating their Harford County farmhouse, which was originally built in the late 1800s. For their work, they received a 35 percent rebate from [...]
I located some job creators. Fells Point Wholesale Meats puts protein on the table every day at hundreds of restaurants and hotels from Cecil County to Northern Virginia. President Erik Oosterwijk hired 10 workers last year. Sales are growing by about a fifth annually. The company employs 60 people, who make decent pay with healthArticle [...]
Just as the recovery is finally looking real, surging fuel prices are once again looming as a major threat to the financial health of U.S. consumers and the broader economy. The price surge has been particularlyArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20120221,0,7549170.story?track=rss> Author: Business – baltimoresun.com>
She contends that table funding allows companies to “skirt” Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act protections for borrowers, meaning less disclosure and potentially worse loans. The proposed legislation would also reduce the statute of limitations for suits from 12 years to three and make all the changes retroactive, affecting current lawsuits, [...]
She contends that table funding allows companies to “skirt” Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act protections for borrowers, meaning less disclosure and potentially worse loans. The proposed legislation would also reduce the statute of limitations for suits from 12 years to three and make all the changes retroactive, affecting current lawsuits, [...]
Last year, Jane Kuhl and her husband qualified for a state-run program that promised aArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ambrose-rebates-20120220,0,7658566.story?track=rss> Author: Business – baltimoresun.com>