A West Baltimore laundry entrepreneur beat out 60 pitches to win AFRO News's Power Pitch prize, part of the paper's 134th birthday bash.

Grassroots Crisis Intervention will shed nearly a quarter of its staff, but Columbia's local crisis line and shelter beds stay open.

A longtime Giant Food supermarket serving the Nottingham area will close next Thursday. Employees are being offered transfers, and pharmacy customers can move prescriptions to other Giant locations.

Maryland Live! says a Las Vegas promotional vendor should cover the fallout from Louis Vuitton’s trademark lawsuit over giveaway bags.

Ciena has leased a full floor of a new Maple Lawn office tower and will relocate its global headquarters into the building, developer and industry sources say.

Hanover’s Utz will be taken private by Germany’s Intersnack in a $2.9B deal paying $14.25 a share; the founding family will retain a 50% stake.

Baltimore's average pump price rose 13.5 cents to about $4.00 this week, with stations ranging from $3.75 to $4.97 and analysts pointing to crude-market volatility.

SuperFresh has reopened at Mount Clare Junction in Pigtown, offering expanded produce, international groceries and community programs in a longtime food‑scarce area.

Cuples Tea House and Vinyl & Pages announced they will close their Harborplace shop at the end of summer 2026. Owners Lynnette and Eric Dodson say they'll "celebrate our wins" as they plan next steps.

Trader Joe's will take the former Party City at 6311 York Road in the Anneslie Shopping Center; the chain's locator lists it as 'Coming Soon' with no opening date.

The Baltimore Business Journal's new Book of Lists names 627 of Greater Baltimore's largest employers and highlights which sectors hold the most payroll power.

Perdue has sued John Soules Foods, saying the rival '67' nugget packaging copies Perdue’s viral 6‑7 branding. A federal judge has temporarily stayed the case while filings are reviewed.

Made in Baltimore will close its Harborplace shop after June 28 as the Inner Harbor prepares for redevelopment. The BDC says makers will sell through pop‑ups while a new home is sought.