Barnes & Noble will open a new Harbor East store — its first Baltimore city location since the Inner Harbor outlet closed in 2020. Opening date and details are pending.

Three Dog Bakery’s Rookwood Commons shop closed in early June and the owner has listed the franchise for sale; the for-sale listing shows about $287K in revenue.

Rising pump prices and stubborn inflation have dented Orlando business confidence, pushing some owners to delay hires, raise prices or trim delivery zones. New local data and interviews show the strain is already real.

Hyosung HICO and a Quanta subsidiary will form a joint venture to build 72.5–800 kV gas circuit breakers at Quanta’s Canonsburg plant, with production due this October.

Dallas–Fort Worth rose to 24 Fortune 500 companies in 2026, generating nearly $1.1 trillion in 2025 revenue. McKesson tops the local list and two newcomers joined the roster.

Manufacturing in New York cooled in June: the Empire State survey’s headline index fell to 5.7, with new orders weakening and input costs still elevated. The print missed economists’ expectations and offers a mixed near‑term picture for local factories.

Fox agreed to buy Roku for about $22 billion, pairing Fox’s live content with Roku’s San Jose-based streaming platform and ad business. The deal centers on Roku’s reach and first‑party data.

Three plaintiffs have trimmed claims and NextEra agreed to a $9.5M deal as Dominion asks a judge to dismiss a national wage‑fixing suit tied to the Surry plant. The filings sharpen a legal fight over whether industry benchmarking crossed the line into an illegal conspiracy.

Franchisees in multiple states say Durham-based Spiffy misrepresented sales, support and equipment; former owners have filed mediation demands and federal suits alleging fraud and RICO claims.

The Supreme Court declined to review Tata’s appeal, leaving a multimillion‑dollar trade‑secrets judgment in DXC’s favor intact and returning enforcement to the Dallas court.

Florida pump prices have edged down after global crude tumbled; AAA shows the state average near $3.81 per gallon while metro prices still vary widely.

A Honolulu circus promoter says ticketing errors at the Blaisdell during a Feb. 2025 run cost about $1M and has sued the city, naming Ticketmaster as a third‑party defendant.

Fort Worth machinists ratified a new Lockheed contract that locks in multi-year wage gains, a $6,000 ratification bonus and improved retirement and vacation benefits.