Annual Meeting

Exelon Corp. said Tuesday that its executive compensation package received an advisory OK from three-quarters of shareholder votes during the annual meeting, which the Chicago energy company held in Baltimore. About 20 shareholders attended the Tuesday meeting. The sole question came from Cherylyn Harley LeBon with the National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington group that advocates for the free market and is critical of efforts on climate change. Referencing a New York Times story that detailed the company's ties with President Barack Obama, LeBon asked how much money Exelon made by influencing clean-air regulation and "surreptitiously eliminating" coal power-plant competitors.

Exelon Corp. said Tuesday that its executive compensation package received an advisory OK from three-quarters of shareholder votes during the annual meeting, which the Chicago energy company held in Baltimore. About 20 shareholders attended the Tuesday meeting. The sole question came from Cherylyn Harley LeBon with the National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington group that advocates for the free market and is critical of efforts on climate change. Referencing a New York Times story that detailed the company's ties with President Barack Obama, LeBon asked how much money Exelon made by influencing clean-air regulation and "surreptitiously eliminating" coal power-plant competitors.

The Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber will hold its 65th annual meeting Thursday, April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hotel at the Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Road, in Hanover. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of he University of Maryland Baltimore County, will give the keynote address, titled "America's Economic Future at the Crossroads: Education, Innovation and Learning. " Registration and networking begins at 11:15 a.m. Registration is $65 for members pre-paid; $100 for non-members pre-paid; and $125 at the door for all. To register online, go to bwcc.org/events . For more information, contact the BWCC at bwcc@bwcc.org .

After T. Rowe Price executives recapped last year's highlights at Tuesday's annual meeting, a shareholder raised concerns about the loss of a top money manager, competition from exchange-traded funds and an Obama Administration tax proposal that could dampen Price's retirement business. President and CEO James A. C. Kennedy said that Kris Jenner, the former manager of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, left "millions" in deferred compensation on the table by leaving the company in February.

After T. Rowe Price executives recapped last year's highlights at Tuesday's annual meeting, a shareholder raised concerns about the loss of a top money manager, competition from exchange-traded funds and an Obama Administration tax proposal that could dampen Price's retirement business. President and CEO James A. C. Kennedy said that Kris Jenner, the former manager of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, left "millions" in deferred compensation on the table by leaving the company in February.

Carroll Lutheran Village Corp. recently held its annual meeting and installed the 2003-2004 board of trustees. Newly elected members included Justin Durboraw, president and owner of Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home and member of St. Luke Lutheran Church; Harold Dalton, past president of the Resident Association Council and member of Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church; and Damian Halstad, law partner in Hoffman, Comfort & Offutt LLP, and member of St....

A federal judge yesterday refused a request by a Baltimore Bancorp shareholder to make the company delay its May 22 annual meeting.District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz decided instead to schedule a hearing on the stockholder's claim that the company's proxy materials falsely said a proposal to set up a new shareholder advisory committee needed to win 80 percent of the votes to be approved.Barbara S. Larkin, a shareholder from Severna Park, had submitted the proposal to the company in December.

Sports highlights blared from the big-screen television to the tune of hip-hop beats at the Inner Harbor's ESPN Zone yesterday morning. But the 100 or so men and women watching from leather lounge chairs, seats at the bar and restaurant tables were there for the annual shareholders' meeting of Under Armour - not to catch up on the night-before scores. Baltimore-based Under Armour has done what few thought possible, carving a niche in the crowded sportswear market with its gear that wicks sweat from the body to control temperature.

BERLIN -- DaimlerChrysler AG insists it is keeping all options open for the future of the Chrysler Group. But judging by its tense annual meeting here yesterday, Daimler's marriage to Chrysler is already finished, except for the ink on the divorce papers. Trying to placate restive shareholders, DaimlerChrysler confirmed for the first time that it was in negotiations with a number of bidders about a deal for the troubled American unit, which lost $1.5 billion last year. "We are talking with some of the potential partners who have shown a clear interest," the chief executive, Dieter Zetsche, said.

An expected fight for the control of Allied Research Corp., a Baltimore-based defense contractor, fizzled today.A Saudi Arabian investor who had filed documents with federal authorities saying he intended to nominate his own directors failed to show up at today's annual meeting -- much to the delight of the company's president, who the investor said he wanted to fire."

OCEAN CITY - Potential candidates for governor in 2014 flocked here this week to raise cash, mingle with other elected officials and line up support for their likely campaigns. On the Democratic side, at least five potential contenders for the governor's office were making the rounds at the annual political rite staged by the Maryland Association of Counties. Three potential Republican hopefuls also were chatting up potential supporters. For aspirants to statewide office, the summer conference is virtually a must-go occasion.

The Greater Towson Committee's annual meeting, held Thursday, June 28, served as an appropriate end to the tenure of outgoing Executive Director Cindy Bledsoe. The meeting, which served as a farewell to Bledsoe after seven years of leading the Towson development group, was held inside Towson City Center, which towers over downtown Towson and will soon play host to offices, Towson University's College of Health Professions, and a white-table cloth restaurant. "I think it's very fitting tonight that we're in this place," she said.

The Greater Towson Committee has announced that Pauline Harris, a marketing professional whose firm specializes in architecture, engineering and construction projects, has been named its new executive director. "Pauline is officially on board this week and will be at the helm in early July," said Cindy Bledsoe, the organization's outgoing executive director, in a statement. Harris, who founded the marketing company SPIN LLC and serves on the advisory board for the Urban Land Institute of Baltimore, will be introduced at the GTC's annual meeting on Thursday, June 28. The meeting will also offer residents a first look inside the new studio of WTMD, one of the principal tenants of the new Towson City Center - formerly the Investment Building.

Suddenly, in Britain, of attenuated interest, the Queen's English Society. The organization of crotchet collectors was forty. After the failure of the society's much-ridiculed project for an Academy of English , will waned quickly. The Independent reports that at the society's annual meeting, with an attendance of twenty-two, its chairman, Rhea Williams, announced, "Despite the sending out of a request for nominations for chairman, vice-chairman, administrator, web master, and membership secretary no one came forward to fill any role.

The Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber will hold its 65th annual meeting Thursday, April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hotel at the Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Road, in Hanover. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of he University of Maryland Baltimore County, will give the keynote address, titled "America's Economic Future at the Crossroads: Education, Innovation and Learning. " Registration and networking begins at 11:15 a.m. Registration is $65 for members pre-paid; $100 for non-members pre-paid; and $125 at the door for all. To register online, go to bwcc.org/events . For more information, contact the BWCC at bwcc@bwcc.org .

Spice maker McCormick & Co. plans to make more acquisitions, especially in emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia, where sales are expected to account for 13 percent of the firm's overall revenue this year, the company's chief executive officer and chairman said Wednesday. "We still have a pretty good pipeline," Alan D. Wilson said of potential opportunities. "Again, it's hard to time acquisitions, but we have a focus on continuing to grow. A third of our growth over the last five years comes from acquisitions.

The Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors has scheduled its 17th annual fair for Wednesday in Woodlawn as unprecedented housing sales continue. More than 500 people are expected for the one-day event, which will include seminars to help agents and brokers fulfill their state licensing requirements, networking sessions and vendors who supply services and products for the industry. The group also will hold its annual meeting there. The Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors - founded in 1858 and the oldest real estate board in the country - represents 3,200 agents and brokers in the area.

NEW YORK -- A top investor in Mills Corp., the developer behind the stalled $2 billion New Jersey mall project known as Meadowlands Xanadu, sued to force the company to hold its annual meeting and again warned it not to pursue a sale. The Delaware suit was filed by Gazit-Globe Ltd., Israel's largest real estate investment company, which recently increased its stake in Mills to 9.7 percent. Gazit-Globe said in a regulatory filing that it wants the meeting because management has ignored Gazit's proposal to invest as much as $1.2 billion in the company.

Frederick County officials welcomed news Tuesday that President Barack Obama will host this year's G-8 summit at Camp David. They also acknowledged the potential for protests of the sort that have accompanied past gatherings of the leaders of the Group of Eight most developed nations. "I look at it as a potential positive," said Blaine Young, president of the Frederick County Commission. "Hopefully the surrounding businesses would see some economic impact. And maybe [attendees]

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