NEWS
By Donna R. Engle and Donna R. Engle,SUN STAFF | August 9, 1998
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett came to Taneytown Friday to tout his record as a supporter of small businesses.But for one local businesswoman, the proof could be in whether the Western Maryland congressman can help solve a problem created by a change in federal purchasing practices.Bartlett, a three-term Republican running for re-election in the 6th District, spoke to a Taneytown business breakfast group. The group, which does not have a formal name, meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to local businesses.
NEWS
By David Nitkin and David Nitkin,SUN STAFF | March 6, 2005
As Maryland's first Republican chief executive in more than a generation, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. promised to bring a fresh ethos to a state with a reputation for high taxes and burdensome regulations. "The message has been that Maryland is not open for business," Ehrlich told his opponent, then-Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, during a Chamber of Commerce candidates forum in 2002. In two of his three State of the State addresses, the governor has declared that his victory means Maryland is now "open for business."
NEWS
By Jim Haner and Jim Haner,Sun Staff Writer | March 22, 1995
Donald A. Baker, the Baltimore businessman who disappeared from his Inner Harbor condominium on March 12, was involved in a business dispute at the time in which he accused a former partner of trying to cut him out of a $4.2 million deal, court records show.Baltimore police, who have been struggling with the case for nine days with no leads, are investigating the allegations. They are seeking all records of the transaction, corporate credit reports and bank statements -- as well as Mr. Baker's passport, will, insurance policies and other personal papers.
BUSINESS
By Mark Guidera and Mark Guidera,SUN STAFF | March 5, 2000
David Huber is all smiles these days -- and with good reason. His company is only 2 years old, but already it has $215 million in the bank. Hubers firm, Columbia-based Corvis Corp., which makes Internet optical-networking equipment, is a beneficiary of the appetite of venture investors, who lined up last year in record numbers. Investments last year in start-up and expanding companies shattered records. The final tally: More than $35 billion flowed into more than 4,000 companies. Thats 2.5 times the $14 billion raised in 1998, and six times the amount raised in 1995, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the accounting and consulting firm.
SPORTS
By Brent Jones and Kevin Van Valkenburg and Brent Jones and Kevin Van Valkenburg,SUN STAFF | November 19, 2001
Tight end Shannon Sharpe spent about 30 seconds discussing his new record and five minutes dissecting what went wrong with the Ravens yesterday. After two games of teasing - last Monday against Tennessee and two weeks ago against Pittsburgh - Sharpe finally broke Ozzie Newsome's NFL record for catches by a tight end in yesterday's 27-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns at PSINet Stadium. Sharpe entered the game tied at 662 career catches with Newsome and moved past him on the Ravens' first possession.
SPORTS
By Candus Thomson and Candus Thomson,SUN STAFF | November 26, 2000
Sibling rivalry, plain and simple, fueled the first hunter who checked a deer yesterday at Angler's Sport Center in Anne Arundel County. The South River High School senior stumbled out of bed at 5 a.m., and 45 minutes later was perched in a tree stand above a field in Davidsonville to await the 6:31 start of the firearms season. Cold? Sure, but thoughts of beating your kid brother to a big, old deer was enough to keep this teen-ager warm. Ahh, the roasts. (The bragging rights). The venison chili.