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John C. Ford Jr., cryptanalyst during World War II

2013-03-11 00:00:00

John C. Ford Jr., who as a young World War II cryptanalyst was part of a team whose work resulted in the shooting down of the bomber carrying Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, died Wednesday from respiratory failure at a son's Arnold home. He was 94....

T. Rowe Price substantially reduces its stake in Groupon

2012-12-11 16:16:38

T. Rowe Price had reduced its stake in daily deal website Groupon, while increasing its ownership in Kayak Software Corp., the travel comparison site, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Baltimore-based investment...

Groupon and law initiatitive offering free legal advice to low-income residents

2012-07-03 08:12:00

Free legal advice is being offered to low-income residents in Maryland through a partnership between the JustAdvice Initiative and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon. Low income residents who attend JustAdvice sessions in Lexington...

Ray Lewis wants to sell you $75 fitness playing cards

2012-07-12 07:30:00

There's no question Ray Lewis is one fit, fierce guy. But just a bet here -- his muscles have nothing to do with playing cards. And yet, the Ravens linebacker is selling a new fitness programs that involves little more than a deck of cards. It costs...

Baltimore's Millennial Media files for IPO

2012-01-05 18:25:00

Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc., one of the dominant companies in the rapidly growing field of mobile advertising, plans to raise $75 million in a public stock offering — money it will use to expand its operations overseas and go head-to-head...

Baltimore's GiveCorps helps donors make small gifts count

2011-12-14 00:00:00

Abby Ferretti, 28, is a hands-on philanthropist. Four times a week, she volunteers with an organization called Back on My Feet, where she goes on 5:30 a.m. runs with residents of local homeless shelters. She's not the type to just write a check and...

Mobile ad leader Millennial Media goes public

2012-03-29 16:20:00

For a day, a Baltimore company had IPO fever. Fast-growing Millennial Media Inc., a Baltimore-based mobile advertising company, sold shares to the public Thursday, breaking a years-long IPO drought in the city's technology sector. It ended the day valued...

T. Rowe Price sees Facebook investment more than triple in a year

2012-05-18 17:30:02

T. Rowe Price Group's stake in Facebook Inc. more than tripled in value as the social networking giant went public Friday. At the close of the market Friday, T. Rowe's investment in Facebook was valued at $695.8 million. The Baltimore-based mutual fund...

Parkville's 'Sassy' sewing lounge attracts the fashion-conscious

2012-02-22 08:38:00

The sewing lounge Sassy SEWer in Parkville has eight sewing machines for customers, but when Tamara Woods goes, she takes her own. It's not just about the machines, she said. "It's about the dedicated time with other sewers. We all like to do this. We...

Shake Weight Deal ( Insert Joke Here )

2012-01-18 19:45:00

Didn't get the Shake Weight you asked for this holiday season? �No worries, Groupon Goods offers the piston-firing tricep sculpter at a 40% discount. �$12 for women's and $17 for men's - workout DVD's included (hilarious demonstrations seen provide ab...

Facebook files to go public

2012-02-01 18:24:00

Facebook filed paperwork Wednesday to allow it to go public this spring, a deal being closely watched internationally — and especially at Baltimore's T. Rowe Price Group, which holds a stake of about $400 million in the social-networking behemoth...

Dear Diary: Why I un-subscribed from Groupon

2012-03-19 10:29:00

Dear Diary, Today, I unsubscribed from Groupon. I don't even remember the deal that popped into my email inbox that turned me off, and made me ask the metaphysical question to end all questions: Why, again, am I getting this? Truth be told, I think I've...

Eric Lefkofsky at Groupon's headquarters on Aug. 31, 2010.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason speaks as Mayor Richard Daley announces a new committee on technology infrastructure in 2010 at Groupon's headquarters.

2013-02-28 14:21:00

Andrew Mason, chief executive officer of Groupon Inc., participates in the opening bell ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.

2013-02-28 14:17:00