PricewaterhouseCoopers

Not all fun and (video) games

2013-03-31 10:09:00

Big Huge Games in Timonium closed last May, taking nearly 100 jobs with it. Nine months later, a local studio that was launched from the ashes of the video game-maker shut down, too. And Zynga, which created FarmVille and Words with Friends, closed its...

Finalists named in Maryland's startup contest

2013-04-01 15:44:12

Maryland's competition for startup companies — with three grand prizes of $100,000 each — was narrowed to nine finalists Monday. The companies, based largely in Baltimore and Montgomery County, were part of an original field of nearly 260...

Venture capital for companies in the Maryland region drops nearly 27 percent

2013-01-21 14:54:00

Uncertainty over the economy contributed to a nearly 27 percent drop last year in venture capital funding for young companies in Maryland, Washington and Northern Virginia, the first decrease since 2009, according to a new report from...

In Maryland, some casino foes become friends

2012-07-17 17:21:00

When a casino was proposed less than two miles from his neighborhood near Arundel Mills, David Jones spent weekends canvassing for petition signatures, chaired the No Slots at the Mall activist group and dedicated months to trying to kill the project....

Legg Mason investors approve election of directors, executive compensation

2012-07-24 11:44:00

Legg Mason shareholders voted to approve a $4.9 million pay package for Chairman and CEO Mark R. Fetting at the Baltimore-based investment firm's annual meeting Tuesday morning. Fetting's compensation package was $1 million less than the package approved...

Against Question 7

2012-11-01 10:44:00

Four years ago, we endorsed the constitutional amendment that legalized slot machine gambling in Maryland, and we still support it. We think it would be wise for Maryland to eventually expand its gambling program to include table games like blackjack...

Venture capital declines in Maryland in third quarter

2012-10-22 15:11:58

Young companies in Maryland, Washington and Northern Virginia raised 14 percent less venture capital funding in the third quarter than they did last year during the same period, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mid-Atlantic...

Gambling panel fails to reach consensus

2012-06-20 18:34:00

A state panel considering whether to expand gambling in Maryland failed to reach a consensus Wednesday, likely ending the possibility of a special General Assembly session on the issue this summer. The panel unanimously recommended a series of sweeping...

Md. employers added 1,500 jobs in March

2012-04-20 14:53:00

Maryland employers added 1,500 jobs in March — thanks entirely to growth in the private sector — but the state's unemployment rate inched up as the pool of would-be workers expanded more rapidly. The jobless rate was 6.6 percent in March, up...

Cordish, National Harbor backers square off

2012-06-01 17:04:18

The owner of the soon-to-open Maryland Live casino at Arundel Mills and proponents of a new casino in Prince George's County squared off Friday as a work group set up by the governor and legislative leaders began looking at the issue of expanding gambling...

Gambling study is under way

2012-05-04 17:28:19

Though the governor has called a May 14 special session to deal with budget issues, the General Assembly's staff and a consultant are already laying the groundwork for a possible second act in late summer. Warren Deschenaux, chief policy analyst for...

Craig wants Harford considered for casino site

2012-06-04 10:53:00

�Harford County Executive David R. Craig has asked a work group appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley to consider allowing a casino to open in that jurisdiction despite the proximity of an existing slots parlor in neighboring Cecil County. Craig,...

"I didn't end up in corporate responsibility because I'm a tree-hugger. This is a strategic business initiative for the firm," Shannon Schuyler says of her role at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the $29.2 billion accounting, audit and consulting giant.

2013-02-19 00:00:00

Pictured left to right: Tony Viola, Laureate senior vice president; T.J. Madden, Laureate vice president of mergers and acquisitions; Olivier Bouwer, PricewaterhouseCoopers senior manager; and Jerry Knauer, Laureate director of financial reporting; were among those welcoming home the Ravens in the

2013-02-05 00:00:00

A group from PricewaterhouseCoopers financial services filled the company suite for the stadium rally. "We decided to forego the parade and come here for the action -- and to see Ray's [Lewis'] final dance," said Andrew Benicewicz, PricewaterhouseCoopers senior associate (center, in Ravens

2013-02-05 00:00:00