Bria Overs is a business reporter at The Baltimore Banner. She covers small business and consumer and economic trends, with a special interest in minority- and women-owned businesses, technology and labor. She previously worked at Business Insider, Word In Black and contributed to local publications in Los Angeles, her hometown.
Businesses have come and gone, but owners of those that stayed said they feel disillusioned by the politicians — seven mayors and counting — and developers who have made promise after promise about what the area could become.
As Maryland lawmakers push for additional in-state power sources, Constellation Energy is providing them a range of options. Among them: generating natural gas, creating battery storage and more.
The rapid rise of data centers is hitting the region’s power grid. Maryland lawmakers are concerned that utility ratepayers will pay the $100 billion price for them.
Virginia’s rapid accumulation of nearly 600 data centers now feels like a warning for some Marylanders, as businesses and local governments look to attract the giant facilities.
The owners of BikramYogaWorks, the yoga studio known for its hot yoga and pilates, have decided to shutter its Mount Vernon location. A new location in Fells Point is underway.
In the 15 years since its founding, Volo Sports has grown to be the largest provider of social sports in the nation. And the company’s nonprofit arm, launched in 2015, has grown too.
Corey Adams and Gregory Doda, former employees of the beloved Princeton Sports in Baltimore County, have opened their own bike and ski shop — right behind the old store.
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank sold his ownership stake in the luxury boutique hotel Sagamore Pendry to the hotel’s management company. His brother, Scott Plank, also sold his shares in the deal.
Claire’s has been a fixture in American malls for decades. They nearly left thousands of empty storefronts until investment firm Ames Watson, based in Columbia, agreed to buy parts of the retailer.
I spend four to six hours a day, or just shy of 40 hours a week, scrolling through short-form videos of dogs, a stranger’s marital drama and far too many advertisements.
A mass power outage in Central Maryland was avoided on Monday, following a transmission failure at a local Baltimore Gas and Electric Company substation.