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Hogan: Additional relief measures on the way for Maryland’s small businesses
More economic relief is on the way for Maryland’s small businesses, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday. The relief was announced the very day the state’s COVID-related hospitalizations reached 1,720-the highest to date since the beginning of the pandemic in mid-March.
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NFIB criticizes Hogan’s decision to impose new restrictions on bars, restaurants, small businesses
The leader of one of Maryland’s key small business advocacy groups criticized a Tuesday decision by Gov. Larry Hogan to impose new restrictions on bars and restaurants and small businesses in response to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.
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Maryland adds 18,200 jobs in September; Unemployment jumps to 7.2%: Labor report
Maryland added 18,200 jobs in September while the state’s unemployment rate increased from 6.9% to 7.2%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday morning.
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Maryland adds 24,200 jobs in August; Unemployment drops to 6.9%: Labor report
Maryland added 24,200 jobs in August and the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.6% to 6.9%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning.
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Maryland bankruptcies continue to climb during pandemic
@BryanRenbaum More than 7,200 of Maryland’s businesses and consumers have filed for...
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Franchot urges Marylanders to take advantage of tax-free shopping week
@BryanRenbaum Comptroller Peter Franchot urged Maryland’s shoppers to take advantage of the...
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Will reducing enhanced unemployment benefits help Maryland’s economy?
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A proposal by Republicans on Capitol Hill to reduce enhanced unemployment benefits in the $1 trillion coronavirus aid package has reignited the debate on whether the GOP’s federal stimulus plan could help or hurt Maryland’s economy.
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Maryland adds 68,300 jobs in June; Unemployment drops to 8%: Labor Report
Maryland’s business leaders said the state’s latest job numbers are encouraging but warned that significant hurdles remain on the road to economic recovery.
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Maryland’s business leaders respond with cautious optimism to latest US jobs report
@BryanRenbaum Maryland’s business leaders said they are cautiously optimistic about the...
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Maryland’s business leaders respond to latest US jobs report
The latest jobs report from the federal government says employment prospects have substantially improved over the past month and Maryland’s business leaders say they are starting to see some progress on the ground amid the loosening of restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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Maryland’s Labor Report: 349,300 jobs lost in April
The numbers in Maryland’s latest labor report are troubling with 349,300 jobs lost and business leaders say it’s going to be a long road to recovery.
“The numbers are quite sobering. I believe it speaks to the tailspin our economy has been in due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Howard County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leonardo McClarty told MarylandReporter.com in an email on Friday.
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Decline in unemployment claims provides ‘very little solace’ for Md.’s small-business owners
The number of new unemployment claims filed in Maryland dropped each week in April.
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