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Area forecast: more growth, jobs
Sun StaffDespite an economic slowdown that's taken root nationwide, the outlook for the Baltimore area is for continued growth and low unemployment in 2001, local economic development officials and economists say. But that forecast depends heavily on the region'...Tags: Maryland, White Marsh, Politics, Arts and Culture, Natural Resources
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State likely to join national slowdown
Sun StaffAfter outpacing the U.S. economy in three of the last four years, Maryland is expected to follow the nation's lead and experience a slight slowdown of its own this year. "There are signs that Maryland is now beginning to join the nation in a soft...Tags: Maryland, Legg Mason, Inc., Consumer Confidence, Financial and Business Services, Economic Indicator
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Data thirst a boon to fiber optics
Sun StaffThis is a planet of data gluttons. The latest estimates show Internet traffic - everything from e-mail to photos to full-length Hollywood films - is doubling every 100 days or so. And the thought of this tidal wave of ones and zeroes makes people such...Tags: Maryland, Aether Systems Inc., Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Chevy Chase, Companies and Corporations
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Md. cheers its diverse dot-coms
Sun StaffLast spring, Neil Sweren blew five months and $25,000 crafting a business plan for Fizbot.com, an online start-up he and his wife hoped would be their ticket to retirement by age 40. And why not? In cyberspace, millionaires were being minted nearly...Tags: Maryland, Colleges and Universities, Locust Point, Politics, Education
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Who and what to watch in 2001
Places and prospects Housing How the housing sector will perform is critical to the area's economy. New homes drive demand for building materials such as lumber, siding, brick and Sheetrock, and fuel construction and supplier jobs. Consumers buying both...Tags: Fashion Shows, Social Issues, Metal and Mineral, Clubs and Associations, Justice System
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Once-hot stock option programs losing some luster
Sun StaffIt wasn't so long ago that stock options were the equivalent of corporate America's lottery. That still may the case be for a handful of Maryland executives. Among those who got mega-grants last year, Coventry Health Care Inc. CEO Dale B. Wolf...Tags: Maryland, Microsoft Corporation, Aon PLC, Linthicum, Stock Broking
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