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MD Businesses Ranked Among Nation's Fastest-Growing Companies: See Full List MD Businesses Ranked Among Nation's Fastest-Growing Companies: See Full List
MD Businesses Ranked Among Nation's Fastest-Growing Companies: See Full List From healthcare innovators to artificial intelligence startups, more than two dozen Northeast companies were honored among the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the US. Twenty-nine Northeast companies were named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list. The ranking determines the country's fastest-growing privately held companies based on revenue growth from 2021 to 2024.  Companies on the 2025 list generated $300 billion in 2024, according to the business magazine. To qualify for the list, the private companies must be for-profit, US-based, and independent, with at least …

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Claire's Closing Seven MD Stores, 290+ Nationwide After Bankruptcy Filing: See Which Ones Claire's Closing Seven MD Stores, 290+ Nationwide After Bankruptcy Filing: See Which Ones
Claire's Closing Seven MD Stores, 290+ Nationwide After Bankruptcy Filing: See Which Ones Claire's has revealed nearly 300 of its stores that will be closing as the popular mall brand navigates bankruptcy. The well-known children's jewelry and ear-piercing retailer released a list of the 291 locations that are shuttering in a bankruptcy court filing on Monday, Aug. 25. That includes 71 Claire's and Icing stores across the Northeast. The closures add to the financial pressure facing the mall chain, which filed for bankruptcy earlier in August. Claire's is working to restructure nearly $500 million in debt by December 2026, Bloomberg reported. Columbia, Maryland-based Ames W…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Store Closures, Including MD Location Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Store Closures, Including MD Location
Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Store Closures, Including MD Location Walgreens announced this past fall that it will close about 1,200 stores over three years amid a decline in prescription drug payments and a rise in online competition. About 500 of those closures will be in 2025. Now, the locations of some of the specific stores slated to go out of business are emerging and being posted at walgreens.com. Connecticut East Hartford, 922 Silver Lane: Permanently closing on Tuesday, May 20. East Haven, 157 Main Street: Permanently closing on Thursday, May 22. New Britain, 1350 Stanley Street: Permanently closing on Monday, May 19. New Milford, 173 Danbury R…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date
Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date The men have arrived. Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old Maryland grandmother will soon star as the first-ever leading lady on ABC's "The Golden Bachelorette." And producers have released the names of her suitors. Some of them are local to the Northeast, including 62-year-old Charles L, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia; 64-year-old Christopher, a contractor from West Babylon, NY; 60-year-old Ken, a property management treasurer from Peabody, MA; 63-year-old Pablo, a retired UN agency director from Cambridge, MD; 62-year-old Thomas, and an FDNY chief from New York, NY. Introducin…

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by Cecilia Levine