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Under Armour Wants To ‘Reinvent’ Baltimore, But Not Everyone’s Feeling It

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And Baltimore, like many mid-sized American cities, is pretty much broke right now. And Baltimore already has a bunch of sports teams. Plank’s request, which the Baltimore City Council could vote on as early as August, would be the third-largest TIF deal for a private company in U.S. history, according to Slate.

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Sneaker Sales Propel 3Q Surge In Under Armour Earnings

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The Baltimore-based chain also announced the sale of its MyFitnessPal workout platform to private-equity firm Francisco Partners. Patrik Frisk, president and CEO of Under Armour, told The Baltimore Sun that the company is focused on returning to profitability and is planning to invest in eCommerce and company-owned retail outlets. . "Our

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From POS To The Starship Enterprise: Baltimore Stadiums Engaging The IoT Warp Speed Drive

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Provenzano, who oversees operations at M and T Bank Stadium, the home of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, remembers the first time he saw the IoT make an impact for professional sports and stadiums.

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PayPal Provides $5M In Grants To Support Minority Businesses

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He said to do so they must take the long-term view while being mindful of the intersection of finance, operations and the customer experience while finding new methods to measure and address pain points. CFOs get typecast more than other executives as being just debit- and credit-oriented,” Rainey told PYMNTS.

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GM Shutters Struggling Car-Sharing Unit Maven

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We’ve gained extremely valuable insights from operating our own car-sharing business,” Pamela Fletcher, GM’s vice president of global innovation, said in a statement. Maven was offered most recently in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Detroit/Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. “We

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One Food-Ordering App To Rule Them All

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Both Groupon and Grubhub are Chicago-based, although OrderUp calls Baltimore home. Grubhub absorbed 27 of OrderUp’s markets, including Baltimore itself, reported The Baltimore Business Journal. Grubhub saw the Foodler acquisition as an opportunity to strengthen its position in New England, according to The Boston Globe.

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New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks

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13) about “suspicious activity” on the city’s networks, and then later told residents that it had “activated its Emergency Operations Center.”. Emergency resources like 911 and fire rescue were still operational, the city said. The emergency Twitter account for New Orleans , “NOLA Ready,” sent out five ominous messages on Friday (Dec.

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