http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Baltimore Business Journal : breaking news from Baltimore http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily65.html?ana=from_rss Mayor Sheila Dixon has been accused of secretly accepting more than $20,000 worth of gifts from developers doing business with the city, sometimes masking it as charity to needy Baltimore families, according to a 12-count indictment handed up Friday. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:48:20 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily64.html?ana=from_rss The Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region ranks fifth in the nation for metropolitan areas hardest hit by the nationwide credit crunch, with more than 160 properties in financial trouble or at risk for foreclosure, according to a new study. (GGP) Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:41:38 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily61.html?ana=from_rss MARC Train tickets to Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day have sold out with 10 days left before the event, the Maryland Transit Administration said Friday. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:22:11 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily60.html?ana=from_rss The National Aquarium in Baltimore Inc. and public radio station WYPR-FM are among four new client wins for Baltimore marketing firm Profiles Inc. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:19:21 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily59.html?ana=from_rss Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey M. Lacker expects new home construction to hit bottom this year, enabling the U.S. economy to start to regain positive momentum. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:16:36 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily58.html?ana=from_rss An estimated two-thirds of the nation’s non-residential construction companies are planning to cut jobs, according to figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. All together, those cuts are forecast to result in a 30 percent decline in the number of people working on construction projects. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:32:19 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily55.html?ana=from_rss The nation lost more than half a million jobs last month, while the unemployment rate soared to 7.2 percent, it was announced Friday morning. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:57:00 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily54.html?ana=from_rss Security officials briefed more than 300 business leaders Thursday morning on how to operate during inauguration weekend and what they can do to prevent and react to terrorism threats. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:51:17 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily53.html?ana=from_rss Private equity fundraising slowed to a virtual standstill in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to analysis released Thursday by Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:56:01 GMT Baltimore Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/05/daily52.html?ana=from_rss A slew of retailers reported slumping holiday sales figures on Thursday, providing further proof that it was a less than merry season at the cash register. (TGT) (WMT) (JCP) (KSS) (GPS) (WSM) (LTD) (ANF) (ZLC) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:52:24 GMT Baltimore Business Journal