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The Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to grant full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has led to considerable discussion about a possible increase in vaccine mandates.

Maryland's economy gained 22,200 in jobs in July and the state's unemployment rate from dropped from 6.2% to 6.0%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning.

Photo by yomanimus with Flickr Creative Commons License @BryanRenbaum With the price of commodities rising and every day items slowly becoming more expensive economists seem to agree that the threat of inflation is looming and may just be around the corner. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at near-zero for sometime but it is unclear how much longer that will be the case. Inflation fears have already begun to impact stocks and the price of oil is on the rise. And in April, the Consume...

Study: Maryland has the 10th slowest recovery from the pandemic @BryanRenbaum Maryland ranks near the bottom among states in terms of the pace of its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent study. The WalletHub study was released on Tuesday. It said that Maryland is the state with the 10th slowest recovery from COVID-19. South Dakota has the fastest recovery of any state and Michigan has the slowest recovery of any state. Minnesota, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Washington,...

Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Wins Top Industry Award for Communications Share Article The organization was named a “Best in Show” and “Award of Excellence” winner for S.H.E. Week. “Our S.H.E. Week event series literally defines who we are as a Chamber.” - Rick Weldon, President & CEO, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB) April 30, 2021 The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce has been nam...

Maryland adds 13,100 jobs in March, unemployment stays at 6.2%: labor report @BryanRenbaum Maryland’s economy added 13,100 jobs in March and the state’s unemployment rate remained at 6.2%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning. Maryland added 1,200 jobs in February. The national unemployment rate is at 6%. The state’s business leaders said the latest jobs numbers seem to indicate that although significant ch...

@BryanRenbaum Maryland’s economy has weathered the storm of the coronavirus pandemic better than that of the economies of the overwhelming majority of states in the nation, according to a recent study. The WalletHub study was released on Monday. It said that Maryland’s economy is the ninth least hit by the pandemic. Louisiana’s economy is the hardest hit by the pandemic and Washington’s economy is the least hit. WalletHub based its findings on two criteria: “Highly affected industries...

@BryanRenbaumMaryland's economy gained 6,800 jobs in January and the state's unemployment rate decreased to 6.4%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday morning.

Comptroller Peter Franchot slammed Gov. Larry Hogan's recent decision to lift capacity restrictions on restaurants, bars, and retail establishments, saying the decision was based on politics rather than science.