# Business: Baltimore

Updated Fri Nov 6, 5:56 PM Eastern. Most important first.

- [Auditor flagged $1 million nonprofit expense before FBI raid](/baltimore/stories/459746f055.md): A taxpayer-funded Baltimore City nonprofit that had its offices raided spent $1 million this year on a grant donation to an unspecified organization. (FOX45 News (WBFF), 2026-11-05 22:00 EST)
- [Pharmaceutical company to lay off 94 employees at Hunt Valley facility](/baltimore/stories/021749e6e8.md): A Baltimore County-based pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company will lay off 94 employees by December, according to an Oct. 30 filing with state officials. (The Baltimore Banner, 2026-11-05 17:03 EST)
- [Terra Cafe closes, leaving lasting mark on Baltimore’s Black arts and cultural scene](/baltimore/stories/1a8beed6ee.md): After serving nearly 19 years as a hub for Baltimore's arts, culture and community-building, Terra Cafe closed its doors Oct. 27 amid mounting financial challenges and repeated incidents of vandalism. (AFRO American Newspapers, 2026-11-05 13:23 EST)
- [Barnes & Noble will open Lutherville Station store next week](/baltimore/stories/8872e983e1.md): A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is coming to Timonium. (The Baltimore Banner, 2026-11-05 15:57 EST)
- [Marie Louise Bistro closes after 18 years in Mount Vernon](/baltimore/stories/240484fbc8.md): Marie Louise Bistro has closed after almost two decades in Mount Vernon, owner Marie Ransome confirmed Wednesday. (The Baltimore Banner, 2026-11-04 16:40 EST)
- [Hersh Pachino, Beloved Baltimore Restaurateur, Dies at 89](/baltimore/stories/73dc81ae8c.md): At Hersh’s Orchard Inn, Hershel “Hersh” Pachino walked to every table, asked about the meal and talked with the people seated there. (Baltimore Jewish Times, 2026-11-05 14:31 EST)
- [The Dish: Your next great sandwich, on a sidewalk, on a Monday](/baltimore/stories/22e999a67a.md): Some of the tastiest new sandwiches in the city aren’t at a traditional shop: they’re at Tortuga Deli, Davon Pulliam’s chef-driven pop-up and kombucha business. (The Baltimore Banner, 2026-11-04 05:30 EST)
- [Democrats score historic wins in Georgia and Texas as they press for majority of governors’ offices](/baltimore/stories/0b530b60e5.md): Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday’s midterm elections, winning Georgia’s governor’s office for the first time since 1998 as they rode a wave of voter discontent… (The Baltimore Banner, 2026-11-04 02:07 EST)