Baltimore County country club closes

Happy Friday, readers.

We have the perfect distraction from the Ravens' heartbreaking Week 1 loss to the Chiefs: business news.

Below you'll find five curated items that made waves this week, from a local country club's struggles to a $320 million deal falling through.

Let's get caught up before the weekend.

Baltimore County country club closes its doors

Hillendale Country Club, known to many as "The Old Club," closed its doors over Labor Day weekend. The BBJ's Garrett Dvorkin this week explains:

• Why the club closed
• Why Hillendale owes more than $200,000 over a former member's attempt to buy the club

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Brewery to move out of city

One of the oldest craft brewers in the state is getting ready to pack up its plant in Northeast Baltimore and head to the suburbs, BBJ's Melody Simmons reported this week. | The details on the move

Convenience chain enters new county

Sheetz opened its first store in Baltimore County this week after years of sizing up the local market. | The scoop on the new spot

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Mall sells to private partnership

A partnership led by a Dallas-based real estate firm has acquired the Annapolis Mall, and the new owner says it could add residential units to the property. | More on the sale

Columbia company terminates $320M deal to go public

A Columbia integrative medicine firm will have to find a new path to the public markets after calling off a $320 million deal that would have put it on the Nasdaq, our Matt Hooke wrote on Wednesday. | Why the deal fell through

Plus, a look at this week's cover story.

How Baltimore communities attract grocery stores to food deserts

The opening of a Jumbo Fresh grocery store in Southwest Baltimore's Mount Clare Junction marks a small victory in a longer battle to combat food deserts in Baltimore, BBJ Research Editor Ben Terzi writes.

Almost a quarter of the city's population and 28% of children live in food deserts, and it can be difficult to attract high quality grocers. But it's not impossible.

Here's how communities are working to bring better options to their neighborhoods.

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