T. Rowe Price era begins at Camden Yards

Happy Friday, readers.

It was a week of firsts in the Baltimore business world, from historic union votes to the first-ever sponsor patch on the Orioles' uniforms.

Plus, we celebrated our 2024 Leaders in Diversity at the Merriweather Lakehouse in Columbia. There was good food, good company and a whole lot of celebrating the business leaders making a more inclusive world.

We hope you'll join us for events in the future; they are great settings for networking, meeting the BBJ team and keeping us up to date on what your companies are up to. Check out our schedule .

Now let's get to the biggest stories of the week.

Orioles sign T. Rowe Price to jersey patch sponsorship

The T. Rowe Price era at Oriole Park at Camden Yards has begun. The money manager beat out more than 50 companies and now has its redesigned logo — mascot Trusty the Ram — on the team's jerseys. Here's what you need to know:

• The terms of the deal, plus T. Rowe's other sponsor rights | Learn more
• Where to expect the T. Rowe name at the ballpark | Check out the photos

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Columbia private school buys $2.3M property; others sold to new owner

Private schools in Columbia this week made some major moves. We've got the details on:

• One school buys a Bowie property for $2.3M, and plans its expansion
• A portfolio of five Howard County private schools bought by a Florida company

Company rejects MCB Real Estate's $700M takeover offer

MCB Real Estate's attempt to acquire a Houston retail-focused real estate investment trust in a deal valued at about $700 million was rejected this week. | The latest on the deal

Hospital workers vote to create state's first residents union

Doctors in training at the University of Maryland Medical Center overwhelmingly voted to unionize this week, joining a wave of organizing across the health care sector in Maryland. It will be the first resident physicians union in Maryland. | More on the vote

D.C. restaurateurs to bring two concepts to downtown building

The restaurateurs behind Jerk At Nite, who previously had a location near Rosemont, plan to take over a downtown building that once held a gastropub next month. | The scoop

Now, for a look at this week's Leaders in Diversity Honorees.

Meet the 2024 Leaders in Diversity honorees

This week, we honored 10 business leaders from a variety of industries who are pushing for DEI in many different ways, whether it's for people with disabilities, gender, race or religion. If we missed you at our celebration, take a look at our honorees now. | The 2024 Leaders in Diversity

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