Both are expanding overseas. Both have tried to insulate themselves from swings in the market. If they succeed, there will be little reason to sell Baltimore's crown jewels. As Baltimore-area shoppers flock to this new shopping temple, older malls such as those in Columbia, Glen Burnie and Annapolis are sure to feel more than a pinch. Biotechnology Biotech companies will have to do more than talk fancy about how they're using the human genome.
Experts believe the sector is growing up, and investor expectations are growing with it.
Companies without earnings or revenue growth can expect to stay in a funk. Some blossoming tech companies, meanwhile, are migrating to Maryland. One rising British telecommunications company, Bookham Technologies PLC, is opening its North American headquarters in Columbia early this year, adding to Maryland's emerging high-tech cluster. United has said it will curtail US Airways flights out of BWI after the merger, increasing Southwest Airlines' dominance in the market and possibly leading to higher fares. State antitrust officials will go to court to stop the deal unless it is restructured to preserve BWI competition.