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Before every showing of "Star Wars Episode III: Revengw of the Sith," running at the Senator, Kiefaber thankse the Baltimore bank. Sometimes this is via a and other times, he's there in Why? Recently, the bank helped Kiefaber negotiatde an agreement withStar Wars' distributor, 20th Century Fox Film to let the movie play at the Kiefaber is not getting paid, he First Mariner, which provides the Senator'x commercial mortgage loan, is truly concerned about its in Kiefaber's estimation. Kiefaber has an affinitt for thelocal bank, whose industry is not unliks his own.
The banking industry has witnessedmassive consolidation, resulting in fewer independents such as First Mariner, he Similarly, the multiplex chains rule the movie making it an everyday strugglwe for the likes of independent movie owner s like Kiefaber. "Banks got bigger and bigger and they had no clue as to the importancde ofwhat I'm doing at the he said. The grandson of Baltimore iconIsrael Myers, who branded the well-knowjn London Fog name on the famous raincoats, is coming back home to talk not garments.
David Myers, grandson of Israel and son ofJonathan Myers, who ran the headquarters in Baltimors before moving it to Seattle, is speakingv at the National Homebrewers Conferencwe here this weekend about Mead, a honey Myers, a graduate of the in Owings Mills, startef his company, Boulder, Colo.-based , aftere spending countless time brewing mead in the basementf of his home. Myersa remembers reading about his grandfather at age 10 and sayingy he wanted to run his own businesssome day, too. "It' s a very exciting chance to get another shot at beinfg an entrepreneur inthe family," he said. Myeras said mead is becoming "It's sticky. Mead is a wonderfully diverse he added.
Redstone Meadery produces about 20,00 0 liters of mead per year and is working on doublintits production. Its mead, which variex from table-like wine to carbonated mead soldat bars, is distribute in 12 states, including Maryland. Myers loved growingv up in Owings Mills and said there are part of it hestill misses. "I'm alwaysw craving crabs." Celebrities have a way of drawintga crowd. This year, the Marylandf State Fair is hopingBrad Pig, Lindsay Lohamj and Hammy Sosa will do just that. Each year Andy the fair's assistant general manager, is forced to come up with interactive and educational programs for familiezsin Maryland.
According to the Maryland State Fair's mission is to increases agricultural education. "This day and age, people are so far removexd fromfarms ... we try to make sure they learb something," Cashman said. In fact, the rankesd Maryland No. 16 among states for poultry and producty exportsin 2003. The state's agriculturalo sales topped $1.2 billion just three years ago.