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I'm having some deja vu. 

The Locust-Point sportswear company is once again providing footwear and gloves for the National Football League, complete with the company’s logos for on-field apparel. Under Armour previously had a deal with the NFL between 2006 and 2020. This time around, it comes with support for the company's youth sports events app. 

We've got other news about deals and leadership action, too: T. Rowe Price moved to a new HQ and EcoMap has a new tool to attract regional investment. Continue reading ... 

Learner employment records, aka LERs, digitize and store work-related information all in one place.

Global nonprofits Jobs for the Future and the International Rescue Committee ran a 15-month pilot to test how the tech might help immigrant job seekers. Result? 100% of applicants who used the tool landed a job, organizers said. 

But — there's always a but — getting employers to buy in is still an issue. Continue reading ... 

• Innovation in rural areas is often overlooked, but these regions often outperform cities when it comes to patents per capita. [Technical.ly]

• Baltimore to DC commuters who work for the feds are clogging the MARC train and roadways. [Baltimore Banner]

• Maryland joined a lawsuit of 16 attorneys general who aim to restore funding from the NIH to universities. It claims the Trump admin doesn't have the power to unilaterally cancel spending already approved by Congress. [Baltimore Business Journal]

• Gov. Moore and legislative leaders signed a flurry of 92 bills into law at the end of the 2025 General Assembly session. Many are focused on workforce and employment issues, including a bill incentivizing companies to create apprenticeships. [Maryland Matters]

• Maryland’s TEDCO released a talent strategy report about the cybersecurity workforce. [TEDCO]

• The feds are revoking several students' F-1 visas at Maryland universities, including University of Maryland, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Johns Hopkins University. [WJZ]

• A proposal for a solar farm is paused following a separate bill being passed by the General Assembly related to how localities can regulate solar energy. The county will reconsider the proposal on April 21. [WYPR]