Built to Last: A Century-Old Jeweler, a Card Show With a Conscience, and Maryland's Quantum Bet

A hundred-year-old family jeweler bets on a fourth Maryland store, a Pokemon card show proves treating customers fairly is good business, and the University of Maryland starts training tomorrow's quantum workforce today. Three very different bets, all playing the long game.Sources:Century-Old Smyth Jewelers Announces Fourth Maryland Store, Coming to Bel Air This Fall | Patch (Bel Air, MD) | https://patch.com/maryland/belair/century-old-jeweler-opening-new-store-bel-airMaryland Company's Pokemon Card Show Bans Scalpers, Feeds Thousands, Finds Homes for Shelter Pets | Patch (Glen Burnie, MD) | https://patch.com/maryland/glenburnie/thousands-flock-glen-burnie-pokmon-card-show-after-sealed-card-banUMD's Frontier Technology Institute Is Building Maryland's Next Quantum Workforce, One High Schooler at a Time | Technical.ly | https://technical.ly/workforce/frontier-technology-institute-umd-quantum-high-school/Sponsored by Maryland Smart Energy — smarter buildings, smaller bills. Utility-funded energy programs for Maryland businesses, nothing out of pocket. https://mdsmartenergy.comProduced with AI. https://marylandmeans.business