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The store, which has 30 employees, will close ‘‘when all the inventory is sold,” said co-owner Brad Bondroff. A half-off liquidation sale starts Friday.

Radio One to sellanother station

Radio One of Lanham plans to sell its Los Angeles station to Bonneville International of Salt Lake City for $137.5 million. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter.

‘‘We expect to use the proceeds from this transaction to reduce our leverage, accelerate our internet strategy and re-commence a limited buy-back of our securities,” said Alfred C. Liggins III, CEO and president, in a statement.

Mixer is Fridayin Camp Springs

GettingThere4Him Inc. will host a free mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Annie’s Art Gallery, 5814 Allentown Way, Camp Springs.

Information: 301-218-1065 or kcford@gettingthere4him.com.

Professor recognizedfor innovative efforts

David Barbe, professor of electrical and computer engineering and executive director of the University of Maryland’s MarylandTechnology Enterprise Institute in College Park, has received the 2008 Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award from Olympus.

The award was presented at the recent 12th annual meeting of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, a partner in conducting the Olympus Innovation Awards Program in Dallas.

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