A Virginia banking company plans to acquire Maryland-based Sandy Spring Bancorp in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion, creating one of the MidAtlantic region’s largest banks and cementing

Atlantic Union Bank is expanding further into Northern Virginia and Maryland with the $1.6 billion purchase of Maryland’s Sandy Spring Bank, an acquisition announced Monday. The two banks’ parent companies,

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation is acquiring Sandy Spring Bancorp in an all-stock transaction that values Sandy Spring at about $1.6 billion. The two companies made the announcement Oct. 21. The

Chicago — which was briefly attached to a rat-shaped hole in a sidewalk this year — took the top spot again, marking a decade of ratty dominance.

One town in Ohio ranks among the top 10 rattiest cities in the U.S., according to a report from Orkin, a national pest control company.

Chicago — which was briefly attached to a rat-shaped hole in a sidewalk this year — took the top spot again, marking a decade of ratty dominance.