T. Rowe, UMB send workers home early as businesses prepare for more protests

Downtown Baltimore’s biggest employers and office buildings took precautions Monday as protests over the death of Freddie Gray in police custody are expected to continue, with at least one major Inner Harbor workplace and the University of Maryland, Baltimore closing early.

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW) closed its downtown offices at 2 p.m. The money manager, headquartered at 100 E. Pratt, employs 1,262 people downtown.

The move came because of concerns that large crowds would gather…