Baltimore Development Corporation

Still no radiation from Japan quake detected in Southern California, air officials say

2011-03-18 21:34:42

<![CDATA[Still no radiation from Japan quake detected in Southern California, air officials say]]>

Obama Japan update: No harmful radiation levels bound for U.S.

2011-03-17 16:35:28

<![CDATA[Obama Japan update: <em>No</em> harmful radiation levels bound for U.S.]]>

BDC approves sale of Jonestown warehouse for apartment development

2013-05-23 07:21:00

The Baltimore Development Corp.'s board on Thursday morning approved the sale of a warehouse site in the neighborhood just north of Little Italy and east of downtown so that a $45 million apartment complex can be built. The property, at 1107 E....

City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF

2013-05-20 18:28:00

Meeting behind closed doors, the city's Board of Finance on Monday approved more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a massive, waterfront development project that will host energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters. After...

H&S development plans could hasten efforts for bustling Central Avenue corridor

2013-05-10 18:24:00

John Paterakis Sr. didn't believe it when Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke told him nearly two decades ago that Harbor East's Marriott Waterfront Hotel would spur revitalization from the Inner Harbor to Canton. The city had picked Paterakis' H&S Properties...

Bill would force contractors to hire city residents

2013-05-12 12:42:00

The City Council is poised to vote Monday on a bill that would require businesses receiving large city contracts or major financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore — or face sanctions. "We have the highest unemployment...

City economic development projects don't produce living-wage jobs

2013-05-03 07:30:00

I applaud The Sun for its recent editorial on income inequality ("Labor reawakens," April 27). The increasing income inequality in this country affects the ability of families to survive, much less thrive, on what they earn from minimum wage jobs. The...

City seeking economic development consultant

2013-04-30 16:48:00

The Baltimore Development Corp., the city's economic development agency, is looking for an outside consultant to provide an analysis of the city's "economic development landscape," according to a request for applications issued Tuesday. The consultant...

Steps toward population growth

2013-04-25 10:57:00

With the city putting together a plan for adding 10,000 families to Baltimore, this is a good time for interested Baltimoreans to weigh in. I'm told that the plan will be driven by the best possible data — a great place to start. But the plan...

T. Rowe Price weighs headquarters move

2013-04-24 17:13:34

T. Rowe Price, a fixture in downtown Baltimore since its founding 76 years ago, is considering moving its headquarters once its current lease expires in 2017, the company said Wednesday. The Baltimore-based money manager is weighing several options,...

Section of brick facade falls off troubled NIH building in Baltimore

2013-04-11 15:22:00

A large section of brick facade fell off a National Institutes of Health research facility on the Southeast Baltimore campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, reviving concerns about a building that opened two years late because of other problems....

City wants $20 million upgrade at Lexington Market

2013-04-03 15:44:00

Charles Kelley stands in Baltimore's historic Lexington Market, chowing down on a Faidley's overstuffed crab cake sandwich. It doesn't bother the 37-year-old North Carolina man that the market doesn't have gourmet coffee, wine or cheese shops. He's OK...

Matt Baker, RN at the office of John Skouge MD PSA, Jason Hisley, La Cakerie owner/chef, and Richard Escalante, Baltimore Development Corporation business development director, were there to cheer on the Charm City Cakes crew.

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Deb Tillett, The Emerging Technology Center president, Bronwyn LeGette, WorkSpaces Baltimore principal, and Jay Brody, Baltimore Development Corporation retired president, came to congratulate Phil Croskey, PointClickSwitch.com CEO/co-founder.

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Brenda McKenzie, the new president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., listens as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake introduces her to members of the business community and the City Council on Monday at City Hall.

2012-11-19 00:00:00