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Council approves local hiring mandate
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a bill that will require businesses getting large city contracts or financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will let the bill become...
Tags: Labor Legislation, George Nilson, Career and Workplace, Bernard C. Young, Business
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How to make Md.'s taxes more competitive
In his remarks to the Greater Baltimore Committee's annual meeting Wednesday night, T. Rowe Price Chairman Brian C. Rogers noted a contradiction in how the world sees Maryland as a place to do business. On the one hand, it is universally recognized for...Tags: Personal Income, Raytheon Company, T. Rowe Price
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Oxbow wins 2013 Preakness, beating Derby winner Orb
No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday and waited out a midafternoon downpour to watch Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the...
Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Politics, Conservative Party (UK), University of Maryland, College Park
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Looking for ways to improve Inner Harbor
City leaders hope that by this time next year they'll have returned from Annapolis with funds to put toward making the Inner Harbor what its original designers intended it to be — "a playground for Baltimoreans." "The city has changed so much...
Tags: Fells Point, Maryland Science Center, Federal Hill, Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel, Arts and Culture
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Business, labor groups back gas tax increase
Representatives of business and labor groups urged Maryland lawmakers Friday to fall in line behind Gov. Martin O'Malley plan to raise taxes on gasoline to fund transportation projects. At a morning news conference in Lawyers Mall outside the State...Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service, Port of Baltimore, Politics, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore Red Line
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Transit-oriented development concept proposed for Penn Station
Homes, offices and shops would sprout around Baltimore's Penn Station under a preliminary plan developed for Amtrak for the midtown site. The national passenger railroad tapped Beatty Development, the Baltimore-based developer responsible for Harbor...
Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service, Railway Transportation, Travel, Mount Vernon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Baltimore drivers lose $1,800 a year to bad roads and congestion, report says
Bad roads and congestion cost Baltimore-area drivers nearly $1,800 a year in lost time, vehicle repairs and wasted gas, according to a study released Thursday by TRIP, a national transportation industry group. The report says two-thirds of the region'...
Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Baltimore Red Line
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Fowler says conflict of interest forced resignation from gaming commission
J. Kirby Fowler resigned from the state's gaming commission Thursday, saying that his role as a regulator for Baltimore's downtown casino represented a conflict of interest. Kirby is the president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, an advocacy...
Tags: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Kirby Fowler
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State pushes ahead to draft blueprints for $2.2 billion Red Line project
Even though there's no promise of construction money, the state is pushing ahead to draft blueprints for Baltimore's $2.2 billion Red Line light rail project. The Maryland Transit Authority has asked a regional transportation panel to approve $55.6...Tags: Purple Line (Maryland), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Travel, Baltimore Red Line, Carrollton
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CAA tournament ends up in Baltimore after departure of Virginia-based schools
The Baltimore SunBaltimore's 1st Mariner Arena will host the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament for three years, starting in 2014, officials from the city and league confirmed Wednesday. The city now offers a centralized location for the...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Conference USA, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Comcast Center (arena), Trips and Vacations
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Race On will handle local work for third Grand Prix of Baltimore
Race On rescued the second Grand Prix of Baltimore because it hired Andretti Sports Marketing, a world-class firm carrying a legendary name that specializes in race operations. Andretti brought instant credibility and organization to the event, but it...
Tags: Marketing, Advertising, Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, Grand Prix of Baltimore
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To stay competitive, BWI 'moves at the speed of business'
Massive girders and freshly poured concrete form a bump in the middle of the low-slung terminal, almost as if BWI Marshall Airport is expecting.
In a way, it is.
Before next summer, a glassed-in walkway, new shops and a modern security checkpoint will...Tags: Spirit Airlines, Concourse, AirTran, Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations
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