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Hearing set for Wednesday night on Harbor Point tax credit
The Baltimore Development Corp. is to hold a hearing Wednesday evening to discuss whether Harbor Point, the future home of Exelon Corp.'s Baltimore headquarters, should again be included in a state-wide tax credit program. John Paterakis' Harbor East...Tags: Credit and Debt, Exelon Corp., Tax Credits, Harbor East, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
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Rawlings-Blake names new Rec and Parks director
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has hired a new director of recreation and parks, choosing an experienced manager who has headed similar agencies in three cities. Ernest W. Burkeen Jr., 64, who previously ran recreation and parks departments in Miami,...Tags: Anthony W. Batts, Michigan State University, Peter O'Malley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Tampa
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Shopping for electricity just a PointClickSwitch away
Whenever Allyn Simon thought she needed to get a better deal on her electricity bill, she would visit various Maryland energy suppliers' websites, take notes and sometimes call customer service. The process could take hours. But the 56-year-old North...
Tags: Marketing, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Government, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Civil and Public Service
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Mayor launching micro-loan program for Baltimore small businesses
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is launching a micro-loan fund for small businesses in Baltimore, to help them hire and stabilize their businesses. The effort, called BaltimoreMICRO, will enable small businesses with under $1 million in annual revenue...Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Starbucks Corp.
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Young pushes bill to fuel local hiring on city contracts
Any business that gets a city contract or major financial help from City Hall could be required to hire 51 percent of new workers from within the city limits or face a criminal sanction.
Those are the terms of a new bill proposed by City Council...Tags: Labor Legislation, Local Government, Bernard C. Young, Unemployment, Employment
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Harrah's casino to pay city at least $11 million in first year
The developers of Baltimore's casino will pay the city at least $11 million in their first year of operation — significantly less than terms proposed in 2009, but enough to help fund a small property tax cut for city homeowners, officials said. The...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Sheila Dixon, Prince George's County, Property Tax, Taxation
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Affordable-housing requirement waived for Superblock
Baltimore's Department of Housing and Community Development has waived the affordable-housing requirement for the Lexington Square "Superblock" project, a development discussed Thursday at a meeting of the City Council's Taxation, Finance and Economic...Tags: Carl Stokes, Baltimore Housing
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Without Brodie, BDC projects, tax incentives move forward
For the first time in 16 years, the directors of the Baltimore Development Corp. met Thursday without M.J. "Jay" Brodie at the helm of the city's influential, quasi-public economic development arm. The BDC's acting president, Kimberly A. Clark, who has...
Tags: Under Armour Inc., M.J. Brodie, Harbor East, Locust Point, Investments
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Does City Hall care about the neighborhoods?
The op-ed recommending that the Baltimore Development Corporation broaden its focus to include less grandiose redevelopment projects resonated with me as a former long-time board member of the Harlem Park Revitalization Corporation ("A new focus for the...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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A new focus for the BDC
Now that M.J. "Jay" Brodiehas officially ended his service as head of the Baltimore Development Corporation, it's time to focus on his yet to be named successor and the economic development challenges he or she will face. This century has led off with a...
Tags: Realty, Small Businesses, Business, Economic Policy
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Friday will be Brodie's last day at helm of the BDC
After 16 years at the helm of the Baltimore Development Corp., the city's influential, quasi-public economic development arm, M.J. "Jay" Brodie will work his last day at the agency on Friday.
"What I've told everybody is … that I'm taking a...Tags: Harbor East, M.J. Brodie, Investments, Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel
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Grading system for Baltimore restaurants proposed
Restaurant and bar owners in Baltimore may soon be required to post letter grades rating their performance in city health inspections — a system aimed at informing the public about the cleanliness of neighborhood eateries. Legislation mandating...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Fells Point, Charles Village, Bernard C. Young
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