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Public-private partnerships: the new model for infrastructure
There's a P3 in your future. Maryland is poised to join 34 states and key federal agencies in transforming the way government works. The new mantra, "P3," is shorthand for public-private partnerships. Maryland's P3 legislation, championed by Lt. Gov....
Tags: Government, Rentals, FBI, Finance, Executive Branch
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Five questions for Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee cut his teeth on public-private partnerships 26 years ago as a Lehman Brothers executive in charge of financing projects in Asia. He put together a consortium of local investors to build a $1.8 billion, 12-mile toll road in Bangkok....
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Labor Legislation, Federal Aviation Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation, Regional Authority
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Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems
Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems. "Timing is...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore Red Line, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Public Transportation, Purple Line (Maryland)
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Maryland lawmakers pass bill to boost public-private partnerships
Maryland's deteriorating infrastructure could receive a boost from private investor dollars, thanks to legislation passed Monday designed to enhance public-private partnerships. The idea behind so-called public-private partnerships, or P3s, is to get...
Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Executive Branch, Business
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O'Malley to sign public-private partnership bill tomorrow
The Baltimore SunLt. Gov. Anthony Brown said a bill that would allow private companies to help build public works projects will get the governor's signature tomorrow. Lawmakers approved the bill laying out rules for public-private partnerships on Monday afternoon, the...Tags: Government, Baltimore Red Line, Business Enterprises, Executive Branch, Purple Line (Maryland)
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Authority advises caution on ICC privatization
The Maryland Transportation Authority has thrown some cold water on the idea of leasing the Intercounty Connector as a relatively pain-free way of raising money to pay for other projects – saying such deals are too complex to enter into without...
Tags: Calvert County, Government, Credit Ratings, Corporate Crime, Maryland Department of Transportation
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New port cranes begin to shoulder load at Seagirt
The manufacturers of Asia just got a lot closer to Baltimore.
Four massive cranes at the Seagirt Marine Terminal began writing the next chapter in the region's maritime history Thursday morning as they started unloading a 981-foot cargo ship laden...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port of Baltimore, Inner Harbor
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The State Center debacle
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge's decision to void the proposed $1.5 billion public-private partnership to redevelop the State Center office complex in Baltimore puts the state in a severe bind. It now faces both the immediate, practical concerns about...
Tags: Laws, Litigation, Peter G. Angelos, Justice System, Trials
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State leaders hope legislation will spur public-works projects, jobs
The state has a long list of public-works projects but little money. The private sector is willing to invest but has been starved for work. From that simple equation comes a business model called public-private partnerships — or P3s — that...
Tags: Realty, Anthony G. Brown, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over I-95 travel plazas contract
A Baltimore circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit against state officials and a Florida company that claimed the bidding process to award construction and operation of the two Interstate 95 travel plazas was illegal and biased. Judge Audrey Carrion ruled...
Tags: Harford County, Trips and Vacations, Laws, Justice System, Judges
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Agriculture, University of Pittsburgh, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Department of State
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The Interview: Outgoing state transportation chief looks ahead
After 35 years in state and local government, Beverley Swaim-Staley announced in April that she would step down as Maryland's secretary of transportation, effective July 1.
Appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley in September 2009, Swaim-Staley was the first...Tags: Baltimore Red Line, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Prince George's County, Southwest Airlines Co., Martin O'Malley
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