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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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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: Federal Hill, Fells Point, Architecture, Locust Point, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc.
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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: Michael E. Busch, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Port of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch
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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 Rail, Mount Vernon, Railway Transportation, Transportation, 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: Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Baltimore Red Line, Virginia General Assembly, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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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: Lotteries, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Kirby Fowler, Annapolis
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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: Trips and Vacations, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, College Sports, Conference USA
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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: Advertising, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Auto Racing, Michael Andretti, Open-Wheel Racing
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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: Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Spirit Airlines, Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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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: Transportation, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Locust Point, Same-Sex Marriage, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sailabration drew more than 1.5 million visitors
Baltimore's weeklong Star-Spangled Sailabration in June drew more than 1.5 million people — some 435,000 from out of state — and had an estimated $166 million in economic impact on the metro area, according to a study released Thursday by...
Tags: Kona Grill Incorporated, Event Planning, Tour Operations Industry, Pratt Street, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc.
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Baltimore's crime paradox
A hard truth about being Baltimore's mayor is that there is almost never a good time to declare progress. Whenever there is good news to report, it will almost inevitably collide with a fresh tragedy. That's what happened to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-...
Tags: Anthony W. Batts, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Executive Branch, St. Patrick's Day
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