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Baltimore City, P.G. County sent largest numbers to 'who's who' Vegas convention
The Baltimore SunSince the weekend, Las Vegas has served as a sort of glitzy Maryland West -- with government and business leaders from the state attending the Global Retail Real Estate Convention in droves. With galas and events at casinos, the annual four-day...Tags: General Growth Properties Inc., Josh Cohen, Outliers: The Story of Success (book), Executive Branch, Patrick Turner
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Editorial: All talk...
It's a great thing when people become politically aware and that awareness turns into action and results in being elected to office. A wonderful thing about the American democracy is that there are many options for people to enter the system and make a...Tags: Local Elections, Festive Events, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections
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Court of Appeals dismisses Angelos' Superblock lawsuit
Maryland's highest court has cleared the way for the city to move forward with its plans for the long-delayed $152 million Superblock project. The Maryland Court of Appeals dismissed Friday a lawsuit by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos that challenged the...Tags: Baltimore Development Corporation, Maryland Historical Trust, Carl Stokes, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Preservation Maryland
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Changes to free up Balto. Co. liquor licenses for restaurants
More restaurant owners in Baltimore County could get liquor licenses under a measure passed in Annapolis that's set to take effect within the next few months. The legislation, sought by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, is meant to gradually open up...Tags: Local Elections, Mike Mohler, Bars and Clubs, Catonsville, Dining and Drinking
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Residents support, speak against town commissioner
Two residents spoke against Perryville Commissioner Michael Dawson during Tuesday's town hall meeting and one spoke in support of his politics. Dawson, who is running for town mayor against incumbent Mayor Jim Eberhardt, in the May 8 election, was...Tags: Employees, Festive Events, Finance, Rentals, Elections
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Economic loan fund, 'stopgap' budget transfer to fire/EMS approved by council
A divided Harford County Council approved an economic development loan fund Tuesday, as well as a "stopgap" budget transfer of $400,000 to fire and emergency service personnel. Council members approved the bill giving loans to qualified businesses with...Tags: Loans, Business, Finance, Voting, Elections
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Some Harford agencies to get more funding in 2013
As Harford County Council members continued reviewing Harford County Executive David Craig's proposed 2013 budget Thursday, they encountered some departments that are ticketed for increases, notably the law department, with $75,000 more in its budget...Tags: Judges, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Lawyers, Maryland General Assembly
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Neuman sets new course at Economic Development Authority
New seems to be the theme at the Howard County Economic Development Authority, where chief executive officer Laura Neuman has spent her first year overhauling the quasi-government agency. From a new marketing initiative and a new method for tracking...
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'Next economy' envisioned for Baltimore region
A new report being released today calls on the Baltimore region to rethink economic development, pointing to a worrying trend: a mounting share of low-wage jobs shutting more and more residents out of the middle class.
The number of jobs in largely low-...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Johns Hopkins University, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Business, Technology
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An enterprising approach to health
As an architect of the urban "enterprise zone" idea more than 30 years ago, my eye was caught by a recent proposal in Maryland to set up health enterprise zones (HEZ). The original enterprise zone idea was designed to spur economic activity in depressed...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bill Clinton, Family, News Media, Invention and Innovation
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Economic policies coming from Annapolis have stifled job growth
A report last year that Maryland ranked last in the nation for job creation over the previous 12 months deserves a response ("Maryland ranks last in job creation," June 18). Let's get rid of the Baltimore Development Corporation, the Maryland Economic...Tags: Labor Markets, Baltimore Development Corporation, Annapolis, Companies and Corporations
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Mayor to consider $35M financing tied to Under Armour project
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will consider a request for up to $35 million in city tax increment financing for infrastructure projects related to the proposed doubling of Under Armour's Locust Point headquarters in South Baltimore.
The board of the...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Baltimore Development Corporation, M.J. Brodie, Weaponry, Finance
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