Articles by Jamie Smith Hopkins
Jamie Smith Hopkins can be reached at jamie.smith.hopkins@baltsun.com.
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Maryland eyed for data center with power plant
Company on the hunt for new site after University of Delaware kills plan to build on land it owns
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Looking for work — again and again
For Jeanne Keen, life amid the long-term unemployed means job applications, financial struggles and small triumphs
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STX expands ice-hockey line, signs five NHL players
Baltimore company best known for lacrosse is branching out
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Maryland sees one of nation's largest job declines in July
Maryland's unemployment rate shot up in July when employers cut 9,000 jobs — one of the largest losses in the country, the federal government said Monday. The estimate from the U.S. Department of Labor suggests a slowdown in Maryland's economy, which has a high share of federal employment and contracting...
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Green on the upswing as eco-friendly home building goes mainstream
Environmentally friendly, 'high performance' techniques grow to nearly a quarter of the new-home market
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Consumer spending high in Maryland, but so is income
Consumer expenses eat up less income in Maryland than in almost any other state
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Waldorf power plant gets financing to build
Gas-fired plant prompted an industry battle after state struck deal to guarantee revenue
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Five questions for Stephen H. Morgan
Executive director of The Arc Baltimore on big shifts and a new program
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Some worry smart meters could be used to collect information on residents
Like all high-tech tools, smart meters draw criticism for potential invasion of privacy
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Judge orders insurance executive held due to flight risk
A nightclub insurance mogul charged with fraud will remain detained after prosecutors alleged that bomb-making equipment and musings on killing discovered after his indictment — along with notes about disappearing in Croatia — made him too risky to release. The Wednesday hearing in federal court...