Articles by Jamie Smith Hopkins
Jamie Smith Hopkins can be reached at jamie.smith.hopkins@baltsun.com.
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Youth Opportunity program helps young adults, many struggling with big challenges
Marvin McKenstry Jr. helped a roomful of young people navigate a byzantine online job application, but his most important advice came as everyone got up to go. To a few young men, he shared more details about a construction site they'd be helping at the next morning. He reminded another youth about...
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First Mariner says stock to be delisted in June
Company's stock has been traded over the counter since its delisting from Nasdaq in 2011
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State awards EARN grants for worker training
28 industry-led groups receive average of $179,000 each
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Study finds many barriers to work for Baltimore-area residents
Problem is worsening, according to Opportunity Collaborative
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100 years in workers' comp
Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. goes back to the start of Maryland's workers' compensation system
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Pfizer's interest in AstraZeneca worries Maryland
AstraZeneca, which owns MedImmune, employs 3,100 in state
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Manufacturing contemplates a 3-D printing revolution
Companies adopting the technology wax enthusiastic about its potential, which could be 'profound'
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Maryland adds 9,300 jobs in April, Labor Dept. says
Unemployment falls from 5.6 percent to 5.5 percent in state
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Four firms win $100k each in InvestMaryland contest
Maryland competition draws 260 entries, organizers say
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Five questions for manufacturing advocate Brian Sweeney
… for Brian Sweeney, executive director of the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership