Baltimore manufacturer Wm. T. Burnett & Co. and a subsidiary have won a city bid to redevelop property on Wicomico Street in Southwest Baltimore to expand the company's operations, the Baltimore Development Corp. reported.
The BDC will begin negotiations with the more than century-old firm, which makes polyurethane foam and nonwoven materials.
Burnett, which has headquarters in the Carroll Camden Industrial Park on Bush Street, also occupies a warehouse that abuts the property to be redeveloped. Burnett and subsidiary STX, which specializes in sporting goods and apparel manufacturing, would use the redeveloped site to expand the warehouse for research and development operations.
Burnett has plants in Jessup as well as in North Carolina and Arizona. Its combined operations with STX employ more than 400 workers, including 60 in Baltimore.
M.J. "Jay" Brodie, BDC president, said Wednesday that the selection of Burnett would allow one of the city's oldest and most successful businesses to grow.
Lorraine.mirabella@baltsun.com