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BWI Marshall is spending more than a half-billion dollars on terminal expansion and runway improvements to stay ahead of the competition

The Maryland Transit Authority has asked a regional transportation panel to approve $55.6 million in federal funds for Red Line preliminary engineering

Critics are too harsh in calling Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake callous for trumpeting the city's efforts to keep the Inner Harbor safe this summer.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake touted Tuesday a summer of safe high-profile events in the downtown area – part of a strategy, aides said, to refute those who have characterized the Inner Harbor as unsafe.

A vacant warehouse in Baltimore's Harbor East neighborhood would be transformed into a 205-room hotel with upscale shops and restaurants under a plan by two area developers.

Bratton: Next Baltimore chief must be on same page with mayor

Maryland officials gave the go-ahead for a two-story casino near the Camden Yards stadium complex in Baltimore Tuesday while letting the developers of a Western Maryland casino scale back their plans for Rocky Gap.

Spurred by a Campaign for Liberty drive, a handful of residents opposed a Harford County Council bill giving an Edgewood company an loan, calling it "crony capitalism." By a 5-1 vote, the council approved a $750,000 economic development opportunity loan to British-based Smiths Detection Inc., whose U.S. headquarters are on Lakeside Boulevard in Edgewood.

The slots casino that a group led by Caesars Entertainment Corp. wants to build near M&T Bank Stadium will not be complete until the end of 2014 at the earliest — extending the facility's original timeline by about a year, the company's head said Monday.

Appeals court rejects casino developer Michael Moldenhauer's Baltimore bid, saying it's not in city's 'best interest.'

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pointed out Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plate of bacon in front of 300 people.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addressed hundreds of Baltimore's business leaders this morning in Harbor East.

The state has awarded a casino license to the sole applicant at the struggling Rocky Gap resort in Western Maryland.

A new report 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

Future of Camden Yards depends on continued evolution. Orioles will need to continue adapting to changing ways that fans want to use the stadium.

The installation of the first set of machines at Maryland Live! Casino Wednesday was the latest development for the facility, scheduled to open in three months.

Maryland Stadium Authority study says an expanded convention center would transform Baltimore.

Hotel tax presented as key to moving forward tourism in Harford

Baltimore Development Corp. head M.J. "Jay" Brodie announces that he will retire.

Companies seeking lucrative state contracts and business deals in Maryland contributed tens of thousands of dollars in recent months to the Democratic Governors Association, which is led by Gov. Martin O'Malley, records show.

Gov. Martin O'Malley wants to apply Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline, a change that at current prices would add 18 cents a gallon to the cost at the pump.

Maryland's slots commission Friday threw out a bid by former state Democratic Party Chairman Nathan Landow to build a casino at the Rocky Gap resort, leaving a single offer on the table to construct a Western Maryland casino

Since 2005, tremendous growth at Fort Meade has meant a buffered economy in Howard County, according to many. But the question of whether the county is prepared for…

Although growth of Fort Meade since 2005 has meant an economic boon for the region, the question of whether the area is prepared for…

The head of Caesars Entertainment Corp. promised Monday to bring a "world class" Harrah's casino to Baltimore that would be marketed heavily to 43 million gamblers in the company's rewards program if his group is given the go-ahead by Maryland's slots commission.

There are solid reasons for considering a merger of the University of Maryland's College Park and Baltimore campuses — and some legitimate concerns — but they are being drowned out by parochial politics.

With the Board of Regents just two months from weighing in on a proposed merger of Maryland's largest public research campuses, Baltimore civic leaders are rallying against any move that would place the University of Maryland, Baltimore under out-of-town control.

Gov. Martin O'Malley cautiously signaled Monday he that might support an increase in Maryland's gasoline tax as part of a broader effort to create jobs by launching a massive construction programs focused on transportation and schools.

Baltimore needs to go in a new direction under new leadership

The idea of adding meeting space and a privately-financed hotel and arena to Baltimore's convention center sounds good, but the city and state should proceed with caution.

The state slots commission voted unanimously Wednesday to throw out bids by developers seeking to build casinos in Baltimore and Western Maryland, saying the applications failed to provide minimum requirements.

Caesars Entertainment Corp., the world's largest casino operator, applied Friday for the license to run the slot machine parlor proposed for Baltimore, while three developers will compete for the opportunity to run a casino in Western Maryland.