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Under Armour, board members and Sagamore Development seek to dismiss Scott King's lawsuit, saying he lacks standing.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jul 5, 2019

Patrick McKenna talks about the possibilities for growth in Opportunity Zones in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

By Dan Rodricks

Jun 25, 2019

Developer: The assertion that Port Covington's designation as an Opportunity Zone is in some way inappropriate is entirely unfair.

Alicia Wilson, a chief negotiator on the $5.5 billion Port Covington project, will leave Sagamore Development to lead economic development for Johns Hopkins.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jun 19, 2019

Much of the Port Covington development project in Baltimore qualifies as an opportunity zone for lucrative tax breaks due to misaligned maps.

Who says the "grand vision" called Port Covington is best for the South Baltimore neighborhoods around it?

Developers and officials turned over some dirt Monday to mark the beginning of construction on the new city community of Port Covington.

By Meredith Cohn

May 13, 2019

Developers of the proposed $5.5 billion Port Covington project in South Baltimore continue to refine their plans for the first three buildings,which are expected to break ground by year’s end.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 25, 2019

It's time for Baltimore to stop sugarcoating its problems and face up to them.

In its flawed HQ2 decision, Amazon considered every factor but this - whether it was really wanted by local residents.

Developers of the proposed Port Covington project in South Baltimore presented began seeking design approval Thursday from a city architectural review board for the first set of buildings that could break ground late this year and open in 2021.

By Meredith Cohn

Feb 14, 2019

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he's talked with Amazon following the company's decision to back out of a proposed secondary headquarters in New York City.

By Pamela Wood

Feb 14, 2019

After a report that Amazon was rethinking its plan to locate a new headquarters in New York City, the developers of Port Covington in South Baltimore brushed off their rejected proposal to the online retailing giant.

By Meredith Cohn

Feb 8, 2019

The Foundery, a maker space that provides industrial tools and workshops at City Garage, plans to close its location in South Baltimore's Port Covington and reopen in a new space on Central Avenue.

By Sarah Meehan

Jan 22, 2019

There is a lot of promise for Baltimore and the state from Opportunity Zones, but there are challenges remain, experts on a panel said Monday.

By Meredith Cohn

Jan 15, 2019

Dan speaks with editor and publisher Trif Alatzas about the tragedy at the Capital Gazette and how journalists came together in the aftermath, as well as the Sun's new headquarters in Port Covington.

By Dan Rodricks

Dec 24, 2018

Baltimore-area businesses weathered failed deals, layoffs, closings and restructuring in 2018. But some started new chapters by expanding or merging, and new development sprouted all over and one new industry spread like a weed.

An analyst with a sell rating on Under Armour stock said he and others were not invited to the company's investor day meeting in Port Covington.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 14, 2018

The pastor of an East Baltimore church invited President Donald Trump for what will be his first visit to the city on Wednesday, hoping to showcase the city as a model for revitalization through federal "opportunity zones" and other programs.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 8, 2018

Turning Baltimore into a Washington suburb, for good or bad, might be biggest impact of proposed high-speed maglev project.

Joe Colgan never considered Liberty ships, those workhorses of the American war effort during World War II, as his friends. Until he met the SS John W. Brown.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 20, 2018

A new report on the proposed magnetic levitation or maglev train line between Washington and Baltimore has narrowed the list of potential station locations in both cities.

By Kevin Rector

Nov 15, 2018

Howard County, which boasts more than 400 companies, is losing three companies in cybersecurity-related fields to Baltimore City.

By Erin B. Logan

Nov 13, 2018

Maryland Food Truck Week, a foodie celebration and promotion of local trucks, will give residents and visitors a chance to try out mobile food offerings from around the state this month.

By Brittany Britto

Oct 15, 2018

The Stanley Cup was making the rounds in Baltimore on Friday, visiting Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Rye Street Tavern in Port Covington.

By Scott Dance

Oct 5, 2018

Developers and designers of the massive Port Covington project in South Baltimore gave city design officials a revised map Thursday of new roads, bike paths and sidewalks that will form the framework of the 260-acre peninsula.

By Meredith Cohn

Sep 13, 2018

Port Covington, the sprawling largely undeveloped waterfront property in South Baltimore, will get apartments, a market and offices in the first major phase of development, officials said Wednesday.

By Meredith Cohn

Sep 12, 2018

Tradepoint Atlantic, the industrial redevelopment of a shuttered steel mill in Baltimore County, is seeking $150 million in government financing to pay for roads, water lines and sewer pipes. Company officials say the financing is necessary to move the project forward.

By Pamela Wood

Sep 7, 2018

Port Finish Rye Whiskey, a new product by Sagamore Spirit and Boordy Vineyards, will see a limited release this fall.

By Wesley Case

Sep 5, 2018

The Baltimore Marathon will now lead runners toward Harbor Point for what the race's executive director hopes will give the athletes a scenic view of the water.

By Katherine Fominykh

Aug 31, 2018

The nation’s second most powerful housing official toured Baltimore this week and left with a good impression of a city that her boss, U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson, once called home and where her husband’s employer does business.

By Doug Donovan

Aug 24, 2018

Signage that long announced The Baltimore Sun’s presence near the city’s downtown core — reading “THE SUN” in massive letters visible from the Jones Falls Expressway — came down from the newspaper’s former headquarters on Calvert Street on Thursday, bound for storage.

By Kevin Rector

Aug 16, 2018

Sun librarian: As I sit at my desk looking out my window for one of the last times, before the newspaper's move south to Port Covington, memories of The Baltimore Sun on Calvert Street flash through my head. I’ve been coming to this building since I was a toddler. Ink is in my blood.

The Baltimore Sun is moving it's newsroom and employees to Sun Park in Port Covington after 68 years on Calvert Street.

An internal review found no wrongdoing by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank in pursuing the Port Covington development as site for global headquarters.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jul 31, 2018

The company redeveloping the former Sparrows Point steel mill plans to ask Baltimore County for at least $100 million in public financing to help pay for roads and water and sewer lines.

By Pamela Wood

Jul 25, 2018

The open-air event space called South Point is inside West Covington Park in South Baltimore.

By Anna Muckerman

Jul 19, 2018

Sagamore Spirit, founded by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, will be donating the proceeds from its limited release of rye whiskey to Ellicott City Partnership’s flood relief and rebuilding efforts, according to a press release.

By Brittany Britto

Jul 10, 2018

The Pugh administration is seeking a $102 million TIF to redevelop a large swath of East Baltimore, including the Perkins Homes public housing complex.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jun 19, 2018

Hired by Weller Development Co., the real estate firm spearheading Port Covington, Chip Watkins began hosting pop-up entertainment events early last month at 200 E. Cromwell St., a Baltimore space known as The Field.

By Wesley Case

Jun 14, 2018

When high-profile restaurants close in bunches it doesn't mean the sky is falling - but it doesn't help perception.

A second Under Armour shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Kevin Plank and members of the company's board of directors, alleging that the sports apparel boss wrongly enriched himself in pursuing the Port Covington project.

By Ian Duncan

May 1, 2018

Baltimore is out of the running for Amazon’s second headquarters, the company announced Thursday. However, Maryland’s Montgomery County is among the 20 finalists.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 18, 2018

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration will submit legislation in the next few weeks to pass a $5 billion incentive package for Amazon HQ2, his spokesman Doug Mayer said.

By Erin Cox

Jan 18, 2018

The Baltimore Sun Media Group is in negotiations to move from its longtime headquarters on North Calvert Street to its printing plant in Port Covington.

By Sarah Gantz

Jan 4, 2018

Baltimore’s biggest business names experienced a busy year in 2017 — from Under Armour and McCormick & Co. to Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Baltimore’s restaurant scene may have seen a lot of turnover in 2017, but the caliber of the food here is still strong enough to earn the attention of national dining site Zagat.

By Ellen Fishel

Dec 21, 2017

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer that he lost focus and would not make anymore rye, but his people insist he's not distracted by non-Under Armour businesses, including real estate and a distillery.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 20, 2017

Even by Baltimore standards, recent crimes have many feeling as if the city has tipped over into a terrible place of lawlessness, coupled with a seeming inability by its leadership to right the course.

By Jean Marbella

Nov 18, 2017