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Critics worry Anirban Basu's work for the county and private clients is a conflict of interest.

The tolls on the Francis Scott Key and Thomas J. Hatem Memorial bridges will become E-Z Pass-only, Maryland transportation officials announced Thursday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, daughter of the Baltimore mayor for whom the boat was named, has expressed interest

Amazon marked the official opening of the state-of-the-art fulfillment center on the site of the former Sparrows Point steel mill in eastern Baltimore County, where it employs 2,000 as well as a fleet of robots.

With Bethlehem Steel long gone, Tradepoint Atlantic, a private joint venture, is in the process of redeveloping the waterfront land in Baltimore County into a hub of e-commerce and manufacturing. Investors believe they will eventually bring 10,000 jobs and another 7,000 related jobs to the Point.

Trucking industry is getting hit hard by growing shortage of drivers.

Volkswagen Group of America plans to develop a new vehicle import facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrow Point.

An Atlanta-based flooring company plans to open a 1.5 million square-foot distribution center at the Tradepoint Altantic development project in Sparrows Point, potentially creating 150 full-time jobs by the end of 2023.

In addition to the five employees killed in June in the shootings at the Annapolis Capital, the region lost a number of notable citizens in 2018. Here, we recall some of those who left a lasting mark.

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.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday approved giving Tradepoint Atlantic up to $78 million to build roads, water lines and sewer pipes at the old steel mill in Sparrows Point that the company is redeveloping.

Baltimore County Council members are poised to vote Monday on what’s believed to be the largest financial assistance plan to a private company in the county — a $78 million package to help Tradepoint Atlantic build out its roads, water lines and sewer pipes.

A proposal before the Baltimore County Council that would expedite construction of infrastructure at Tradepoint Atlantic, the former site of the old Bethlehem Steel plant in Sparrows Point, is a prime example of private industry collaborating with government to devise a sensible solution.

Baltimore County Council members heard from a long string of East side residents, business owners and labor leaders Tuesday who urged them to vote in favor of a $78 million assistance plan for Tradepoint Atlantic.

The Port of Baltimore is getting a $6.5 million grant to build a second 50-foot-deep berth to accommodate large container ships.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. plans to attend a civic association meeting on Wednesday to gather feedback on a $78 million assistance deal proposed for Tradepoint Atlantic.

At a difficult time for Baltimore County, Don Mohler was the right man to serve as executive.

Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler reflects on his brief and unexpected tenure leading the state's third-largest county.

At the final meeting of their term on Monday, Baltimore County Council members voted to extend the county’s traffic camera program, to hire lawyers to defend zoning lawsuits brought by religious groups and to accelerate construction projects.

Tradepoint Atlantic, the company redeveloping the old steel mill site in Sparrows Point, will have to wait until December to find out if it will get financial assistance from Baltimore County.

Tax break offered to Tradepoint developer isn't fair to Baltimore County taxpayers.

Tradepoint Atlantic's future as a maker of offshore wind turbines will also be good for labor and Maryland's economy.

Tradepoint Atlantic touted its progress in cleaning up Tin Mill Canal, a man-made ditch that carried stormwater at the old Bethlehem Steel mill in Sparrows Point.

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 the time you order holiday gifts from Amazon, they could be delivered from the company’s newest fulfillment center in eastern Baltimore County.

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.

The Sun makes its endorsements in Baltimore County Council races.

Tradepoint Atlantic has purchased the last bit of land on the Sparrows Point peninsula as its works to redevelop the former steelmaking site for modern use.

As mourners paid respects to Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Friday, his wife Jill told the crowd of Maryland politicos she had recently warned her husband his campaign for governor was "killing him."

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz spent nearly three decades building a strong Democratic political base only to have it cut down by his sudden death of cardiac arrest. His death will transform the Maryland governor's race.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's political career spanned nearly 25 years.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died at age 60 of a cardiac arrest after waking up early Thursday morning.

Using recycled water and renewable energy sources, the climate-controlled facility will grow produce for restaurants, grocers and other food services throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is proposing no tax increases in his latest budget for the county, a nearly $3.3 billion spending plan.

Tradepoint Atlantic — the massive redevelopment project at the former Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County — will get $20 million from the federal government to upgrade its port facilities.

The Maryland Transit Administration will launch a new route to the Tradepoint Atlantic development in Sparrows Point, discontinue three of its lowest-ridership commuter routes and modify more than a dozen other routes, service times and bus stops starting Sunday.

As a kid, Francis “Hall” Chaney, III, liked playing with dirt. For the now 34-year-old president of Chaney Enterprises, that hasn't changed.

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

The developers of Tradepoint Atlantic want to deepen the channels approaching their property in Sparrows Point to make it more attractive for waterborne shipping and able to handle larger ships.

The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved legislation Monday that would open the door for public financing for the Tradepoint Atlantic development in Sparrows Point and that would allow a shooting range to open in Owings MIlls.

The developers of the old steel mill in Sparrows Point will light the mill's "Star of Bethlehem" on Wednesday night.

The company redeveloping the old steel mill in Sparrows Point is taking the first step toward seeking the county government’s help in paying for roads and water and sewer lines.

A Royal Farms gas station, convenience store and car wash is the first announced tenant of a proposed commercial area at the Tradepoint Atlantic development in Sparrows Point.

The Sparrows Point Country Club plans to eliminate one-third of its golf course in order to add more than 300 townhouses, detached homes and villas on its waterfront property in Dundalk.

Amazon is moving ahead with plans for a distribution center in Sparrows Point that will employ 1,500 people, the online giant announced Wednesday morning.

The Maryland Transit Administration will start running buses between Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Tradepoint Atlantic in February, satisfying a long-standing request from the industrial redevelopment site.

Tradepoint Atlantic and the Baltimore County government are hoping to land a $25 million grant that would help pay to upgrade the marine port at the industrial campus in Sparrows Point.

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously on Monday to support a $2.2 million incentive package for Amazon to build a distribution center in Sparrows Point.

Amazon in 'final phase' of negotiations for distribution center Tradepoint Atlantic

FedEx celebrated its new Sparrows Point distribution center with a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.