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Ten weeks after a study recommended that the city, state and Pimlico Race Course owner negotiate over the track's uncertain future, the dialogue has become strained and elected officials now say they are battling to prevent the Preakness Stakes from ditching Baltimore.

The president of the Baltimore Development Corp. says an overhaul of Pimlico Race Course would likely require an investment of at least $125 million for infrastructure by city taxpayers — but could spur $700 million in additional development.

By Luke Broadwater

Jan 25, 2019

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is buying up land near stadiums as casinos adjust to shifting market. The casino, whose revenues have declined since a new MGM opened, is eager to transform its South Baltimore industrial area into an entertainment district.

By Jeff Barker

Mar 24, 2018

The future of the Preakness may yet prove to be in Pimlico and not Laurel.

Breweries, distilleries and other elixir mixers are a growing economic force in Baltimore. They're adding jobs, energizing neighborhoods, boosting tourism and, city leaders and economists say, are an important aspect of reviving manufacturing in Baltimore.

The global real estate firm CBRE Global Investors has taken a majority stake in the Legg Mason tower in Harbor East in a deal that valued the building at about $296 million.

By Natalie Sherman

Mar 17, 2017

The global real estate firm CBRE Global Investors has taken a majority stake in the Legg Mason tower in Harbor East in a deal that valued the building at about $296 million.

By Natalie Sherman

Mar 17, 2017

The city of Baltimore is launching a new audits commission today to make sure the finances and performance of city agencies are probed at least every two ye

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 16, 2017

Under Armour sharpens image of itself and the city to attract talent. It is focusing on 'employer branding.'

By Jeff Barker

Dec 30, 2016

The Obama administration has directed $110 million in new funding to Baltimore since last year's riots, according to a report to be released today by a White House task force that is winding down as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

By John Fritze

Dec 14, 2016

Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, who was inaugurated on Tuesday, will pay her five top advisers a total of about $800,000.

By Yvonne Wenger

Dec 11, 2016

Young's plans for new City Council: Partner with non-profits to target vacants, crime

Mayor Catherine E. Pugh announced plans Wednesday to reorganize Baltimore's housing and economic development agencies and reiterated her intention to fire the housing commissioner.

By Yvonne Wenger

Dec 7, 2016

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed legislation Wednesday morning authorizing $660 million in public financing for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's proposed Port Covington development.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 28, 2016

After the City Council last night approved $660 million in bonds for the Port Covington development, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's plan to remake the South Baltimore peninsula still needs millions in state and federal funding to make his dream a reality.

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 20, 2016

The Maryland Jockey Club is planning to sell part of its Pimlico Race Course property in Baltimore to Sinai Hospital, a deal that comes amid questions about whether horse racing will continue at the site.

By Natalie Sherman

Jun 21, 2016

Eric Costello has spent the past year and a half working to prove he deserves to keep his seat on Baltimore City Council, a job he secured amid complaints he was hand-picked by the council president.

By Yvonne Wenger

Apr 23, 2016

The board of the Baltimore Development Corp. on Thursday unanimously recommended that the city move forward with $535 million in public financing to build infrastructure for billionaire Under Armour founder Kevin Plank's private, mixed use real estate project in Port Covington.

By Natalie Sherman

Mar 24, 2016

Standing in the now-vacant complex dubbed "Murder Mall," City Councilman Nick J. Mosby billed himself in his official announcement for mayor Sunday as a transformer with new ideas and new energy.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 26, 2015

City Councilman Nick J. Mosby says he is running to be Baltimore's next mayor because he's someone who can bridge the disconnect from the board room to the street corner.

Orders were flying at the Amazon warehouse as the clock neared 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon — sandwich orders.

By Natalie Sherman

Sep 29, 2015

The Federal Reserve ordered Elkton-based Cecil Bank to sell itself to another bank or raise its capital to adequate levels in 90 days, a sign the bank's troubles are worsening.

By Carrie Wells

Aug 20, 2015

Public and non-profit leaders on Monday called on the city and counties to work together to increase access to jobs and housing for the poor, as they released what they called a "first-ever" comprehensive regional economic development plan.

By Natalie Sherman

Jun 8, 2015

Destruction is estimated at $9 million for about 285 businesses damaged during the recent unrest in Baltimore — which officials say is only a fraction of what the total will be for the damage and economic impact.

By Yvonne Wenger

May 13, 2015

A Baltimore area CHECK firm has purchased the former Sun Products manufacturing plant in Southeast Baltimore with plans to demolish the factory and redevelop the site into warehouses serving companies doing business at the port.

By Natalie Sherman

Apr 27, 2015

Just because your city councilman doesn't bother to vote doesn't mean you shouldn't.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to focus much of Monday's State of the City speech on a plan to bolster small businesses, including more funding for the city's Small Business Resource Center and $1 million for an "innovation fund" to help small firms acquire the latest technologies.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 8, 2015

With development booming in Baltimore, the city's property wealth grew by more than $1.3 billion last year — by far the fastest rate in Maryland. But those gains have come with a cost: deep cuts to city schools.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 7, 2015

One of Baltimore's most prominent development firms wants to build a new, world-class arena on piers in the Inner Harbor, reviving a long-talked-about project that would replace the aging Royal Farms Arena on the city's west side.

By Natalie Sherman

Jan 15, 2015

Outcry over the flawed selection process to fill Carroll County's vacant Senate seat shows why a special election would have been the better choice

Tribune Media Company announced Monday it had sold its 60-acre Port Covington parcel, which includes the Baltimore Sun's printing plant.

New Baltimore Development Corp. president William H. Cole IV wants to increase incentives for small and mid-size businesses by $4 million annually, boost small city loans for start-up firms by $500,000, and attract 13 international companies to the city.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 18, 2014

Baltimore's self-image seems at odds with the relentless optimism of Under Armour founder Kevin Plank. Plank wants – perhaps needs – the city to shed its inferiority complex if he is to keep growing the thriving company and lure thousands more employees to the city.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 2, 2014

The number of college-educated people ages 25 to 34 living within three miles of Baltimore's central business district increased 92 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to a new analysis of census data. The growth occurred despite an overall decline in population in those neighborhoods.

The Baltimore City Council on Monday unanimously approved Federal Hill Neighborhood Association President Eric T. Costello to fill a vacant seat, but several members expressed concern over a process they said lacked true community involvement.

A farcical nomination process for City Council

Eric Costello has been a magnet for controversy as president of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association. Now he's been nominated to fill a City Council vacancy through a process that has been criticized. The council is expected to vote Monday on his nomination.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake won praise from clergy and community leaders Friday after calling for a federal investigation into allegations of police brutality — a move that is all but certain to draw added scrutiny on City Hall. But careful observers noted the request from Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts came hours after another official — City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young — raised his hand to invite the U.S. Department of Justice in for

Candidates call District 11 selection process an 'insult' to public

Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young came under fire Wednesday after critics charged he pushed his favored candidate through a committee tasked with filling a vacant council seat.

Fifteen residents of Baltimore's 11th District — which includes downtown, Federal Hill and Bolton Hill — spent Tuesday evening making their best pitches on why they should fill the vacant City Council seat left by William H. Cole IV.