Hearing held on Baltimore’s local-hiring bill

BY: Beth Moszkowicz
POSTED: January 10, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore City Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee, George Nilson, hiring, jack young, jobs, Law, legal news

Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes, President Bernard C. ‘Jack’ Young and Councilman Warren Branch listen to testimony Thursday during a hearing on Young’s proposed local hiring ordinance.

A hearing Thursday before the Baltimore City Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee over a proposal to establish a local hiring mandate drew passionate responses from opponents and proponents of the legislation.

EBDI’s promised repairs not yet made on Gorham’s home

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: June 8, 2011
Tags: Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young, bernard young, city council, Development, east baltimore development inc., EBDI, jack young, lucille gorham, middle east

Despite promises from city officials that repairs would be made to her home after she publicly raised concerns last month, a prominent community activist from Middle East says her home has not been repaired and she has no idea when it might be. Lucille Gorham, 80, who lived for decades at 1931 E. Chase St. [...]

Capitals to play Nashville in NHL exhibition at First Mariner Arena

BY: Rachel Bernstein
POSTED: April 11, 2011
Tags: AHL, American Hockey League, Baltimore, Bernard C. "Jack" Young, First Mariner Arena, george mcphee, jack young, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, nhl, Washington Capitals

Baltimore’s First Mariner Arena will play host to professional hockey for the first time since the spring of 1997 when the Washington Capitals play the Nashville Predators Sept. 20 in a National Hockey League preseason game. The game, being billed as the Baltimore Hockey Classic, will mark the first time in nearly 20 years that [...]

Amid budget woes, Baltimore explores sponsorships

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 11, 2011
Tags: audit, Baltimore, baltimore city council, baltimore mayor, budget, council president jack young, crime-fighting, jack young, mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake

Whether it’s convincing sports equipment companies to donate gear for city T-ball teams, posting a corporate logo on municipal vehicles, or selling naming rights to city parks or City Hall, Baltimore is hoping partnering with businesses will help the city pay its bills. Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young introduced a resolution Monday that [...]

Daily Record investigation: Jobs come slowly in New East Baltimore

BY: Joan Jacobson and Melody Simmons
POSTED: February 1, 2011
Tags: city council, community, development project, east baltimore development inc., EBDI, jack young, maryland, middle east
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In a desperate neighborhood like Middle East, where unemployment a decade ago was as high as 30 percent and drug dealers worked the corners, the lure of new jobs was a huge selling point in rebuilding the community. When Baltimore began asking for federal funds in 2003 to tear down homes and relocate residents, city [...]