M&T Bank Corporation, which operates banking offices throughout Maryland, Thursday announced its board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $800 million of shares of common stock, $0.50 par value per share, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. ...
Read More »Walker & Dunlop structures $145M for Utah multifamily properties
Bethesda-based commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Wednesday announced it structured $41.4 million in financing for Boulder Canyon Apartments in West Jordan, Utah, $43.8 million in financing for Canyon View Apartments in Orem, Utah, and $60.27 million in financing for the construction of Sugar Alley Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah. Led ...
Read More »UMGC, Amazon Web Services prep service members for post-military IT careers
Under a new corporate collaboration with University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), a group of service members has been going through the Amazon Apprenticeship program since early November. The apprenticeship is a U.S. Department of Labor-certified program ...
Read More »Virtual fundraiser aims to raise $25,000 for Baltimore restaurants
It was Baltimore’s December shutdown of indoor and outdoor dining that inspired Kris Ruhling to raise funds to support the city’s restaurants. But it was partnerships with the likes of the Baltimore Ravens, 98ROCK and Jimmy’s Famous Seafood that shaped Ruhling’s ...
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Read More »Baltimore city lifts ban on restaurant dining
The ban on indoor and outdoor dining in Baltimore that has been in place since December will be lifted Friday morning, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday. Dining establishments, as well as bars and breweries that do not serve food, will ...
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Read More »BCCC to host new COVID-19 vaccination site for Baltimore
Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa Wednesday announced plans for a new, centrally-located vaccination site and provided an update on plans for a coherent, collaborative and equitable approach to scaling up vaccination in Baltimore. Scott announced ...
Read More »Off the Record with Sloane Brown: Mary Hastler, Harford County Public Library
Sloane Brown speaks with Mary Hastler, CEO of Harford County Public Library, about the changes she has seen in her career, keeping people engaged with libraries during the pandemic, working through loss, what she's reading, and other topics.
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Read More »Chicago firm launches crowd-funding effort to buy west Baltimore shopping center
Black-owned commercial real estate investment company Chicago TREND has launched a crowdfunding campaign that offers the opportunity for local ownership of the Walbrook Junction Shopping Center in west Baltimore. It is the first crowdfunding campaign in Baltimore that is inviting ...
Read More »Howard County begins bidding process for Ellicott City’s Safe & Sound retention pond
ELLICOTT CITY – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Wednesday commenced the bidding process for the H7 pond, a flood mitigation project that is part of the Ellicott City Safe & Sound plan. The H7 pond will be constructed within the northeast ...
Read More »Tuerk House receives grant funding from Baltimore nonprofit relief fund
Tuerk House, a nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment system serving the most disadvantaged members of the Greater Baltimore community, is expressing gratitude to Mayor M. Brandon Scott and the Baltimore Civic Fund for grant funding received from the Baltimore Nonprofit ...
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