Both major party contenders for governor cite improving Maryland’s business climate as their top priority.
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Read More »September 18, 2014 Comments Off on Donald C. Fry: Compare, contrast candidates on business
Both major party contenders for governor cite improving Maryland’s business climate as their top priority.
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Read More »August 14, 2014 Comments Off on Donald C. Fry: Next, let’s have BDC’s cohesive plan
More than four years after Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s transition team recommended the adoption of a strategic plan as the top economic development priority for Baltimore, the city’s elected policymakers and business leaders are still waiting for such a plan to emerge from the Baltimore Development Corp., whose president resigned last week.
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Read More »July 17, 2014 Comments Off on Donald C. Fry: Bond rating nice, but look deeper
As ratings agencies suggested by recently renewing Maryland’s AAA bond rating, Wall Street views Maryland’s fiscal management as being on sound footing. Our state is clearly highly regarded in the bond market.
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Read More »May 23, 2014 Comments Off on Lazarus, Bogomolny receive Sondheim awards
Retiring presidents Robert Bogomolny and Fred Lazarus, of the University of Baltimore and the Maryland Institute College of Art, respectively, both received Sondheim Public Service Awards Thursday from the Greater Baltimore Committee. The university presidents were recognized for their “extraordinary” ...
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Read More »May 22, 2014 Comments Off on Fry: Don’t underestimate state’s selling points
Maryland’s elected leaders underestimate the state’s ability to compete, said Greater Baltimore Committee President and CEO Donald Fry.
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Read More »November 11, 2013 Comments Off on Diabetes group, GBC launch initiative
The Maryland chapter of the American Diabetes Association announced that it is partnering with the Greater Baltimore Committee on an initiative to engage top regional CEOs in the fight against diabetes in the workplace.
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Read More »September 26, 2013 Comments Off on Maryland lagging on entrepreneurial activity
Despite a state economy ranked high for innovation, Maryland’s entrepreneurial activity is lacking, according to speakers at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Economic Outlook Conference on Thursday morning.
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Read More »May 9, 2013 Comments Off on GBC celebrates good news, but warily eyes future
In the wake of a legislative session lauded as one of the most productive in recent years, officials had more good news than usual to deliver at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s annual meeting. The General Assembly supported 70 percent of the policy positions advanced by the organization, GBC President and CEO Donald C. Fry told the crowd of about 800 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore hotel on Wednesday night.
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Read More »November 19, 2012 Comments Off on McKenzie named new president of Baltimore Development Corp.
Brenda McKenzie, a veteran economic development expert who recently led the Boston Redevelopment Authority and served as deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, has been named the new president of the Baltimore Development Corp.
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Read More »August 22, 2012 Comments Off on Orioles in playoffs would be good for business; playoff ticket invoices going out
So how much would it mean to businesses in Baltimore if the Orioles make the playoffs?
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