Corporations should think about the business case for inclusion and diversity, including the potential of lost worker productivity, Steve Robbins told Baltimore business leaders as the keynote speaker at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit. Robbins takes ...

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The Baltimore region is expected to add a substantial number of jobs over the next 25 years, but many of them are likely to be based in places that transit can’t access, according to speakers at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s ...

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As the 33rd chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee I was privileged to speak at its recent annual meeting to highlight several new initiatives the organization has undertaken to ensure that the Greater Baltimore region remains an attractive place for ...

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Addressing a Baltimore business group Monday morning, Baltimore’s new acting police commissioner said he’s confident the department can be overhauled but stressed the need to reduce officers’ workloads and to establish better systems for training and accountability. Acting Commissioner Michael ...

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A state senator from Baltimore City is calling on business leaders to come to the aid of a jurisdiction plagued by violence and government dysfunction. “If you want to reform a great American city, dig in in Baltimore,” said Sen. William ...

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Consent Decree Monitor Kenneth L. Thompson stressed the importance for Baltimore to find a permanent police commissioner in order to implement changes required by the decree, he told a room of members of the region’s business community at a breakfast ...

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The Baltimore region has grown more affluent, educated and diverse over the past 20 years as its focus has changed from manufacturing to higher education, medicine, cybersecurity and technology, according to a new report.

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Paul A. Tiburzi, a partner at DLA Piper’s Baltimore office, has been elected as the new chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Committee. He succeeds outgoing GBC Chairwoman, Stephanie Hill, senior vice president for corporate strategy and ...

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Twenty Baltimore-area companies Wednesday night were named winners of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 14th Annual Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards. The awards, presented during ceremonies honoring minority and women-owned firms for business achievement and others for their efforts to strengthen minority business development, ...

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While Maryland implements the next incremental increase in the statewide minimum wage Saturday, business leaders remain wary of its effects and discussion of a $15 minimum wage. The state’s minimum wage will increase from $8.75 to $9.25 an hour as ...

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