Saying he hopes to sharpen the city and region’s competitiveness, Brian C. Rogers, chairman and CIO of T. Rowe Price Group Inc., was named on Monday as the new chairman of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Rogers took over at the ...

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After awarding the license for a slots casino at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Allegany County, slots commission Chairman Donald C. Fry said Baltimore’s may not be far behind. Fry, also president of the Greater Baltimore Committee, said ...

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There were a few items about UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III being named one of the world’s 100 most influential leaders by TIME Magazine that didn’t make it into today’s paper. Basically, few who know Hrabowski are surprised he ...

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A legislative panel deleted planning and design funds Saturday for the proposed expansion of the Baltimore Convention Center that would be linked to a new hotel and arena. A conference committee of lawmakers from the House of Delegates and state ...

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Civic leaders said Wednesday that they are hoping a new study of Maryland’s transportation improvement needs will spur the state’s investment in infrastructure. “This report actually brings to a head those projects that are critically important for economic growth and ...

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The Baltimore Community Foundation has elected Ellen N. Bernard, Wes Moore, and Paul C. Wolman III to its board of trustees. Raymond L. Bank was elected to chair the board, succeeding E. Robert Kent Jr., who has been named trustee ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Senate could approve a capital spending plan as early as Thursday, including money that is allocated for a proposed expansion of the Baltimore Convention Center and infrastructure improvements at the National Aquarium. The Senate gave its preliminary ...

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John Furman has been named north region manager, based in Baltimore, of Heery International, an architecture, interior design, engineering, program management and construction management firm. Furman is responsible for directing business development, design and construction services throughout the 26-state region. ...

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The recently released feasibility study of the concept of a combined arena-convention center expansion project near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor deals head-on with key issues raised and debated in the wake of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s announcement last May to champion ...

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A feasibility study has found that the proposed expansion of the Baltimore Convention Center plus a new arena and hotel could increase annual direct spending by as much as $181.6 million in the city and support as many as 3,100 ...

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