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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.
CHAP Executive Director Kotarba keeps her job
After nearly two hours in a closed session Monday, members of the Commission for Historical & Architectural Preservation voted down an attempt by the city planning director to fire the group’s director in the wake of several recent clashes over historic preservation in Baltimore.
Brodie’s last day at BDC to be Friday
Five months after he announced his resignation, M.J. “Jay” Brodie will leave his post Friday as Baltimore’s top development official.
BDC gets two bids for City Center site
Two developers are seeking the rights to build a residential and retail complex on a prime half-acre site downtown once planned to hold an $80 million dual Hyatt-brand hotel project known as City Center.
Hilton’s $11.5M loss mostly from depreciation
While the city-owned Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel lost $11.5 million last year, development officials stressed that the loss is not coming down to taxpayers. “The hotel to date… has […]
Baltimore again extends deadline for Superblock agreement
Top city officials Wednesday gave another extension to developers of the $150 million Superblock project so they could line up financing — including a newly proposed taxpayer-supported incentive that city […]
Wanted: A new top developer for Baltimore
Baltimore‘s quasi-city agency that oversees development has posted a detailed job description for its soon-to-be-vacant head job following the retirement of M.J. “Jay” Brodie last month. The Baltimore Development Corp. […]
Rawlings-Blake’s chief of staff leaving for Venable
Peter O’Malley will leave his post as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake‘s chief of staff on April 6 to join the law firm Venable LLP. O’Malley, brother of Gov. Martin O’Malley, […]
Baltimore Development Corp. President Brodie retiring
The next head of the Baltimore Development Corp. will have to move the city’s economic base forward amid challenges that include fiscal, social and image problems that have plagued Baltimore […]
Rawlings-Blake rejects moratorium on TIFs, PILOTs
A city task force examining taxpayer incentives to developers is recommending new criteria for the awards, including profit sharing on all projects, independent monitors and possible use of such inducements […]
Rawlings-Blake says she will be aggressive in Baltimore’s economic development
Hours after her victory in the city’s Democratic primary, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a news conference she plans to take aggressive strides in local economic development, including a restructuring […]
ShopRite grocery store project in Howard Park moving forward
The Baltimore Development Corp. will move forward on building a ShopRite supermarket in Howard Park. The BDC is proposing a land-disposition agreement with ShopRite of Liberty Heights Real Estate LLC […]
