Last year, the Port of Baltimore handled the most cargo by volume it’s seen since right before a recession began — in 1979. About 38.5 million tons of cargo worth $53.9 billion passed through the public and private marine terminals ...

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The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore has always been a record-breaker, but since the Panama Canal expansion was completed in late June 2016, the port continues to be a major force in driving Maryland’s economy. After a nine-year, $5 ...

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The average person may not think twice about Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel. The approximately 120-year old tunnel is one of the longest tunnels within the B&O Railroad system, and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Yet, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A panel of fiscal experts has revised down estimates for sales tax collection in Maryland, citing concerns about a continued slow recovery in the state that is affecting consumer confidence. The state Board of Revenue Estimates today approved ...

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ODENTON — Maryland’s economy has become increasingly dependent on federal jobs and has failed to grow the private sector or increase venture capital funding, according to a report by Moody’s Analytics. The report, which was presented Friday afternoon to the ...

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A third-quarter survey by the University of Baltimore’s Jacob France Institute has found t Maryland’s economy has been “staggered” by the gridlock in federal spending and the European debt crisis. The Maryland Business Climate Survey found that stands in marked ...

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Click on the yellow hotspots on the map to hear from businesses and economic development officials in western Maryland.

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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising in early trading, a day after their worst drop since 2008. The Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and traders are speculating that it may announce more help for the economy, which has stumbled this ...

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The Wall Street Journal printed a devastating editorial highlighting a stark contrast between who is pulling the wagon and who is riding in it. In “We’ve Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers,” published April 1, Stephen Moore writes that ...

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Maryland’s economic strengths could make the state “particularly vulnerable” to belt-tightening in Washington as lawmakers debate cuts to defense, education, environmental protection and other spending, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin said. The state’s junior senator, a 44-year veteran of elected office, ...

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