Port of Baltimore to open $22 million auto berth in Fairfield

October 6, 2014 - The Baltimore Sun

The port of Baltimore handles more automobiles than any other port in the nation. The new berth is the latest local sign of ongoing growth in the sector. Click here to read the full story:

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Appoints Six New Members to BDC Board of Directors

Thursday, August 28, 2014 - The City of Baltimore

Board of 17 Members Reflects Mayor's Economic Development Vision, Diversity of City's Job Growth Sectors Click here to read the release.

Baltimore's stormwater fees are hard on businesses — and could have been worse

July, 29 2013, By Jeff Fraley

Baltimore businesses, homeowners and nonprofits took on new financial responsibility July 1 with enactment of the city's Stormwater Remediation Fee ordinance. Much media has been generated around the unfunded mandate handed down from Annapolis to the 10 largest counties around the Chesapeake Bay.Click here to read the full article.

BWIB Member Rupert Denny of C. Steinweg Provides Port Tour

June 2013

BWIB member and C. Steinweg President Rupert Denney led staff from the Mayor's Office of Employment Development on an extensive tour of his facility Click here to read the full article.

Baltimore shows off its manufacturing for visiting engineers

June 9, 2013 - Conference-goers get taste of Domino Sugars, 3-D technology

Manufacturing engineers and engineering students toured Domino as part of an international conference in town this week, a chance for boosters to get people thinking of Baltimore-area manufacturing in present and future tense rather than past. Click here to read the full article.

Baltimore in June has it ALL - The 2013 SME Annual Conference

June 2-4, 2013 - Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel

On behalf of SME Annual Conference Event Advisors, we would like to invite you to attend the 2013 SME Annual Conference, which is being held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace. Click here for information.
Click here to Register for the Conference

Panama Canal Expansion Expected to Bring Rising Tide of Warehouse Investment to Nation's Seaports

December 19, 2012 | CoStar Group website

As the eight-year, $5.25 billion project to expand the Panama Canal moves toward a 2015 completion, seaports all over the U.S. are gearing up to compete for the lucrative import trade. Read the article

Domino Sugar Featured on WYPR 88.1 FM Radio Kitchen Program

November 6, 2012 | Radio Kitchen, WYPR 88.1 FM

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City Posts New Truck route for Downtown Baltimore

November 19, 2012

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Former Christie Cookie plant to close, eliminating 550 jobs

November 1, 2012 | By Elizabeth Church, The Globe and Mail

Etobicoke is losing a major employer and a landmark on its lakeshore with news that the former Christie Cookie plant is closing next year, eliminating 550 jobs.Read Full Article

City announces $44 million road improvement plan for Southeast

October 15, 2012 | By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun

A major gateway to Baltimore's port is getting a $44 million upgrade and commercial trucks will be required to use specific streets in Southeast Baltimore to alleviate congestion under a plan to be announced Tuesday morning by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Read Full Article

Port of Baltimore Reports Record First Half of 2012

August 2, 2012 | By Jack Lambert, Researcher/Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal

The Port of Baltimore handled 4.83 million tons of general cargo during the first half of 2012, a record for the first six months of a year. Read Full Article

Governor O'Malley and Port of Baltimore welcome Fifth-Largest Container Shipping Company in the World

February 24, 2012 | Maryland Department of Transportation Website

Governor Martin O'Malley, the Maryland Port Administration and Ports America Chesapeake today welcomed Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd, the fifth-largest container shipping company in the world to the Port of Baltimore. Read Full Article The article also appears in the April Issue of the Port of Baltimore Magazine, Read the Article

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Mayor Rawlings-Blake Urges CSX Transportation to Consider Baltimore City for New Rail Intermodal Facility

Shippers & Terminal Take Steps to Clean Up Air, Water & Soil

April 27, 2012 | By Ryan O'Doherty, Office of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blke - BaltimoreCity.gov

Mayor says new multi-million dollar "double-stacking" facility is needed to support Port of Baltimore growth and middle-class job creation. Read Full Article

Port of Baltimore Goes Green

Shippers & Terminal Take Steps to Clean Up Air, Water & Soil

March 07, 2011|By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun

The port of Baltimore, long a source of pollution from ships, trucks and heavy equipment, is starting to clean up. While port businesses and environmentalists often clashed in the past... Read Full Article

Protecting & Preserving Freight Corridors & Facilities

A Presentation to The Baltimore Industrial Group
February 14, 2011| Lisa Loftus-Otway
The Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin

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Port in A Storm

Financing Scarce for Waterfront Industry's Expansion

December 24, 2007 | By Scott Dance,Staff, Baltimore Business Journal

The port of Baltimore, long a source of pollution from ships, trucks and heavy equipment, is starting to clean up. While port businesses and environmentalists often clashed in the past... Read Full Article

Statement from Governor Martin O'Malley on the Completion of Seagirt Lease to Ports America Chesapeake

Annapolis, Maryland | January 12, 2010

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