Hayes Gardner
business reporter
Hayes Gardner is a business reporter for The Baltimore Banner. He previously wrote for The Baltimore Sun, the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Ames (Iowa) Tribune, covering a mix of sports, news and business. He was a member of a Courier-Journal team recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalists in 2021. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Hayes graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa and then served two years as an AmeriCorps member at an education nonprofit in Oregon.
The latest from Hayes
Under Armour’s old Tide Point headquarters loses its buyer
Under Armour reached a tentative agreement in summer 2025 to sell its former Tide Point headquarters in Locust Point to Baltimore developer Mark Sapperstein of 28 Walker Development. But that deal never formally closed, and Sapperstein confirmed that he is no longer under contract to purchase it.
Secret flights and texts to the governor: Inside the making of the Anduril deal
Here’s the story behind how Maryland and Baltimore County officials worked quietly with Anduril executives and Tradepoint Atlantic, a sprawling logistics hub in Sparrows Point, to craft a deal that could lead to Maryland’s largest employment surge in years.
A Dali crew member went home to India. Then he was barred from coming back to the US.
A Dali crew member charged in connection with the Key Bridge collapse tried to fly back to the U.S. this week, as mandated by the federal government. He was barred from boarding his flight, though, apparently by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Baltimore County is set to give the Ravens $25 million. Here’s why.
The Ravens’ nest might seem to be M&T Bank Stadium, but really, it’s in Baltimore County. That’s where the players practice, primarily live, and — crucially — pay a bulk of their taxes.
How political winds shifted a Sparrows Point shipyard from green energy to submarine parts
Five years after a section of southeastern Baltimore County was identified as a cradle of wind turbines, that land will be used for a massive weapons manufacturing facility.
Submarine facility coming to Tradepoint Atlantic expected to create 3,100 jobs
Anduril Industries plans to build a $3.7B submarine parts facility at Tradepoint Atlantic, creating 3,100 jobs in Baltimore County. The plant is expected to open in 2030.
What to know about weapons maker Anduril ahead of Baltimore County announcement
Anduril Industries, a weapons manufacturer, is expected to make an announcement at Sparrows Point regarding the company’s future.
Trump plans Tuesday visit to Baltimore County’s Tradepoint Atlantic
Anduril Industries had been in talks with Tradepoint Atlantic to build drone boats at the former Bethlehem Steel site.
Amazon backs $3B Calvert Cliffs upgrade as AI power demand surges
Amazon partners with Constellation to upgrade Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Southern Maryland.
Oriole Park’s left field upper deck to be converted into social space
The state of Maryland is set to remove 2,000 seats from Oriole Park at Camden Yards this offseason to make way for a gathering space near left field.
Ocean City could have used a bump from Oceans Calling after a slower-than-usual summer
Oceans Calling Festival annually attracts more than 50,000 people per day. This year’s cancellation came after a slower-than-usual summer for Ocean City.
These out-of-town Ravens fans’ first MLB game will be Baltimore doubleheader
Timothy Bess, a Ravens diehard who lives in Kentucky, has never been to an MLB game. And he’s certainly never been to a football-plus-baseball doubleheader. That will change Sunday in Baltimore.
Rare Ravens-Orioles doubleheader sets up Sunday grid-flock downtown
Roughly 100,000 people are expected to descend on the Camden Yards Sports Complex on Sunday for a rarity: a Ravens and Orioles home doubleheader.
David Rubenstein says he is making moves to redevelop the area around Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.
The prince of the US Open is from Prince George’s County
Frances Tiafoe, a Prince George’s County native, has reached the U.S. Open semifinals as a fan favorite.
McCormick readies to become area’s second-largest public company
Baltimore’s largest pantry built itself up through a series of deliberate acquisitions, adding a spice here, a sauce there, but McCormick & Co.’s massive deal with Unilever is by far its most ambitious — and will require rearranging the cupboard.
The Key Bridge rebuild gets a new workspace — and a squishier deadline
Crews have largely completed the installation of trestles — overwater wooden platforms that jut over the Patapsco River — to use during the construction of the bridge.
Cunningham Falls State Park fully reopens after monitoring finds ‘no evidence of rabid beavers’
There have been three separate beaver attacks at state parks in Maryland this summer. Two happened at Cunningham Falls State Park, but “extensive monitoring found no evidence” of additional rabid beavers.
A tug and a ‘furry object’: Report details Montgomery County beaver attack
A police report reveals details behind a beaver attack on a 10-year-old girl last week in Montgomery County. Over the past four years, 900 animals have tested positive for rabies in Maryland, but none of them were beavers. That’s changed this summer.
R&B singers Chris Brown and Usher to perform at M&T Bank Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium will host at least 17 full-capacity events this year — the most in its nearly 30-year history.
