Growth and development

A Baltimore County councilman wants to make it harder for developers to build in parts of the county outside of the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.

Redevelopment of Poe Homes in West Baltimore, and other distressed communities across the region, could slow if federal housing grants and programs end.

Howard County Councilwoman Deb Jung has proposed a zoning change that would block W.R. Grace’s proposal for a pilot plastic recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters. Opponents applaud the effort, but some worry that it amounts to “spot zoning.”

Hundreds of federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County Tuesday night to rehearse in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often lengthy resumes for the private sector.

Construction company Whiting-Turner will move its headquarters within Baltimore County to the campus of Goucher College, where it will have a hub for career-building.

The Trump administration’s targeting of DEI initiatives has resulted in consultants losing clients and needing to pivot.

The Port of Baltimore had one of its strongest years, despite the Key Bridge disaster, but it lost its top ranking for car imports to Georgia’s Port of Brunswick.

The president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp. will step down this summer after six years at the helm.

Documents filed in a lawsuit show that New York developer La Cité has made millions of dollars from a struggling project in West Baltimore’s Poppleton neighborhood.

Marylanders are leaning into DEI as the term itself is being weaponized and its initiatives have become a target of the Donald Trump administration.

A Baltimore developer said he has purchased a warehouse property directly across the street from the old Under Armour headquarters.

La Cité has tried and failed for 20 years to revitalize a West Baltimore neighborhood.

The Community College of Baltimore County is launching an initiative to address a shortage of welders needed to replace the Key Bridge.

The U.S. lacks about 7.3 million homes for renters with extremely low incomes, according to estimates from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

The owner of the commercial shopping center next to the Lutherville light rail stop is pledging to continue to work to add housing there, despite intense community opposition and resistance from the County Council.

Columbia developer Howard Hughes has cut the ribbon on 10285 Lakefront, a four-story medical building along Lake Kittamuqundi.

Black businesses were already experiencing losses in support following an increase in sales following George Floyd and then a slew of anti-DEI lawsuits that followed.

Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is opening a new storefront at The Mall in Columbia.

Princeton Sports, a beloved family-owned outdoor sports and recreation store in Baltimore, is closing after 89 years of business.