Growth and development

Replacing gas appliances with electric ones make sense, but it can be costly. Maryland lawmakers are exploring ways to expand rebates for electrification.

What do you envision for the redevelopment of Harborplace in the Inner Harbor? After we received more than 100 submissions from readers about their ideas, we compiled their thoughts and spoke to a few of them about their vision of a brand new Harborplace.

First lady Dawn Flythe Moore says the inclusive efforts made during the event are in line with the new governor’s priorities.

Inner Harbor redevelopment needs big ideas to bring luster back to downtown Baltimore and to energize the city, Anirban Basu, an economist and head of an economic and policy consulting firm, says.

Thomas says decades of experience in economic development and public affairs has lent him the right mix of skills to shake up the nearly 70-year-old institution.

Tell us what changes you would make to Harborplace that would attract people to the Inner Harbor.

The report found that while Columbia is more diverse than ever, Black and white residents are becoming increasingly isolated in the planned community between Washington and Baltimore.

Longtime Baltimore resident wants to transform site of the Inner Harbor shopping and dining pavilions in a way that spurs revitalization and is accessible to all city residents.

The statewide residential and commercial combined assessment increase beat 2022’s overall jump of 12% and is the highest year-over-year value hike in several years.

The move, though long anticipated, is a gut punch for Downtown Baltimore, which has been home to the Danish jewelry company’s regional head office for Pandora Americas since 2015.

As Mondawmin Mall strives to revitalize, new additions and renovations highlight need for anchor institutions in communities.

The former school has hosted a film festival, art shows and photography by neighborhood kids.

Environmental advocates and officials have mixed feelings about the landmark legislation, which was amended to push back the transition by three years.

The Taylor family is facing fierce opposition from residents wary of a development project after flooding in downtown Ellicott City that shuttered businesses and threatened people’s livelihoods. A 2017 hydrological study showed that development partially exacerbated the devastation.

Goucher College graduate and former local official now leads EPA’s mid-Atlantic Region, which covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and seven federally recognized tribes.

The name of the neighborhood, Port Covington, is not changing, according to city officials. But the overall area bought, controlled and managed by the developers is being rebranded.

The change, made public this week, is an attempt by new developers at the New York-based MAG Partners and the San Francisco-based MacFarlane Partners to turn a page on a contentious project that has faced delays, turnover and public criticism for its heavy reliance on subsidies.

Real estate development firm MAG Partners has taken over Port Covington and aims to leave the past behind. It will announce a new name for the development this week.

The Baltimore Banner sat down with CFG Bank founder and board chair, John W. “Jack” Dwyer, and CEO and president, William C. “Bill” Wiedel Jr., to discuss the bank’s expansion and growing footprint in the city.

The facility is the first anchor to open in the new South Baltimore entertainment corridor, which aims to connect existing M&T Bank Stadium with Horseshoe Baltimore Casino.