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7 Black-owned shops opening at Harborplace as bigger overhaul looms
Seven Black-owned businesses supported by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore are set to open next month at the struggling and soon-to-be-reimagined Inner Harbor shopping center.
Representatives of the seven Black-owned businesses in the Downtown Partnership's latest BOOST initiative participate in a ribbon cutting ahead of a planned opening next month.
Morgan State lands $1 million crypto research grant
Morgan State University was awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant this month from Ripple, a San Francisco-based blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions company.
Morgan State University is moving forward with plans to create the nation’s fourth medical school to be affiliated with an HBCU.
Inside Preakness’ costly hunt for younger fans
The Stronach Group’s investment in high-wattage entertainment to attract younger fans and bigger purses to lure the best thoroughbreds hasn’t paid off, with Preakness losing millions of dollars each of the past two years.
Preakness attendees enjoy Infield Fest with cocktails, dancing and friends on May 20, 2023.
General contractor says new Johns Hopkins-affiliated hotel owes it $4.3 million
A construction contractor is suing a new hotel located across from the Johns Hopkins University campus in Homewood, alleging it is owed $4.3 million for unpaid work at the property, called The Study.
This is a photo of The Study, which opened its hotel in October, followed by a ground-level restaurant called Dear Charles in January.
You could pay higher utility bills under deal to save coal
Under a deal up for approval next month, two power plants in Anne Arundel County would continue to burn coal at least three years longer than planned — potentially costing Marylanders $250 million or more every year.
A few miles from the CSX facility in Curtis Bay, two coal-burning power plants may run for years longer than planned.
One Charles Center sold for $4.5 million at auction
One Charles Center is up for auction, and bidding ends Thursday. The modernist building served as a key player in the city’s downtown revitalization in the 1960s.
One Charles Center, owned by the late Peter Angelos, is up for auction, with bids closing Thursday.
Baltimore’s port is still mostly shut down. Small businesses are feeling the strain.
More than 1,000 have applied for federal loans to help keep them afloat.
Billy Marquez, a truck driver who hauls for Jag Transport, applied for a loan at the SBA’s business recovery center in Dundalk.
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