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Giacomo Bologna

Giacomo

Giacomo "Jack" Bologna covers business and development at The Baltimore Banner. Before that he worked at The Baltimore Sun, The Baltimore Business Journal and newspapers in Mississippi and Missouri. Jack is originally from Michigan.

The latest from Giacomo Bologna

Did you really just spend 3 hours cheering for the Browns?
For three hours on Sunday, Ravens fans found themselves cheering for a team they hated (the Browns) to beat a team they detested (the Steelers) so a team that gives them ulcers (the Ravens) could have a chance to stumble into the playoffs.
Patrons at the Charles Village Pub watch the fourth quarter of the Browns-Steelers game on Sunday.
Baltimore Police investigate fatal shooting in Federal Hill
Police say they’re conducting a homicide investigation after officers found a man shot dead in a Federal Hill parking lot.
A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
Man arrested for kidnapping after Kentucky girl found in Silver Spring home, police say
Police say they found 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner in a Silver Spring home Friday. Wagoner had been missing since Oct. 14.
Police say they found 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner in a Silver Spring home Friday. Wagoner had been missing since Oct. 14.
How a ‘ghost highway’ destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood
“Road to Nowhere,” a new book by historian Emily Lieb, sheds light on what happened to Rosemont, a neighborhood in West Baltimore that was set to be demolished for a highway.
Historian Emily Lieb’s new book ‘Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore,’ details the plight of Rosemont.
Family of killed arabber protests after Baltimore officers cleared in shooting
The family of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, an arabber killed by Baltimore Police this summer, are condemning the findings of state investigators who cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.
Joy Alston listens as loved ones speak about her late son, Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, during a press conference on Tuesday at the Avenue Market on Pennsylvania Avenue.
State regulators deny half of BGE’s request for $152 million in rate hikes
Maryland’s utility regulator partially denied Baltimore Gas and Electric’s request to recoup cost overruns from 2023 — blunting an increase in monthly bills.
Baltimore Gas and Electric asked for utility customers to pay more because of budget overruns.
Under Armour’s Kevin Plank built an empire. Now Rome is burning.
After years of regularly being profitable, Under Armour lost $200 million last year and is expected to operate at a loss, though a smaller one, this fiscal year, too.
Baltimore Peninsula timeline: From Dubai to goodbye
Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank wanted to build a new mini-city in South Baltimore. With less than a tenth built, he’s stepping back from any future development.
Weller Development and the city of Baltimore created a digital brochure, including futuristic renderings of the area now known as the Baltimore Peninsula, in an attempt to convince Amazon to build a headquarters there.
Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
Kevin Plank will no longer develop Baltimore Peninsula, after only about one-tenth of the projected square footage has been built.
Under Armour headquarters is seen in the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.
Baltimore County Council approves biggest ever tax credit for port project
The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a 50-year tax credit for a massive port project on Sparrows Point. The new container terminal is expected to break ground early next year.
Councilmember Todd Crandell, left, speaks about the success of Tradepoint Atlantic during a Baltimore County Council meeting on Monday where they unanimously approved a 50-year tax credit for a massive port project at Sparrows Point.
Union blasts BGE over planned layoffs
Baltimore Gas and Electric told employees that it plans to lay off 67 workers by next spring, according to their union.
BGE crews continued working Saturday to fix a gas leak on Central Avenue which forced a lane of traffic to close.
Baltimore is striking fear into the hearts of private lenders across the country
When private lenders met in Las Vegas for their annual conference, almost everyone knew about the foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. Now, some industry leaders are calling for reforms.
Attendees gather in a hallway at the American Association of Private Lenders conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
Largest tax credit in Baltimore County history awaits world’s largest shipping company
The Baltimore County Council is expected to create the largest tax credit in its history next week, one that would save Tradepoint Atlantic and the world’s largest shipping company hundreds of millions of dollars.
An aerial view of Coke Point, the proposed site of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal.
BGE choosing ‘wasteful’ gas pipe replacement projects, consumer watchdog says
A consumer watchdog organization says Baltimore’s utility company has been putting profits ahead of safety when it chooses how to replace gas pipes.
Emily Scarr, a senior advisor with Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), speaks at a press conference outside of Baltimore's City Hall about a report released on Wednesday by PIRG that finds BGE has been prioritizing profit over safety when selecting its expensive gas infrastructure projects. She is joined by Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, City Councilmember Mark Conway, Del. Elizbeth Embry, Maryland People's Counsel David Lapp, and Brittany Baker, the Maryland Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
Baltimore will investigate New York investor group for housing discrimination
City Solicitor Ebony Thompson said the city would use every legal resource at its disposal.
Some of the homes in the 2400 Block of Etting Street were purchased by a New York-based investment group.
Federal contractor bleeding $110K a month amid shutdown, braces for more
The shutdown is leaving contractors, like Prince George’s County-based Melwood, reevaluating their future and asking: How reliable is the federal government anymore?
Founded in the 1960s and based in Prince George’s County, Melwood Inc. is the nonprofit umbrella organization for three related companies that support people with a wide range of disabilities.
Baltimore’s mayors get their portraits. Their legacies are harder to frame.
Mayor Brandon Scott, perhaps knowing he will one day have a portrait unveiling, kept his remarks gracious, respectful and relatively vague.
From left: Former mayors Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Catherine Pugh and Bernard “Jack” Young stand with their portraits during an unveiling ceremony inside City Hall in Baltimore on Saturday.
With lead developer out, Baltimore Peninsula to reset again
MAG Partners announced it is no longer working on Kevin Plank's Baltimore Peninsula project. The New York real estate firm had been involved as a developer and investor since May 2022.
Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore on April 21, 2025.
The Baltimore company churning out drone boats ready for war
The U.S. military wants to spend billions on naval drones. Baltimore-based BlackSea Technologies is growing.
A BlackSea Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) naval drone follows an escort boat back to in the company’s pier in south Baltimore.
Could a few ‘bad actors’ upend Baltimore’s housing hopes?
Two LLCs connected to the buyers have declared bankruptcy and many of the homes in the portfolio are entering foreclosure.
Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day at Tuesday's meeting of the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council.
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