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Giacomo Bologna

Giacomo

Giacomo “Jack” Bologna covers business and development at The Baltimore Banner. Before joining The Banner, 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

Baltimore councilman calls on city to fire ‘clueless’ snowplow company
A Baltimore City councilman vented his frustrations with one of the city's snow removal contractors after he said snowplow drivers failed to their job.
Private snow removal companies assist with plowing in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore, MD, on Jan 6. 2024.
Poppleton’s lawsuit of last resort gets second chance
Residents of a West Baltimore neighborhood are still trying to kick a developer out of their neighborhood and end one of Baltimore’s most controversial land deals.
The now vacant lot in Poppleton where Diane Bell's previous home stood. Photographed February 26, 2025.
Arkansas bank thinks it has a buyer for the rest of Baltimore Peninsula
The Arkansas bank that controls much of the land at Baltimore Peninsula says it's working on a sale after Kevin Plank's development team bowed out last month.
Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore on April 21, 2025.
Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of immigration detention center
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
Hotel Ulysses, Baltimore’s ‘sexiest’ new hotel, has unpaid taxes
Hotel Ulysses, an upscale hotel in Mount Vernon in Baltimore City, racked up a $290,000 in unpaid taxes, court records show.
Hotel Ulysses, an upscale hotel in Mount Vernon, racked up a $290,000 in unpaid taxes, court records show.
The long journey home made a little longer by ice and snow
At Penn Station and BWI, travelers dealt with delays and cancellations of planes, trains and buses amid Winter Storm Fern. Not everyone minded.
Travelers wait to board their Amtrak train at Penn Station in Baltimore on Monday.
This hotel symbolized downtown Baltimore’s rebirth. Now it’s in foreclosure.
The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel — one of the city’s biggest hotels and a symbol of downtown’s reinvention as a tourism destination — is in foreclosure.
The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel overlooking Pratt Street.
Baltimore raised its wastewater rates 15% last year. Revenue still fell short.
Baltimore’s wastewater system is over budget and underfunded, according to a new financial disclosure.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
AI is taking over Baltimore’s parking lots
Metropolis, a fast-growing California tech company, uses artificial intelligence to operate parking lots and says it has almost 100 locations in the Baltimore region.
A parking lot in Hampden, behind Ekiben, is now being run by Metropolis. Metropolis, a fast-growing California tech company founded in 2017, says it now has almost 100 locations in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
How a Patterson Park zoning fight exposed a New York investor
New York investor Benjamin Eidlisz made waves in Southeast Baltimore before myriad housing companies connected to him failed.
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.
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