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Hayes Gardner

Hayes

Hayes Gardner is a business reporter for The Baltimore Banner. He previously wrote for The Baltimore Sun, the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Ames (Iowa) Tribune, covering a mix of sports, news and business. He was a member of a Courier-Journal team recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalists in 2021. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Hayes graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa and then served two years as an AmeriCorps member at an education nonprofit in Oregon.

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James Ransone’s wife shares message about late husband: ‘We are forever’
“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Jamie McPhee posted on social media.
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23:  Actor James Ransone from "Tangerine" poses for a portrait at the Village at the Lift Presented by McDonald's McCafe during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015 in Park City, Utah.
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.
James Ransone, who played Ziggy on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 46
James Ransone “committed not only to the work but to the camaraderie that turns every good film production into something familial and caring,” said David Simon, creator of “The Wire.”
Cast member James Ransone arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "It: Chapter 2" at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, August 26, 2019.
31-year-old Baltimore Police officer killed in I-695 crash
James Beckham, the 31-year-old Essex man who died following a car crash Saturday, has been identified as a BPD officer.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
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.
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.
Ravens to install solar panels at M&T Bank Stadium complex
Lumina Solar, based in Baltimore County, will design and install the system.
The exterior of M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, in South Baltimore.
Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
Steph Curry and Under Armour separate, ending 12-year partnership
Stephen Curry and Under Armour reached a “long-term agreement” in 2023. That partnership is coming to a sudden end.
Stephen Curry during “Armour Day” at Carver Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore in September.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship to sail from Baltimore part-time in 2027
The Royal Caribbean ship, “Vision of the Seas,” will be returning to the Port of Baltimore in 2027 after the cruise line announced last year it would move the ship to Florida.
Royal Caribbean’s “Vision of the Seas” will sail from the Port of Baltimore again in 2027.
The federal shutdown is ending, but it’ll leave economic scars in Maryland
Much of the shutdown's economic harm will be "undone," but it still did some permanent damage to Maryland, a state especially reliant on federal dollars.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: A pedestrian walks along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol during sunrise on November 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The record for longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was broken Wednesday as it entered its 36th day.
Longtime Under Armour CFO to be replaced by Samsonite executive
David Bergman has been a consistent presence as Under Armour’s chief financial officer since 2017, but he’ll depart his post next year.
Under Armour will begin moving into its new 280,000-square-foot global headquarters building in the Baltimore Peninsula next week.
A 145-ton hammer is installing the Key Bridge foundation
For hundreds of skinny, 220-foot rods to form the foundation of a new Francis Scott Key Bridge, contractors are deploying a huge hydraulic hammer that attaches to a crane barge.
A massive hydraulic hammer used to drive test piles into the Patapsco River bed sits aboard a Weeks 533 crane barge at the Key Bridge site on Wednesday.
Constellation pitches new nuclear reactors and batteries in Maryland
As Maryland lawmakers push for additional in-state power sources, Constellation Energy is providing them a range of options. Among them: generating natural gas, creating battery storage and more.
The Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland.
‘That’s all folks!’ Future of Six Flags America site unclear as park closes Sunday
The amusement park, which first opened in the 1970s and has operated as a Six Flags since 1998, shuts down after it closes at 6 p.m. What’s next for the massive tract in Bowie remains unclear.
Visitors arrive to Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
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