Growth and development

Policymakers must address the current realities that are making it harder for America’s small businesses to grow and thrive, says Teaera Strum, the chief executive officer of Strum Contracting Co. Inc.

In a post on social media Saturday, Martin O’Malley called it “a terrible developer grab of public waterfront parkland.”

The owner of Harborplace says Hooters abruptly closed this summer still owing nearly $500,000 in unpaid rent and fees.

Two grants are offered: up to $10,000 to purchase a home or up to $20,000 to purchase and renovate a home.

The tenants said MCB Real Estate was a subpar landlord that drove down the shopping center’s value.

The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a planned route for new transmission lines that the company says would address resident concerns.

Owners of vacant properties would eventually pay a tax rate four times that of typical properties.

The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.

A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.

Warren’s Barbershop in Columbia is celebrating 100 years in business. Longtime owner Julius Warren Jr., 86, retired about a decade ago, but the shop remains family-owned and its legacy continues with the younger Black barbers he mentored.

Nine Baltimore nonprofits will receive a cut of a $4 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase.

The Baltimore Development Corp. canceled its contract with Westside Partners after the group couldn’t show it had obtained financing for a mixed-use development.

Baltimore for a New Harborplace reported receiving no donations while owing more than $100,000 to political strategy firms for “field expenses” and “media.”

A recent letter to the editor about Harborplace sparked reactions from Banner readers, who didn’t quite agree with it. Here’s what they had to say.

Thursday’s ruling means voters will cast ballots on a charter amendment which would allow MCB Real Estate, a private company, to redevelop the site of the existing Harborplace pavilions.

Colin Tarbert, president and CEO of Baltimore Development Corp., shares a history with Harborplace — but he says it’s time to move past nostalgia and embrace progress.

The plan would set the property tax rate on vacant properties at triple the current level for the first year it is in effect and then quadruple the current rate in subsequent years.

Those familiar with the bank’s work said JPMorgan Chase can help Baltimore fill its empty storefronts, reduce its vacant housing surplus and bring more good-paying jobs to city residents — all crucial to its financial sustainability.

For a decade, Baltimore lost more Black than white residents from 2010 to 2020, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Some Baltimore County residents are expressing concern about County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s efforts to shape the makeup of the Planning Board shortly before voters head to the polls to consider term limits and City Council approval for planning board members.