Lockheed Martin has promoted Stephanie C. Hill, who heads its Middle River plant, to lead the Bethesda defense giant’s global corporate strategy and business development. Hill, 52, is well-known locally as chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee, the region’s business advocacy group. She earned a bachelor’s of science in computer science and economics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In her new role as senior vice president, she will oversee “global business strategies and overseeing…
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CareFirst CEO Chet Burrell said it seems “very uncertain” at this point whether the Affordable Care Act will see proper enforcement at the federal level.
Pie 360, a build-your-own pizza restaurant in Canton Crossing, has closed. Multiple posts on social media show that a “closed” sign is hanging in the window of the store. The restaurant’s space in the shopping center is also being actively marketed. A brochure from the Segall Group shows Pie 360’s 3,000-square-foot is currently available for sublease. Rent starts at $120,000 a year, with 10 percent increases every five years. The lease ends in 2024. A call to Pie 360 in Canton went unanswered.…
More than 50 people showed up to attend a Baltimore City Council committee meeting about zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries, but it became clear early on that city council members do not know much about the state’s medical marijuana program. Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke asked for the hearing after she found out that a dispensary had applied for a license in her district at 3317 Keswick Road in Wyman Park. She and other council members said they want to ensure neighborhoods will be aware of…
Students from the United States Naval Academy have the most earning potential of graduates from any bachelor’s degree program in Maryland. And among the state’s associate’s degree earners, University of Maryland, University College students make the most. Navy students who enter the workforce report median early career salaries around $75,000, with mid-career salaries up to $144,000, according to the annual College Salary Report from online compensation and benefits website PayScale Inc. The report…
Tourism in Maryland grew faster than the national rate last year, though the pace of that growth slowed slightly, a new report shows. More than 42 million people visited the state in 2016 — a 4 percent increase over 2015 — according to a study released Wednesday by the Maryland Office of Tourism Development. Last year’s report found a 5.9 percent growth in visitors over 2014. Maryland outperformed the growth rate for domestic tourism throughout the U.S., which has also slowed since 2015.…
A 102-room Candlewood Suites is coming to a long-vacant building downtown along Charles Street. Sunset Hotel Group is planning to convert the 12-story building at 101 N. Charles St. into a hotel. The Edgewood-based company, which also owns and operates hotels in Joppa, Salisbury and North East, purchased the property in June for $3.75 million, according to state property records. Known as the Jefferson Building, the property dates back to 1884. Sunset, under the name 101 N. Charles Hospitality,…
Baltimore has received multiple requests from individuals and groups looking to obtain one of the city’s four Confederate monuments that were torn down earlier this month, Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday. Speaking at her weekly press conference, the mayor said a panel in charge of handling the city’s Confederate statues has heard from private individuals, museums and at least one Confederate cemetery, asking how they could procure one or more of the statues. At least one person wants to display…
Two parking lots in Baltimore’s Midtown development are being offered up for possible redevelopment. The Baltimore Development Corp. on Wednesday posted a request for proposals for the two city-owned flat-surface parking lots at 410 and 422 W. Mulberry St. at Eutaw Street. The properties are located in the city’s fast-growing Market Center Urban Renewal Plan area, near the Metro West complex purchased last year by Caves Valley Partners during a federal government surplus property sale. The RFP…