Baltimore’s walkability score held steady in 2017, again placing the city No. 11 in the U.S. on a new report. Walk Score, a company owned by online real estate site Redfin, ranked cities with more than 300,000 residents on a score 0-100 based distance from amenities, such as grocery stores, coffee shops and restaurants, pedestrian friendliness and density of population. Baltimore scored a 69.4, narrowly missing the top 10. Long Beach, Calif., ranked just ahead of Baltimore with a score of 69.9. Walkability…
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The Harbor East Marina is preparing for a massive overhaul as part of a deal made with the Baltimore Development Corp. Under the new agreement, which was approved by the city’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday, Oasis Marinas, which operates the marina, will completely replace all of the marina’s floating docks and upgrade the electrical systems. City Board of Estimates documents state that the marina, located in the harbor just off International Drive, “is at the end of its serviceable life and…
The county council’s one-time move of $3.5 million could result in long-term effects.
Long-time Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts CEO Bill Gilmore announced Thursday he is resigning from the organization after 37 years. BOPA, the nonprofit organization that serves as the city’s arts and event council, will keep Gilmore on the board until his replacement has been identified. The organization oversees citywide events including Light City Baltimore, Artscape and the Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar. “I have had an extraordinary career serving the citizens of Baltimore and…
Amazon workers in the state are currently being offered wages around $13 an hour, according to the company’s job postings.
CEO Kevin Plank fielded an array of questions from shareholders at Under Armour Inc.’s annual meeting Wednesday, ranging from the future of retail to making shoes for people with wide feet.
Under Armour Inc.’s new Portland, Ore., office where it will house footwear, design and innovation workers is seemingly near completion. The Baltimore-based sportswear company in 2015 leased a 70,000-square-foot former YMCA building just south of downtown. In September, the company said the office would open in spring or summer. Under Armour came to Portland in 2013 when it opened a nondescript office downtown on the North Park Blocks. It’s since significantly expanded its commitment to Portland,…
