The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is working to expand its network of banks and other lenders that will lend capital to support small businesses in historically racially discriminated or underserved communities. In addition the SBA has a concerted effort underway to support women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs and is currently seeking to remove regulatory barriers for ex-offenders to apply for capital for entrepreneurship or operate a small … Continue reading →

Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) saw a strong recovery in passenger traffic last year, with traffic bouncing back 68% from a steep pandemic slump in 2020. Meanwhile, the Port of Baltimore has seen import and export cargo business recover to almost pre-pandemic levels. Those were two of the takeaways that the leadersof both operations shared during the March 30 GBC Newsmaker: BWI and Port of Baltimore – Maryland’s … Continue reading →

By Donald C. Fry President & CEO, Greater Baltimore Committee This commentary was published in The Daily Record on March 25, 2022. A bill before the Baltimore City Council that aims to increase the number of new housing units built specifically for low-income residents, known as inclusionary housing, could end up having the opposite effect and even has the potential to stifle any major new housing construction in the city … Continue reading →

The GBC’s Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board (BWAB), which promotes the advancement of women in professional careers, invites you to join them in celebrating Women’s History Month by learning about some of the Maryland women who have broken barriers or made a significant contributions to society during the state’s history. Here BWAB has compiled summaries of some of the notable Maryland women worth learning more about. Like, share and comment on … Continue reading →

Maryland has emerged as one of the most racially diverse states in the U.S., but racial inequality continues to be a challenge that must be addressed if the state is to be a model of diversity, experts said at an event hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee on February 24, Racial Equity and Social Justice: The State of Diversity in Maryland. The event, Racial Equity and Social Justice: The State … Continue reading →

A joint drug investigation between Baltimore County Police Department and Harford County Sherriff’s Department uncovered evidence that eventually led to a wider federal investigation that uncovered extensive crime and corruption in the Baltimore Police Department’s now disbanded Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF). That was just one of the startling facts that came to light while covering the trial and conducting research that resulted in the publication of the book “We … Continue reading →