AT&T invested $250M in Baltimore network upgrades over three years

Posted on August 28, 2019

Earlier this summer, AT&T said it invested $450 million in network upgrades throughout the state of Maryland over three years from 2016 to 2018. This week, the company provided specific numbers for Baltimore, saying that $250 million was invested in the metro area. “Greater Baltimore is home to world-class colleges...
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Don Fry Commentary: The business case for diversity, equity and inclusion

Posted on August 23, 2019

The 2018 State of the Region Report released by the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council highlighted the rapid pace at which the Baltimore region is increasing in racial diversity. Since 1998, the white population in the region has decreased from 82% to 61%, while the percentages...
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Don Fry Commentary: Must Haves for Baltimore Region in the Next Regional Transit Plan

Posted on August 16, 2019

It’s been nearly three years since I co-published a commentary that noted that the Baltimore region’s transportation system was failing to meet our economic needs. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been significant improvement since then. The cancellation of the Red Line in 2015 killed a project that promised to connect residents in...
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Don Fry Commentary: Baltimore’s Crime Strategy on WBAL NewsRadio

Posted on August 13, 2019

Baltimore continues to see high rates of violent crime, especially shootings and homicides. But a crime reduction strategy issued by the city’s new Police Commissioner provides a road map to bring about change. There’s a lot to like in Police Commissioner Michael Harrison’s strategy. The strategy aims to address crime...
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Don Fry Commentary: ‘Your real friends rally to your side and defend your good name’

Posted on August 1, 2019

It is often said that you find out who your real friends are when hard times hit or others try to put you down. Your real friends rally to your side and defend your good name. Recently the City of Baltimore has found that it has just these kind of...
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GBC’s Don Fry discusses Trump’s tweets, Baltimore’s assets on WBAL NewsRadio

Posted on July 30, 2019

Donald C. Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, went on air on WBAL NewsRadio on July 30 to discuss President Trump’s recent anti-Baltimore tweets. He also talked about Baltimore’s tourism industry, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and his crime reduction strategy, as well as thoughts on what the...
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GBC to Trump: Come visit Baltimore

Posted on July 30, 2019

Baltimore Business Journal: GBC to Trump: Come visit Baltimore By Jessica Iannetta July 29, 2019 The Greater Baltimore Committee has invited President Donald Trump to visit Baltimore and see the city he has characterized as “rat and rodent infested mess” and a place where “no human being would want to live.” Donald...
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Greater Baltimore Committee Says President Trump Needs to Come to Baltimore and See Why its Supporters are so Passionate

Posted on July 29, 2019

The Greater Baltimore Committee is extremely disappointed in President Donald Trump’s recent demeaning characterization on social media of Baltimore and his unfair attack on Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. “Baltimore is a great American city made up of hard-working residents and families that...
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Don Fry Commentary: All hands on deck in Baltimore

Posted on July 26, 2019

As the drumbeat of daily news reminds us, Baltimore continues to see high rates of violent crime for yet another year, especially shootings and homicides. In the past seven days, a 36-year-old man was killed by gunfire in Cherry Hill and two unidentified men were gunned down on the same...
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GBC’s Don Fry comments in BBJ on Harborplace receiver’s report

Posted on July 23, 2019

Baltimore Business Journal: Harborplace receiver’s report details troubles, first steps to turnaround By Zach Phillips July 22, 2019 A five-year comparative sales analysis showed some of Harborplace’s longest-tenured tenants saw their sales decline as construction work on renovations stalled over the past few years. A new report by the receiver...
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