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The Daily Record: Watchful eyes and high-tech crime tools for Baltimore

Posted on January 18, 2019
Editor’s note: The following commentary appeared on thedailyrecord.com on January 17, 2019. If you were to travel up North Howard Street in Baltimore you might notice near Lexington Market an office midrise that’s been converted to new luxury apartments. But inside there’s more than apartments and lofts for city dwellers. The basement...
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GBC announces February 20 Newsmaker Breakfast: Baltimore’s CitiWatch Surveillance Camera Program

Posted on January 8, 2019
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee on February 20, 2019 for a conversation about Baltimore’s CitiWatch surveillance camera program, which consists of 1,000 cameras throughout Baltimore City, with nearly 100 in the downtown area. The program has been instrumental in aiding the Baltimore Police Department in solving crimes and arresting the perpetrators...
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Read GBC’s Position Statement: Baltimore City Council Bill – Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace

Posted on October 19, 2018
Greater Baltimore Committee President and CEO Donald C. Fry submitted a position statement on October 17, 2018 to the Baltimore City Council for Council Bill 18-0276 – Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace. POSITION: Support w/Amendments On March 23, 2010, the Break Time for Nursing Mothers provision of the Fair Labor...
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Read Don Fry’s testimony on Baltimore City Council Bill 18-0221 – Recordation and Transfer Taxes – Surtax – Dedicating Surtax Proceeds to Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Posted on September 27, 2018
Greater Baltimore Committee President and CEO Donald C. Fry has submitted testimony to the Baltimore City Council for Council Bill 18-0221 – Recordation and Transfer Taxes – Surtax – Dedicating Surtax Proceeds to Affordable Housing Trust Fund. “Council Bill 18-0221 is meant to address the mistake of two years ago...
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Economic inclusion benefits city, region

Posted on August 23, 2018
A key to improving the public perception and financial health of Baltimore is embracing a concept known as economic inclusion, according to a recent report from the Baltimore Integration Partnership. Economic inclusion involves employers, community associations, major institutions and civic leaders collaborating to remove obstacles that have historically prevented economic...
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Vehicles for Change – Earning His Keys – Christopher White

Posted on October 16, 2017
Striving to improve outcomes for returning citizens with criminal backgrounds, the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) convened the Coalition for a Second Chance, bringing together experts from the nonprofit field, the business community, social service providers, governmental officials, and other stakeholders and recently releasing the report, “Opening Doors to a Second...
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Statement by Donald C. Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, regarding FOP Lodge 3 request to meet and discuss crime situation in Baltimore City

Posted on June 21, 2017
Below is the statement by Donald C. Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, regarding the request by Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 to meet and discuss the crime situation in Baltimore City: “The Greater Baltimore Committee’s Task Force on Public Safety has met with...
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