Tag Archives: COVID recovery

WBAL NewsRadio Commentary: GBC’s Don Fry on money Baltimore received with the American Rescue Plan Act [Audio]

Posted on September 22, 2021
Baltimore City Hall
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is the fortunate recipient of a unique opportunity that few elected officials ever see -- an unexpected infusion of money with wide discretion as to how it is to be spent.
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Workforce Training Grant Consistent with GBC Priorities

Posted on August 19, 2021
Regional Workforce Initiative cover
"The Greater Baltimore Committee looks forward to working with city officials as they determine the best allocation of grant funding to address mutual goals and priorities for workforce training education," said Fry.
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Baltimore Sun: Some Baltimore businesses cancel fall plans to bring workers back to offices, others reassessing as COVID numbers rise

Posted on August 16, 2021
Some employers have put plans on pause, others are forging ahead, and more still are keeping their options open as they monitor the spread of the delta variant.
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Governor Larry Hogan/Mayor Scott lift COVID-19 restrictions effective July 1

Posted on June 16, 2021
COVID-19 updates
Mayor Scott stressed that Baltimoreans remain civil to everyone regardless of whether they choose to continue or refrain from wearing masks after July 1. 
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Governor Larry Hogan announces timetable for future vaccination phases

Posted on March 18, 2021
COVID-19 updates
On March 23, Maryland will enter Phase 2a, which will allow all Marylanders 60 or older to qualify for the vaccine.
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The Daily Record: Baltimore rolls back one-hour dining limit and other restrictions

Posted on February 18, 2021
Open sign
Several COVID-19 restrictions in Baltimore will be rolled back at the beginning of next week, including a one-hour limit to indoor dining that was put in place in January.
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Gov. Larry Hogan’s Jan. 26 COVID-19 Press Conference

Posted on January 26, 2021
COVID-19 updates
The primary obstacle for the state is the extremely limited supply of vaccines that are being produced by the CDC and federal government.
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Gov. Larry Hogan calls on Md. schools to return to in-person learning by March 1

Posted on January 21, 2021
COVID-19 updates
Governor Hogan called on all county school systems to immediately make every effort to return to hybrid, in-person instruction by March 1, 2021, if not sooner.
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