Tag Archives: GBC

The Daily Record: Harrison seeks to reassure business leaders of progress in reducing crime

Posted on March 5, 2020
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison sought to reassure business leaders that police are making inroads into reducing the violent crime that has wracked the city for the past five years on March 4.
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The Daily Record: Four takeaways from David Wilson’s GBC appearance

Posted on February 19, 2020
Dr. David Wilson, Morgan State University
Morgan State University President David J. Wilson addressed the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Newsmaker Speaker Series on Feb. 19.
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Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board on the importance of risk-taking [Video]

Posted on February 18, 2020
The GBC met with several Baltimore Women's Advisory Board members to hear about the importance of the #bWomen initiative in advance of the group's March 18, Fearless Leadership: Take Risks and Abandon Your Comfort Zone event, to be hosted by the GBC.
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Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board’s advice to the next generation of women in the workforce [Video]

Posted on February 18, 2020
The GBC met with several Baltimore Women's Advisory Board members to hear about the importance of the #bWomen initiative in advance of the group's March 18, Fearless Leadership: Take Risks and Abandon Your Comfort Zone event, hosted by the GBC.
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Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board on diversity in top-level management [Video]

Posted on February 18, 2020
The GBC met with several Baltimore Women's Advisory Board members to hear about the importance of the #bWomen initiative in advance of the group's March 18, Fearless Leadership: Take Risks and Abandon Your Comfort Zone event, hosted by the GBC.
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WBAL-TV: Baltimore-area leaders push for interconnected regional transit system

Posted on February 14, 2020
Transportation in central Maryland is severely underfunded and lacks a system that ties it all together, county executives argued Feb. 12 before state lawmakers in Annapolis.
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Maryland Matters: ‘We Have to Get Things Moving’: Baltimore-Area Leaders Urge Transit Boost

Posted on February 13, 2020
State spending on transportation favors roads over transit, and the Washington, D.C., area over the Baltimore region, advocates for the Baltimore area complained on Feb. 12.
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BBJ: Maryland businesses fight to save millions in tax credits in Annapolis

Posted on February 13, 2020
Dozens of people from industries across Maryland came to Annapolis Feb. 12 to testify against a bill that would eliminate many of the state's tax credit and incentive programs.
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The GBC Check-In: Dr. David Wilson, President of Morgan State University

Posted on February 10, 2020
Dr. David Wilson began his tenure as President of Morgan State University on July 1, 2010. Since then, the university has had several success stories, including in the areas of research classifications, student retention rates and producing fellowships and scholars.
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BBJ: GBC’s Fry calls on Maryland General Assembly to OK $375M Pimlico deal

Posted on February 5, 2020
Editor’s note: The following op-ed appeared on the Baltimore Business Journal’s website on Feb. 5, 2020. By Donald C. Fry For more than 140 years, Baltimore has proudly hosted the annual Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the esteemed Triple Crown, at the historic Pimlico Race Track. As business and...
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