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By Sandra McKee | August 18, 2009
The Baltimore Racing Development group proposing an Indy Racing League event said yesterday that if all goes according to plan, the city would have its own Grand Prix IndyCar event running on a street course through the Inner Harbor on Labor Day weekend 2011. "Given what our communications have been with the IRL, I would say [whether or not the race comes here] is on our end," said Jay Davidson, BRD's chief operating officer, during a news conference at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards.
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June 4, 2009
Jos. A. Bank reports increased Q1 earnings Jos. A. Bank men's clothing store said late Tuesday that fiscal first-quarter earnings increased as people continued to buy its suits and other products despite the recession. The Hampstead-based company reported net income of 62 cents per share, or $11.5 million, compared to 53 cents per share, or $9.8 million, the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales, or those at stores open at least a year, increased 4.3 percent. Internet and catalog sales increased 12.1 percent.
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By Nicole Fuller | November 6, 2008
The wenches should stay. And the pirates, too. That's what Anne Arundel County officials are saying in response to news that the owners of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are looking to relocate. Organizers of the Renaissance Festival - in its 32nd season of celebrating 16th-century English culture - recently undertook a location scouting effort across the region in order to expand their business, currently situated on 135 acres in Crownsville. The festival has seen record attendance this year, and organizers envision a larger site offering more amenities.
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October 15, 2008
Anne Arundel may reduce builders' impact fees In an effort to stimulate the construction business sector, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold announced yesterday that he will propose an immediate, temporary reduction in economic impact fees on commercial and residential builders. The reduction, which would delay full implementation of proposed increases in impact fees on development in the county until 2010, is scheduled to be voted on Monday night by the County Council. Economic impact fees are designed to help local governments provide services and infrastructure improvements, such as sewer lines and roads.
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By RICK MAESE | April 25, 2007
They come to town today wearing their cargo pants and backward ballcaps. They have thick accents, thirsty livers and girlfriends with blond streaks running through their hair. As they do a couple of times a year, these chowder-eating tourists invade Camden Yards as though it were their own, putting their feet on the coffee table and tracking mud onto the carpet. And as tough as this might be for Baltimoreans to admit, you should be grateful the Boston Red Sox fans are here. They're helping keep things afloat.
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BY A SUN REPORTER | January 21, 2007
Closing arguments were a study in sharply contrasting strategies as the final hour encroaches in the prolonged and sometimes abrasive hearings on the proposed multimillion-dollar luxury tower in downtown Columbia. Attorney Richard B. Talkin, representing the developer, never veered from the sanctity of case law and declaring that the challengers to the luxury skyscraper failed absolutely to meet the standards to permit the case to continue. Counsel for the opponents, E. Alexander Adams, though citing case law as well, made more of an appeal for democracy, pleading for the county's regulatory system not to slam the door in the face of citizens and to extend a full examination of their grievances.
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By MARY GAIL HARE | February 26, 2006
The commissioners will soon review a 20-year master plan for the Carroll County Regional Airport that calls for $60 million in improvements and an economic impact analysis that will detail jobs generated by any expansion. The plan, put together by URS, a consulting company with an office in Hunt Valley, will "set the direction and scope of the airport for the next 20 years," said Joseph R. Varrone, administrator of performance auditing and special projects. The consultant's effort, which costs $452,500, also includes a study, done by Martin Associates of Lancaster, Pa., on the economic implications of a larger airport.
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By Eric Siegel | June 9, 2005
HABITAT FOR Humanity is one of the quintessential feel-good nonprofit groups. After all, few things are more basic than providing shelter to those who need it. Even former President Jimmy Carter has made working with Habitat one of his principal volunteer activities. Mike Mitchell isn't interested in erasing that image, just adding to it. Mitchell is the executive director of Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, a group whose activities theoretically encompass Baltimore and Baltimore County but practically have been concentrated to date in the modest-to-struggling Northeast neighborhoods of Waverly, Better Waverly and Pen Lucy.
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By Stephanie Desmon | May 23, 2005
State officials are looking for a site to build a first-class venue for national and international equestrian events, a place they envision as a major tourist destination for horse lovers. The Maryland Horse Park would sit on at least 500 acres. The complex would include a 5,000-seat arena, an outdoor amphitheater for competitions, up to 1,200 horse stalls, even a museum celebrating the history and traditions of horses in the state and perhaps a retirement home for famous racehorses. "Essentially it's a Disneyland for horses," said Rob Burk, executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, part of the Department of Agriculture.
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By Ted Shelsby | May 15, 2005
Aberdeen Proving Ground, the sprawling military base known as the engine that pulls Harford County's economy, is expected to have an even greater impact as it stands to gain new jobs and continue the transformation into the Army's prime technology center. County officials struggled to restrain their enthusiasm Friday when the Pentagon announced a long-awaited base closure and realignment proposal that called for the APG work force to grow by more than 2,000. "This is a great day for Aberdeen and all of Harford County," County Executive James M. Harkins said after receiving a telephone briefing from Col. John T. Wright, APG garrison commander.