Tag Archives: Baltimore economy

“Google Czar” Appointed to Vie for High-Speed Internet

Hey guys, remember that post a while back about the Google internet project in Baltimore? Well, politicians have taken notice:
[BaltimoreSun.com]
Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake turned Thursday to civic leaders and athletic apparel maker Under Armour Inc. for help in luring a high-profile Google pilot project to Baltimore. She also appointed a “Google Czar” to spearhead the effort.
Baltimore is one of many municipalities vying for Google’s attention. The Mountain View, Calif., company recently launched a project called Google Fiber for Communities and plans to develop ultra-high-speed broadband networks in one or more …

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by Anthony Longo on March 17, 2010

Date Set for Baltimore Running Festival

Get your running shoes on – if you’re going to manage to get some tickets, that is. A date has been set for one of Baltimore’s largest events: The Baltimore Running Festival. In 2010, the tenth anniversary of this event will take place on Saturday, October 16. (Note! This is a change from the traditional second Saturday of October to the third Saturday.)
The Baltimore Running Festival has done much for the city throughout its tenure. Since its inception in 2001, the event has provided an amazing economic boost for the …

by Anthony Longo on March 11, 2010

Deputy Mayor Resigns, Speculation Emerges

While most people think that the best way to affect change is to move into government, Deputy Mayor Andrew B. Frank appeared to indicate an opposite opinion yesterday: he is leaving his governmental post for a private position with a university.
Baltimore Deputy Mayor for Economic and Neighborhood Development Andrew B. Frank announced his resignation yesterday, along with his intention to leave City Hall mid-May for a advisement job with John Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels. His new job includes economic development advising, and working on neighborhood revitalization with the East …

by Anthony Longo on March 10, 2010

City Would Enjoy Economic Boost from Google’s Internet

Jay Hancock recently wrote a neat article in the Baltimore Sun that I thought deserved a post.
Google recently announced a project on its blog, which outlines a plan to build “ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States.” Installing optical figer carrying a gigabit of data per second to the doorsteps of at least 50,000 homes and businesses, Google would move data nearly a hundred times faster than that broadband normally allows. Sounds awesome? It gets better. Google would pay for it all, …

by Anthony Longo on February 28, 2010

Snow Costs Maryland an Estimated $830 Million

Next time you and your neighbors are ranting about the snow (which we all know will be going on for at least the next month), you’ll have a new number to toss out: $830 million.
Yes, that mountainous amount is what the state Department of Business and Economic Development has roughly estimated the cost of the snowstorms to be for the Maryland economy. Ouch.
You may ask, as I did: How is that possible? Well, as reported by the Baltimore Sun, there are multiple factors to be considered. And while calculating the …

by Anthony Longo on February 20, 2010

HUD Budget Could Revitalize Baltimore Area

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan is outlining some budgetary plans which could potentially stimulate the national economy and neighborhoods in the Baltimore area.  The budget has already been backed by President Obama when it was announced in May 2009. Relevant to the Baltimore area is the recent launch of HUD’s new Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC).
(For those who are unaware of this U.S. Department, HUD is the nation’s housing agency responsible for sustaining homeownership, promoting economic and community development, enforcing fair housing law, and …

by Anthony Longo on February 20, 2010
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