Baltimore

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 15, 2017

Amtrak Names Firms for Baltimore's Penn Station Renovation

Amtrak has chosen a group of firms to spearhead an extensive redevelopment of Baltimore's Penn Station. The company announced Dec. 14 that it will negotiate solely with Penn Station Partners, a group made up of Beatty Development, Armada Hoffler Properties, Cross Street Partners and Gensler and more, the Baltimore Sun reported....

Tue October 31, 2017

More Than 200 Attendees Stop by Alban Cat's Annual Cat-A-Thon in Baltimore Featuring Equipment Deals

More than 200 attendees stopped by Alban Cat's annual Cat-A-Thon sale on Oct. 10 at the company's Baltimore, Md., location. The event featured hundreds of pieces of equipment, 30 allied vendors, attachments and more with special pricing and financing....

Danielle Muoio - Fri October 20, 2017

Maryland Governor: 'Get Ready' for Elon Musk's Hyperloop to Connect Baltimore, Washington D.C.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan just said to get ready for Elon Musk's Hyperloop. Hogan said on Twitter on Oct. 19 that he supports a Hyperloop connection between Baltimore and Washington D.C. "I think it's coming to Maryland and it's going to go from Baltimore to Washington, so get ready," Hogan said when asked his thoughts on the Boring Company's Hyperloop....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017

With $28M in Federal Funding, Maglev Train Challenges Musk's Hyperloop Plans

Elon Musk's Hyperloop is facing some competition from a private company that has already secured $28 million in federal grant money for a feasibility study. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S.-owned company founded in 2011, wants to build a high-speed train line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, a trip the company said would take 15 minutes....

Thu August 03, 2017

2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas

During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....

Juliet Linderman - Thu July 20, 2017

Hotel, NFL Arena May Sport Flammable Panels

In promotional brochures, a U.S. company boasted of the "stunning visual effect" its shimmering aluminum panels created in an NFL stadium, an Alaskan high school and a luxury hotel along Baltimore's Inner Harbor that "soars 33 stories into the air."Those same panels — Reynobond composite material with a polyethylene core — also were used in the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London....