Baltimore Business Journal articles from October 1996

Baltimore Business Journal archives from October 1996

Printer scouting for sites. (John H. Harland Co. to put up a printing and distribution facility in Anne Arundel County, MD)
October 18, 1996... Harland expansion would add 273 jobs Anne Arundel County could soon be home to a printing and distribution facility for one of the nation's largest check printers. The plant would employ more than 400 people. The John H. Harland Co., based...

Business heading toward labor suit. (Maryland)
October 18, 1996... Maryland business leaders appear to be leaning toward suing the governor to get a controversial new labor policy for state employees thrown out, sources say. The Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Greater...

Patients help grow transplant business. (hair transplants)
October 18, 1996... Mike Durkee is remarkably unruffled for a guy about to have his scalp sliced up. Just minutes away from the operating room, Durkee calmly discusses the effects of male-pattern baldness on a man's life, explaining why he turned to the newly...

Legg Mason: worth the price? (Baltimore City's purchase of the Legg Mason Trust office building)
October 18, 1996... Baltimore City's $5.6 million purchase of the Legg Mason Trust office building at 7 E. Redwood St. is 27 percent above the appraised value of the building. In fact, the city's own commissioned appraisal valued the property at $4.4 million, or...

Business group grades lawmakers. (Maryland Business for Responsive Government)
October 18, 1996... But death of many bills in committees makes it hard to determine critical votes Maryland Business for Responsive Government has just released its annual report card for state legislators, but the nonprofit watchdog group had a hard time...

Company banks on 'Persontrap' device. (bullet-proof cage that traps bank robbers made by International Security Inc.)
October 18, 1996... Security cage rigged to trap bank robbers America's bankers, plagued by robberies, are about to get a look at a new Baltimore company's high-tech security product: A bullet-proof cage that traps bank robbers as they try to escape. The...

Comcast getting ready to hook into Internet.
October 18, 1996... For at least two years, the nation's cable television companies have been talking about the benefits of getting Internet access through that same wire that brings MTV into your living room. The much-touted service hasn't been quick to reach the...

Developers taking risk on former copper refinery. (real estate development firm P.F. Obrecht & Son to convert former copper refinery in Baltimore, MD, to an industrial park)(Special Report: Real Estate/Construction)
October 18, 1996... Of all the disappointments the business community suffered in the last legislative session, none was more crushing than the Maryland General Assembly's failure to pass a so-called brownfields bill. In business leaders' view, the state needed a...

When moving, be aware of new state's laws.(Special Report: Real Estate/Construction)
October 18, 1996... In our increasingly mobile society, millions of Americans move from one state to another every year. While coping with the stress of changing jobs, finding and establishing a new home, enrolling the kids in a new school, and other experiences...

Warehouse looks to be the right fit for athletic club. (Maryland Athletic Club & Wellness Center, Baltimore, MD)(Special Report: Real Estate/Construction)(Directory)
October 18, 1996... When Tim and Liz Rhode walked into the abandoned warehouse in Timonium, they saw a 10-ton crane dangling from the ceiling, a leaking roof and wires hanging from dilapidated fixtures. They were delighted. "The building had been abandoned for...

50 questions away from cashing in. (Maryland Small Corporate Offering Registration program)(includes related article on using the SCOR program to raise company funds)
October 18, 1996... A state-run program has cut out some of the red tape in helping smaller firms raise capital You run a small, growing company and you're looking for an infusion of cash to help the firm grow even more. But loans are often hard to obtain and...

Family strife doesn't have to mean business ruin.(Family Business)(Column)
October 18, 1996... Editor's note: Companies in trouble have long looked to outside experts for advice on marketing strategy, quality control, efficiency and other business issues. This week, the Business Journal is introducing Family Business, a semi-regular column...

Stadium sites count weeks to takeover. (demolition of four remaining properties at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, to make room for parking lot)
October 25, 1996... Parking lot slated for land Hammerjacks' days on South Howard Street are numbered. After considering its options for more than nine years, the Maryland Stadium Authority is moving ahead with plans to condemn and demolish the four remaining...

Child support jobs move to Howard St. (Lockheed Martin wins contract to administer child support services for Baltimore City and Queen Anne's County, MD)
October 25, 1996... The transfer of the state's child support enforcement services to a private contractor, worth $50 million over three years, also will mean hundreds of new workers for the city's Lexington Market area. Lockheed Martin, the Bethesda-based defense...

It's showtime in city. (African-American-oriented moviehouse Heritage Playhouse Cinema to open in Baltimore, MD)
October 25, 1996... Black-oriented movie house to open In a city where well over half the population is African American, it's a wonder no one has already done what Michael Eugene Johnson is doing now. He's the man behind the plan to open the first...

AT&T putting new hq downtown. (Maryland corporate headquarters to be located in Baltimore City)
October 25, 1996... Battle for local phone business brings back corporate giant AT&T Corp. will open a new Maryland corporate headquarters downtown, partly to back up its capture of a share of the local telephone service here. After a three-year absence from...

Maryland draws more tourists who spend less.(Industry Overview)
October 25, 1996... Travel expenditures topped $5.7 billion Last year, Maryland had more visitors who spent more money, paid more taxes and supported more jobs than in years past. But the amount those visitors spent per trip actually shrank. Estimated...

Downtown group seeks more pizzazz for district. (Baltimore Downtown Partnership)
October 25, 1996... Baltimore's Downtown Partnership is rallying member businesses to get city approval for its plan to fix up sidewalks, add new streetlights and give the downtown business district more pizzazz. The proposal essentially would renew the life of...

Supporters resurrect manufacturing tax break. (Maryland)
October 25, 1996... State needs to cut sales taxes for manufacturers to show commitment to business, Amoss says Maryland's manufacturers may get another shot at convincing legislators to reduce their sales tax bills. Sen. William H. Amoss, vice chairman of the...

Six Baltimore firms make new Fast 50 listing.
October 25, 1996... Six firms from the Baltimore area ranked among the top 10 companies recognized by the Greater Baltimore Committee's Technology Council in this year's "Fast 50" list. The "Fast 50" list recognizes Maryland's technology firms that experience the...

Where the jobs are. (Maryland)(Special Report: Hospitality)(Industry Overview)
October 25, 1996... Growing industry one of state's largest employers In his 11 years in the hotel business, Ron Humphries has worked at seven different properties. He started as a banquet server in Dallas and ended up a human resources director in Baltimore - but...

Port still floating new cruise ship terminal. (Port of Baltimore)(Special Report: Hospitality)
October 25, 1996... For at least the next few years, cruise ships traveling to Baltimore will continue to dock at the Dundalk Marine Terminal. The Maryland Port Administration has put on hold plans for a new cruise ship terminal in the Inner Harbor after studies...

Standing his ground. (Jerry Gordon, owner of Eddie's Market grocery store in Baltimore, MD)
October 25, 1996... A local independent grocer is trying to survive with the big boys on his turf Jerry Gordon, owner of Eddie's Market in Charles Village near Johns Hopkins University, has a problem: A light blue van run by the university's security office...

Mercantile Bankshares Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
October 25, 1996... Corporate Profile: Mercantile Bankshares Corp., a multibank holding company with affiliates around the Mid-Atlantic region, still has a stronghold as a mid-sized regional banking institution. The company reported an increase in consolidated...

Lombard Securities hires new clearing firm.
October 25, 1996... Baltimore-based Lombard Securities Inc. has chosen a Philadelphia-based clearing service to process its stock and bond trades. Lombard, one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the Mid-Atlantic region, finalized an agreement last week...