Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released a 13-minute, prerecorded video on Wednesday evening, updating residents on the progress made in Ellicott City flood mitigation efforts since he took office in 2018. The address discussed the status of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan, the $140 million plan Ball selected in May 2019 to help limit future flooding in the historic district after ... Read More

MEDIA COURTHOUSE - One of four people accused of misclassifying employees as "independent contractors" in order to avoid paying taxes pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft and related charges. Armando Garcia-Ramirez, 55, of the 2100 block of South Queen Street in York, entered a negotiated guilty plea before Common Pleas Court Judge John Capuzzi to theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to ... Read More

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. This article was produced in partnership with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. In a bid to lower some of the highest electricity bills in the nation, Virginia lawmakers are pushing legislation that ... Read More

ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB) January 25, 2021 AHC Inc., a premier provider of affordable housing communities in metro D.C., sprang into action last spring to help residents suffering from the effects of the pandemic. In 2020, AHC's Resident Services team with support from the property management arm, AHC Management, has provided substantial food and financial assistance to more than 3,000 families ... Read More

Ashburn, VA, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merritt Properties, a full-service commercial real estate developer with over 17 million square feet of space throughout Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia, has successfully closed and acquired 28 acres of land in Stafford County, Va. With historically low vacancy rates within its existing light industrial portfolio, as well as increasing ... Read More

Merritt at Austin Ridge will offer five single-story buildings ranging from 54,500 to 113,775 square feet, totaling 390,075 square feet of new flex light industrial space in Stafford County. Located at Interstate-95 Exit 140 (Courthouse Road), the new business park represents Merritt's second "spec" investment along Stafford's I-95 corridor. Merritt Properties, a successful, full-service ... Read More

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology announced on Wednesday that it had sold $100 million in university revenue bonds. The money is being used for the construction of its new health science and advanced manufacturing educational facility at Third and Chestnut streets in Harrisburg. The bonds were issued through the Dauphin County General Authority and marketed and sold by RBC ... Read More

Jan. 11—Gov. Tom Wolf is supporting a $1 billion project to redevelop the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District. On Monday, he encouraged the groups behind the project to seek more state funding. The Pittsburgh Penguins are leading the redevelopment of the 28-acre site that will be anchored by a new 26-story headquarters for FNB Corp. The $220 million FNB project was ... Read More

KENT NARROWS - Hyatt Place recently broke ground at Fisher-man's Village on the Chesapeake Bay in Kent Narrows. The new 120 room hotel will feature spectacular water views from every room, a 5,000 square foot conference center, bar, indoor pool, modern fitness center and 44 slip marina with direct access to the waterfront village deck, piers, and docks. HHA is partnering with Schulz ... Read More

Dec. 10--The latest snag in the delayed project to redevelop the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District shouldn't impact plans to start construction on the site next year, Pittsburgh Penguins Vice President and General Counsel Kevin Acklin said Thursday. "This is a technicality related to the interruptions all businesses are facing with the covid-19 pandemic and has no ... Read More