Good morning Baltimore and happy Friday!
BBJ Highlight:?Fall is my favorite time of year and, in my opinion, the perfect time to be outside. McDaniel College seems to agree. The private liberal arts school unveiled a 58-acre outdoor learning center in New Windsor yesterday that will give students the ability to engage in experiential learning in several fields, preparing them for jobs in the government and nonprofit sectors.?Check out the story and photos from reporter Matt Hooke here.
Now here's the news you need to know on the last day of September:
- During a City Council hearing yesterday, Department of Public Works officials said they believe aging infrastructure is the cause of the E. coli contamination in West Baltimore's water earlier this month. [Baltimore Sun]
- The
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
held its 2022 annual meeting last night. CEO Shelonda Stokes and others highlighted the many assets downtown has to offer but said Baltimore must do a better job of connecting them.?[Baltimore Business Journal]
- Maryland state workers will get a 4.5% boost in their pay thanks to the state's strong finances, which saw it finish last budget year with a $2 billion surplus.?[Baltimore Banner]
- Cross Street Market in Federal Hill is almost fully leased but there's one very prominent stall left and the market's developers,
Atlas Restaurant Group
and
Caves Valley Partners LLC
, are holding a contest to fill it. ?More details and the application are available here.
- The abrupt closure of Stratford University's Baltimore campus this week has left many students in limbo as they try to figure out how to finish their degrees.?[Baltimore Banner]
- I wrote on Wednesday about the significant role Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Group Inc.?would play as a "cornerstone investor" in the Porsche IPO, one of the largest public debuts in Europe in years. Porsche officially debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange yesterday and, after pricing its shares at the top of its target range, ended the day flat as the market overall struggled amid worries about economic growth.?[Wall Street Journal]
- And in other Baltimore public company news, one of Under Armour Inc.'s chief rivals, Nike Inc, reported earnings yesterday after the market closed and they were not great. [Bloomberg]
- Baltimore sports watch:?The Orioles lost 5-3 to the Red Sox last night, the team's fifth loss in six games as its playoffs hopes hang by a thread. They head to New York this weekend to face the Yankees.?[Baltimore Sun]?Meanwhile, the Ravens (2-1) will take on the Buffalo Bills (2-1) in Baltimore on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. and there's a chance left tackle Ronnie Stanley could make his long-awaited return.?[Baltimore Sun]
