When I served as Maryland’s secretary of commerce, I had the privilege of participating in the remarkable transformation of Bethlehem Steel, an abandoned industrial site in Baltimore County, into a 21st-century logistics hub known as Tradepoint Atlantic. Thanks to consensus building between county officials, residents, and the business community, developers put the 3,300-acre site back on the tax rolls, supporting thousands of jobs for Maryland workers, and attracting major employers like Harley-Davidson, Home Depot, and FedEx.
