Business

The owner and head chef over a trio of restaurants in Fells Point announced a decision to temporarily close the establishments, citing public safety concerns. Duck Duck Goose, Osteria Pirata and Anchor Bar, under the Alfred Restaurant Group umbrella, are among the restaurants and bars that will “press pause,” according to Baltimore chef Ashish Alfred.

State officials said Friday that they are winding down temporary worker and business assistance programs that were put in place in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Applications will close on June 28 for the Maryland Department of Labor’s worker support program, which provides temporary relief to workers who lost income from reduced operations at the Port of Baltimore; the Maryland Department of Commerce’s business assistance program; and the Department of Housing and Community Development’s small-business grant program.

At the midpoint of life, Stanley Crump, 55, has walked many paths, as a business consultant, hip hop dancer, restauranteur, real estate investor, reality TV cast member, and karate champion. The latter set him up for his current incarnation of Crump Inc. as the after-school care impresario of Howard County. Or at least of his corner of the county, at the wide-angle intersection of Montgomery and Waterloo roads.

Does it seem as if all that new construction and redevelopment in the county has been going on a long time? Well, get ready. Because many of those projects are headed for the finish line. Last fall, we kicked off a series of articles about new development by checking in with Jonathan Horowitz, the county’s business and economic development director, and Jill Thompson, director of community and economic development for Hagerstown, for an overview of all that activity.

Federal leaders met Thursday afternoon with business and industry partners following the reopening of the Port of Baltimore. On Wednesday, 11 News Investigates reported exclusively that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and White House officials would meet Thursday with companies about the port since the reopening of the Federal Channel.

Tenants will move into a handful of rehabbed rowhomes in Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood this summer as part of a $100 million wave of development. The five three-bed, three-bath homes starting at 430 E. Biddle St., across the block from St. Frances Academy on East Chase Street, are the first of 15 rowhomes undergoing rehabilitation specifically to house teachers.

The minimum hourly wage for large companies in Montgomery County will increase to $17.15 on July 1, putting it among the highest in the country. A large company is defined by the county as any with 51 or more employees. Midsize employers will have to increase their minimum hourly wage to $15.50, while small employers will remain tied to Maryland’s $15 minimum hourly wage.