Business

Baltimore organizations are coming together to get help to those who need it most following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. On Friday, 11 News visited the Community Assistance Network community pantry and resource center in Dundalk, where shipments of supplies arrived. “You know how one thing leads to another?

Cinco de Mayo is around the corner, and Baltimore is buzzing with excitement to commemorate the vibrant culture of Mexico. From hidden gems to lively cantinas, the city offers a plethora of Mexican spots to indulge in authentic flavors and festive atmospheres. Join me as I recommend my top destinations to revel in the spirit of the holiday — which is more popular in the U.S. than its southern neighbor — and savor some great Mexican cuisine.

LifeBridge Health has purchased around 80 acres of land from one of the region’s largest nonprofits in a move aimed at simplifying the health care system’s ongoing expansion. Two subsidiaries of the health care system, Sinai Hospital and the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center, purchased four plots of land from The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore for $4.08 million on April 10, according to property records.

Donohoe Development Co. has disclosed new details for plans to build several flex and self-storage buildings on a publicly owned industrial parcel it has under contract in Silver Spring — a project that represents something new for both the submarket and the company. The Bethesda-based developer said this week that it plans to construct four buildings totaling 400,000 square feet on the roughly 10-acre lot at 8800 Brookville Road.

California-based discount grocer will add another Greater Baltimore location with plans to move into the space vacated by a Price Rite in a Baltimore County shopping center. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GO), a bargain grocer with more than 400 stores across the U.S., is slated to join Rosedale Plaza at 1753 Chesaco Ave. in the space Price Rite left in October 2023.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business to conduct research and outreach in order to realize the potential of AI through intentional design and governance frameworks centering on human judgment and creativity. The center will work in conjunction with the university’s newly announced Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM). 

When he woke on March 26 to the news that Baltimore’s Key Bridge had collapsed, Michael Haft, co-founder of Compass Coffee, dialed his chief operating officer. “You have to reroute all of our coffee immediately,” Haft recalled saying. The collapse upended the supply chain for the D.C.-based roaster, which imports most of its beans through the Port of Baltimore.