et’s say you’re a producing, marine logistics or e-commerce firm in search of an East Coast location with onsite entry to Interstates, proximity to a serious seaport with deep-water berths, rail service and a close-by worldwide airport. Your guidelines additionally features a Overseas Commerce Zone, a marine terminal, a deep labor pool and a wholesome menu of incentives. Your web site search will possible deliver you to Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,300-acre industrial heart in Baltimore County, Maryland, on the positioning of the previous Sparrows Level Metal Mill as soon as operated by Bethlehem Metal.
That’s the place — for a similar causes — BMW, Amazon, Ground & Decor, McCormick and greater than 30 different firms have established operations lately, including greater than 12,000 jobs to the native economic system.
One latest investor is bringing metal fabrication again to Sparrows Level — and considerably boosting Maryland’s offshore wind business on the identical time. In August 2021, US Wind introduced the 22-turbine MarWin mission, its first main offshore wind mission, and a port facility settlement with Tradepoint Atlantic to develop 90 waterfront acres into a brand new offshore wind deployment hub. The corporate will initially make investments $77 million and has enlargement plans for growth of as much as a further 1,200 MW of offshore wind power. This mission, referred to as Momentum Wind, will embrace a brand new metal fabrication facility at Tradepoint Atlantic and as much as 82 extra generators.
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‘A Distinctive Waterfront Asset’
“We’ve got lengthy been evaluating port choices on the East Coast of the US for our offshore wind-related actions and are accustomed to a lot of the main ports,” says Jeff Grybowski, US Wind CEO. “We’ve identified about Tradepoint Atlantic for numerous years, and we decided that for our functions, that is the perfect port facility on the East Coast. It’s distinctive in that it’s a spacious industrial web site on the waterfront. The quantity of room that was accessible to us was fairly necessary, as a result of our actions are substantial in nature. That was the important thing driving issue.
Arnold Packaging consolidated operations at Tradepoint Atlantic in January 2022.
Picture courtesy of Arnold Packaging
“Industrial infrastructure can be crucial to us — the waterfront infrastructure in addition to rail and proximity to main highways on the East Coast,” provides Grybowski. “It’s a facility the place substantial funding has beforehand been carried out to handle a number of the vital growth considerations {that a} leaseholder might need, together with a substantial amount of environmental work. This made our assessment of the positioning comparatively simple.”
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Groundbreaking for the metal fabrication facility for establishing monopiles is scheduled for early 2023. When operational, metal plate will likely be rolled into tubular buildings used as the muse for the offshore generators. Grybowski says metal fabrication on the web site could sooner or later broaden past monopile manufacturing, however primarily for offshore wind purposes. In the meantime, he says, Tradepoint Atlantic is “a novel waterfront asset on the East Coast.”
A Field Maker Checks the Packing containers
Arnold Packaging commenced operations at a brand new, 91,200-sq.-ft. facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in January to accommodate the necessity for elevated capability. The container maker has doubled its enterprise previously 5 years and required more room to satisfy demand. Consolidating firm divisions into one web site was a precedence, as was discovering a location that may retain staff. Appropriate area in Baltimore was scarce, says firm president Mick Arnold, however not at Tradepoint Atlantic, the place a build-to-suit facility checked all of the containers.
“Because the lease in our prior location was coming to an finish, we checked out many websites, primarily within the metropolis of Baltimore,” Arnold relates. “Pre-pandemic, it was a really tight market with excessive occupancy ranges. We would have liked greater ceiling heights for our distribution enterprise and manufacturing area with higher stream and extra storage. Additionally, a variety of the Baltimore stock was older with decrease ceilings, and Amazon had taken over a variety of the newly flipped buildings.”
Tradepoint Atlantic provides the corporate room to broaden, proximity to the Port of Baltimore, logistical assist and entry to 33% of the U.S. inhabitants in a one-day drive. The placement additionally paves the best way for brand spanking new collaborations with different tenants, resembling Beneath Armour, Amazon, Volkswagen and The House Depot.
“A part of our resolution to maneuver right here to the biggest piece of commercial land in North America was strategically to be the packaging firm on this web site,” Arnold explains. “United Security Know-how goes to construct a glove manufacturing plant right here, and we’re engaged with them. Slowly however absolutely, we’re beginning to interact our neighbors and convert them into clients. This location has completely given us a bonus.”
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This Funding Profile is ready beneath the auspices of Tradepoint Atlantic. For extra info, go to www.tradepointatlantic.com
BALTIMORE – With a little more than two months until election day, the majority of Marylanders surveyed in the new Gonzales Poll would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump for president.
A total of 820 registered voters in Maryland who indicated they are likely to vote in the 2024 general election were queried for the poll by live telephone interviews, utilizing both landline and cellphone numbers between August 24 and August 30.
A cross-section of interviews was conducted throughout the state, reflecting Maryland’s general election voting patterns, the pollster said.
The Gonzales Poll stated that “the margin of error, per accepted statistical standards, is a range of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points and if the entire population was surveyed, there is a 95% probability that the true numbers would fall within this range.”
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Presidential survey
According to the latest Gonzales Poll, 56% of Marylanders surveyed said they would vote for Harris over Trump for president.
According to the latest Gonzales Poll, 56% of Marylanders say they would vote for Kamala Harris over Trump for president.
Gonzales Poll
The poll says 84% of Democrats support the Harris/Tim Walz ticket and 80% of Republicans support the Trump/JD Vance ticket. Also, 83% of Black voters polled would vote for Harris/Walz.
Among the independents, 38% favor Harris/Walz and 36% prefer Trump/Vance, according to the poll.
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Gov. Moore’s approval gets a bump
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who led the state’s response to the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, has the approval of 64% of Marylanders surveyed. Moore has a 35% “mostly soft approval” among Republicans who were surveyed (7% strongly approve, 28% somewhat approve),” the poll shows.
His approval rating increased by 33% since the last Gonzales Poll in the winter.
His approval rating increased by 33% since the last Gonzalez poll in the winter.
Gonzales Poll
Last month, the governor spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of Harris, who was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.
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He framed Harris’ candidacy as “the story of a prosecutor who defended our freedoms and had Maryland’s back when we needed it most. And now MVP: We’ve got yours.”
President Biden’s approval
The Gonzales Poll shows that 53% of Maryland voters surveyed approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing, while 45% disapprove. Seventy-six percent of the Democrats believe Biden is doing a good job in office, and 84% of Republicans disagree.
Gonzales Poll
State transportation and juvenile reform
According to the poll, 95% of Marylanders think it is “important for the State to invest in improving its transportation infrastructure.”
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And, when it comes to juvenile crime, voters were asked, “What type of laws, in your opinion, ultimately better help our children under 18 who commit crimes – Laws that are strict, which include things such as juvenile detention and boot camps. This hold individuals responsible and accountable for their behavior; or Laws that are lenient, which include social programs and counseling. This recognizes that society is responsible for much of this behavior?”
The poll showed that 58% of Marylanders are in favor of strict laws, which hold juveniles responsible and accountable for their behavior, and only 34% desire laws that are lenient.
Gonzales Poll
The poll shows that 58% of Marylanders are in favor of strict laws, which holds juveniles responsible and accountable for their behavior, and only 34% desire laws that are lenient.
“A majority of nearly every demographic group backs strict laws to inspire a sense of personal responsibility and to best assist our juvenile offenders ultimately realize at least a chance at a successful, happy life,” the poll said.
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Is the country going in the right direction?
Fifty percent of Marylanders polled say the country is headed in the right direction, while 45% say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
According to the poll, 93% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the right direction are voting for Harris/Walz, and 70% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the wrong direction are voting for Trump/Vance.
Fifty percent of Marylanders polled say the country is headed in the right direction, while 45% say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Gonzales Poll
In the previous poll, 41% of voters said the country was headed in the right direction.
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“The mood of voters in Maryland vis-à-vis how they perceive things overall going in the country is a tad less grumpy than it was in winter,” the Gonzales Poll said.
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Adam Thompson is a digital content producer for CBS Baltimore.
Proud Montgomery County, MD resident Gavriella Kaufmann (Potomac) won her episode of FOX’s game show “Name that Tune”, which aired last week.
Kaufmann, who was born and raised in Potomac and graduated from Churchill High School in 2015, stated in an interview with FOX 5, that she has always been into music and referred to herself as a music and game show savant. When she saw an ad on LinkedIn about being on season 4 of the game show, she immediately knew she had to do it.
“I’ve loved game shows for as long as I can remember, and music has always been a huge part of my life. Being on Name That Tune was the perfect combination of both passions—it was like a dream come true.” Kaufmann told us.
The episode had a happy ending, with Kaufmann winning a whopping $85,000! She added, “When I was on Name That Tune, I was so focused on doing my best and naming as many songs as possible that I completely lost track of the score. It wasn’t until Jane, the host, told me my total. I was in complete shock, but it was such an incredible moment!”
Who’s ready for Big Ten play to begin? In all honesty, I am not. I really wish Michigan State football had more tune-up games after seeing them struggle against Florida Atlantic and only win 16-10. But unfortunately, that is not how the schedule unfolds for Michigan State this season.
The Spartans will hit the road for an early Big Ten game as they face Maryland on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Going into the season I thought Michigan State and the Terps were on a pretty level playing field, but after seeing both teams play week one that doesn’t appear to be the case.
And Vegas agrees.
Michigan State opens as a 7.5-point underdog next week at Maryland. My guess is that grows to 8, 8.5.
As you all know, Michigan State only beat Florida Atlantic by six and did not look very impressive, especially on the offensive side of the ball. So it’s no surprise that MSU will be the underdog next week. But 7.5 points feels like a lot, and according to the Lansing State Journal’s Graham Couch, it likely will only go up from there.
So does Vegas have it right or are they underrating Michigan State?
Looking at Maryland’s week one game against UConn it appears Vegas has this line right. The Terps were up 23-0 at halftime and never looked back and went on to win in dominant fashion 50-7. UConn and FAU are very similar in terms of what level they’re at in college football, so that drastic of a difference in the final score is very scary.
So Vegas probably could’ve gotten away with Maryland being even bigger favorites in this one.
But maybe Vegas saw what I did and thinks a lot of Michigan State’s mistakes on Friday are easy to fix. Maybe they think Aidan Chiles will be much better next week. The Spartan’s defense was also fairly dominant so there isn’t much of a chance Maryland scores 50 points next week either.
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I tend to not bet on Michigan State games, but even if I did this would be a line that I would avoid because who knows how much Jonathan Smith’s squad will improve by next week, and who knows how much Maryland might struggle against a Power Four opponent.
A Field Maker Checks the Packing containers
