Downtown Baltimore

LIVEbe Communities Honored With 2022 Downtown Baltimore Clean and Green Award

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LIVEbe, a premier apartment developer and operator dedicated to delivering distinct apartment homes within connected communities, today announced it has been recognized with a 2022 Downtown Baltimore Clean and Green Award by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LIVEbe, a premier apartment developer and operator dedicated to delivering distinct apartment homes within connected communities, today announced it has been recognized with a 2022 Downtown Baltimore Clean and Green Award by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
    LIVEbe was lauded for its efforts at 2Hopkins, a 21-story, 183-home apartment community located downtown at 2 Hopkins Plaza.
  • Clean and Green winners were officially honored at a ceremony at the Downtown Partnership's annual meeting on Sept. 29.
  • "We take our commitment to the city very seriously, and we are honored to be recognized with this prestigious award," said Elaine De Lude, vice president of LIVEbe.
  • "2Hopkins isn't just a place with a Downtown Baltimore addressit's genuinely a part of downtown.

Peachtree Hotel Group Completes Multi-Million Renovation of Hampton Inn Baltimore

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

b'Peachtree Hotel Group ("Peachtree") has completed a $5.3 million renovation of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Baltimore-Downtown Convention Center.

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  • b'Peachtree Hotel Group ("Peachtree") has completed a $5.3 million renovation of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Baltimore-Downtown Convention Center.
  • The property-wide renovation of the 8-story, 126-room hotel featured a complete modernization of all guestrooms, public spaces and exterior settings.
  • The hotel, operated by Peachtree Hospitality Management ("PHM"), a division of Peachtree, is located at 550 Washington Blvd.\nPeachtree acquired the property in 2019 due to its irreplaceable location in downtown Baltimore.
  • The hotel is conveniently located across the street from Oriole Park at Camden Yards and adjacent to the Baltimore Convention Center.

UM School of Medicine Helps Maryland Conduct State-Wide Sequencing Of COVID Variants

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

"Viral genome sequencing can detect new variants that are circulating, and we do not yet know about.

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  • "Viral genome sequencing can detect new variants that are circulating, and we do not yet know about.
  • "\nNow in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States.
  • The combined School of Medicine and Medical System ("University of Maryland Medicine") has an annual budget of nearly $6 billion and an economic impact more than $15 billion on the state and local community.
  • The School of Medicine works locally, nationally, and globally, with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world.

Baltimore City Community College to Update Operations Using Ellucian's Banner SaaS

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

RESTON, Va. and BALTIMORE, Md., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ellucian, the leading provider of software and services built to power higher education, today announced that Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) has chosen to modernize its operations using Ellucian's SaaS technology.

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  • RESTON, Va. and BALTIMORE, Md., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ellucian, the leading provider of software and services built to power higher education, today announced that Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) has chosen to modernize its operations using Ellucian's SaaS technology.
  • In addition, BCCC will have more opportunities to leverage uniform data for decision-making using Ellucian Banner's SaaS platform.
  • "BCCC's transition to Banner is a major milestone in our overall digital transformation," said Dr. Debra L. McCurdy, president of Baltimore City Community College.
  • "We are honored to welcome Baltimore City Community College to the Ellucian customer community," said Laura Ipsen, CEO and President, Ellucian.

HASTA Capital Acquires The Zenith Apartments

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

HASTA Capital has acquired The Zenith, a 21-story class A+ high-rise with 191 apartment units and 6,340 feet of ground-floor retail located in the heart of downtown Baltimore.

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  • HASTA Capital has acquired The Zenith, a 21-story class A+ high-rise with 191 apartment units and 6,340 feet of ground-floor retail located in the heart of downtown Baltimore.
  • Approximately 1/3 of the apartments at The Zenith have stadium views into the Camden Yards ballfield.
  • The Zenith is a prime example of our strategy of acquiring high-quality, well-located assets and generating alpha through implementation of our operational and capital improvement strategies.
  • For more information about HASTA Capital, please visit http://www.hastacapital.com
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Philanthropist Michael Greenebaum Named Vice Chair of University of Maryland School of Medicine Board of Visitors

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Friday, February 12, 2021

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Newswise -- University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA , along with UMSOM Board of Visitors ChairCynthia Egan,announced today that Michael Greenebaum, a prominent business leader and philanthropist who has served on the UMSOM's Board since 2012, has been named Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors.

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  • BALTIMORE, Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Newswise -- University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA , along with UMSOM Board of Visitors ChairCynthia Egan,announced today that Michael Greenebaum, a prominent business leader and philanthropist who has served on the UMSOM's Board since 2012, has been named Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors.
  • "I am honored to serve as Vice Chair of the UMSOM Board of Visitors," said Mr. Greenebaum.
  • "I know I speak for the entire Board when I say how excited we are to have Michael Greenebaum as Vice Chair of the Board," said Dean Reece.
  • I look forward to a continued partnership with Michael as the Board of Visitors advances its mission of support to the School of Medicine," she said.

University of Maryland Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

The BBI will also continue to strengthen interactions with collaborators at other institutions, including the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).

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  • The BBI will also continue to strengthen interactions with collaborators at other institutions, including the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
  • Quinlan served as co-director of the Brain and Behavior Initiative and the MPowering the State initiative on Brain Health and Human Performance from 2018 to 2020.
  • In the latter role, she strengthened collaborative neuroscience research and graduate education between UMD and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
  • She joined UMD in 2001 as an assistant professor, following postdoctoral fellowships at Brown University and the University of Virginia.

Bachelor's Degree Center Releases National Rankings of Physics Degree Programs

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Monday, December 21, 2020

The Top 3 Combined BS/MS Physics Programs for 2021 are: 1) University of Maryland Baltimore County; 2) Illinois Institute of Technology; 3) Northeastern University.

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  • The Top 3 Combined BS/MS Physics Programs for 2021 are: 1) University of Maryland Baltimore County; 2) Illinois Institute of Technology; 3) Northeastern University.
  • A degree in physics can open up career opportunities in a multitude of directions, "such as engineering and medicine.
  • Bachelor's Degree Center editors rank both online and on-campus programs, knowing that students' needs are as diverse as the students themselves.
  • Bachelor's Degree Center has been providing advice, resources, and rankings on the best traditional and online bachelor's degree programs since 2014.

Outreach Recovery Opens A New Location In Baltimore, Maryland

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Outreach Recovery has acquired and opened a new location in Baltimore, Maryland creating one of the largest Medication Assisted Treatment programs in the Mid-Atlantic region with 18 locations.

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  • Outreach Recovery has acquired and opened a new location in Baltimore, Maryland creating one of the largest Medication Assisted Treatment programs in the Mid-Atlantic region with 18 locations.
  • The new location in Baltimore is located near Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, Little Italy, Fells Point, and Old Town.
  • The office located at 222 N. Charles Street provides a central location between the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
  • The acquisition grants Outreach the opportunity to offer patients same-day appointments, a wide range of expert clinicians, and multiple office locations throughout Maryland.

Baltimore Convention Center & Projection Debut Virtual Studio for IAEE CEM Week

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Friday, September 4, 2020

Our partnership with Projection allowed us to quickly rise to the occasion with IAEE's Baltimore CEM Week.The Baltimore Convention Center's new virtual studio brought attendees into our facility and offered a bird's-eye view tour of our tourist hot spots, keeping Baltimore top-of-mind for all involved," said Peggy Daidakis, Executive Director Baltimore Convention Center.

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  • Our partnership with Projection allowed us to quickly rise to the occasion with IAEE's Baltimore CEM Week.The Baltimore Convention Center's new virtual studio brought attendees into our facility and offered a bird's-eye view tour of our tourist hot spots, keeping Baltimore top-of-mind for all involved," said Peggy Daidakis, Executive Director Baltimore Convention Center.
  • For the IAEE CEM program, Projection and the Center team worked closely with its services partners Centerplate, Edlen Electric, and M.C.
  • "Our CEM Week partners at the Baltimore Convention Center and Visit Baltimore fully embraced our virtual program goal to infuse their city's products, services and hospitality.
  • Projection is a privately held national audiovisual company with numerous convention center contracts throughout the U.S., including the Baltimore Convention.