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Landing a job in Baltimore despite a criminal record

by Amy Scott
Apr 26, 2016
Turnaround Tuesday works with local businesses to help ex-offenders get work.
A man walks past a mural dedicated to Freddie Gray on Monday in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Baltimore businesses reopen with help from the city

by Noel King
Nov 25, 2015
A large number of business damaged in the Baltimore riots have reopened.
Months after the unrest in Baltimore, the city's Economic Development Commission reports back on business recovering from the riots.
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After riots, Baltimore liquor stores struggle to reopen

by Amy Scott
Jul 27, 2015
The city is withholding emergency loans unless some stores change or relocate.
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Under the radar: Baltimore's 'informal' economy

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 29, 2015
Being a small business owner here comes with a host of challenges.
A child runs past a mural in West Baltimore.
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Ex-convicts struggle to find work in Baltimore

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 25, 2015
In Baltimore, and elsewhere, having a criminal record can be a barrier to work.
A view of downtown Baltimore. Twenty years ago, the city received $100 million as part of a federal program to target the nation's poorest neighborhoods.
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Baltimore lab program produces a positive reaction

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 23, 2015
BioTechnical Institute says it trains grads for entry-level jobs with a future.
Dr. Wayne Butscher helps Jamond Turner complete a lab exercise. Students at the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland learn lab skills tuition free. The program grew out of Baltimore’s Empowerment Zone program.
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Living at risk in Baltimore

by Jenny Ament
Jun 5, 2015
Conversations about communities sometimes happen only in crisis.
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Baltimore's $100 million investment legacy

by Caitlin Esch
May 22, 2015
The city's efforts to alleviate poverty date back decades, with lasting effects.
A view of downtown Baltimore. Twenty years ago, the city received $100 million as part of a federal program to target the nation's poorest neighborhoods.
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How many jobs does $100 million get you?

by Caitlin Esch
May 20, 2015
Baltimore's "Empowerment Zones" offer a history of qualified success.
The outside of the shuttered FMC Corp. plant in Baltimore. The plant used to produce insecticides and other agricultural chemicals, but in 2008, the company moved its operations overseas to save costs. About 150 employees were laid off.
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In Baltimore, CVS plans to reopen its damaged stores

by Amy Scott
May 5, 2015
In all, five stores were looted and burned during riots in April 2015.
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