• GBC Leader's New Format
• Burch Nominated as Next Chairman of Greater Baltimore Committee
• Celebrate Baltimore Region's Vitality at the GBC Annual Meeting on May 10
• GBC Gains Prominent Mention in Magazine Cover Story on O'Malley
• Working Plan Crafted To Merge Community Court into Citywide Early Disposition Process
• The 2001 GBC Media Guide Is Here
• 2001 Maryland General Assembly Session Successful For the GBC
  
  
• GBC MEMBER NEWS (Click on headlines for the full story):
  • O'Malley to Address Villa Julie's Class of 2001
    
  • Walters Art Museum to Close Two Buildings for Renovation
    
  • MD Consulting Engineers Council Awards GBC Members for Engineering Achievements
  • Maryland Senate Ratifies Gubernatorial Appointments of Four GBC Members
  • New Name for Gray Kirk VanSant is GKV Communications
    
  • Five GBC Members Help Secure $5 Million Hewlett-Packard Investment for East Baltimore
  • MacKenzie/ONCOR International Creates New Retail Firm
    
    

GBC Leader's New Format

The GBC Leader is getting a new look. Starting with this issue, our monthly newsletter will feature two pages of news capsules that complement the GBC website, the Greater Baltimore Committee's primary information resource.

Brief summaries replace lengthy stories. Most items will direct readers to the website, where comprehensive details can be found.

The GBC will continue to publish the Leader on its website, www.gbc.org, which provides links from newsletter summaries to longer versions of stories.

Burch Nominated as Next Chairman of Greater Baltimore Committee

Francis B. Burch Jr., Esq., co-chairman of Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, has been nominated by the Greater Baltimore Committee board of directors to become the new chairman of the Greater Baltimore Committee.

Burch will be installed at the GBC's annual meeting on May 10, when his nomination is expected to be ratified by the full membership.

In addition to Burch, other GBC officers nominated for 2001-2002 are:

Vice Chair: Anthony W. Deering, chairman and CEO, The Rouse Company; Vice Chair: Christian H. Poindexter, chairman, president & CEO, Constellation Energy Group; Secretary/Treasurer: Robert C. Embry, Jr., president, The Abell Foundation.

GBC Web Link: News section of www.gbc.org.

Celebrate Baltimore Region's Vitality at the GBC Annual Meeting on May 10

Join Baltimore's business leaders and Mayor Martin O'Malley at the 2001 GBC Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 10 to welcome Francis B. Burch, Jr., Esq., as the new GBC chairman, to honor outgoing Chairman John Morton III, and to induct new officers and members onto the GBC Board of Directors. The event, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, will preview ways that the GBC can build on recent efforts in crime reduction, government efficiency, and the Hippodrome restoration to play a key role in the broader economic revitalization in the city and the region.

Experience and enjoy the new, luxurious Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, and celebrate the business vitality that is driving Baltimore's emergence as the nation's urban trendsetter in the 21st century.

GBC Web Link: GBC Calendar - Annual Meeting listing at www.gbc.org.

GBC Gains Prominent Mention in Magazine Cover Story on O'Malley

The Greater Baltimore Committee and the Presidents' Roundtable gained prominent mention in a cover story on Mayor Martin O'Malley in the April edition of Governing magazine.

The article, entitled "Restless for Results" by Christopher Swope, contains a section on O'Malley's request last year for the GBC-Presidents' Roundtable to conduct management and efficiency studies of five city agencies. The article notes that O'Malley "swiped a chapter from Ed Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia," in asking for help from business leaders.

The article focuses heavily on Mayor O'Malley's "Citistat" operation that tracks performance and outcomes of city agencies.

GBC Web Link: News Watch section of www.gbc.org.

Working Plan Crafted To Merge Community Court into Citywide Early Disposition Process

A working plan has been developed by the Greater Baltimore Committee and city and state criminal justice officials to incorporate the Community Court concept for nuisance crime offenders into the existing citywide Early Disposition Process.

The GBC also announced that L. Tracy Brown, the GBC's community court coordinator and the staff person who has been responsible for planning the project, recently left the GBC to become executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland.

GBC Web Link: News section of www.gbc.org.

The 2001 GBC Media Guide Is Here

The GBC Media Guide, a comprehensive list of Greater Baltimore's key media outlets, is now available from the Greater Baltimore Committee. The Guide consists of four main sections: Print/News Services, Radio, Television, and Government. Key editors, station managers, deadlines, and phone and fax numbers are included in the 2001 Guide, along with other indispensable information. It's an essential resource for planning a news conference, press release, or special event.

GBC Web Link: Publications section of www.gbc.org.

2001 Maryland General Assembly Session Successful For the GBC

The 2001 Session of the Maryland General Assembly was a successful one for the Greater Baltimore Committee. The Board directed interest in two specific areas, including substance abuse treatment funding and securing financial guarantees from the state for the Olympic 2012 bid. The GBC won praise from members of the legislative leadership in both houses for its efforts and interest in substance abuse treatment funding.

GBC Web Link: News section of www.gbc.org.