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Hayes Gardner

Hayes

Hayes Gardner is a business reporter for The Baltimore Banner. He previously wrote for The Baltimore Sun, the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Ames (Iowa) Tribune, covering a mix of sports, news and business. He was a member of a Courier-Journal team recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalists in 2021. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Hayes graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa and then served two years as an AmeriCorps member at an education nonprofit in Oregon.

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Ships are ‘highly likely’ to collide with U.S. bridges, Hopkins research finds
From one spanning the San Francisco Bay to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge here in Maryland, structures are much more prone to ship strikes than previously thought.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is more at risk for ship strike than it should be, according to Johns Hopkins research. It can expect to be struck once in every 86 years, according to their findings.
The Dali crew is still in Baltimore, one year after the Key Bridge disaster
Even though the Dali cargo ship left Baltimore last June, more than half of its crew members have stayed to be available for investigations related to the Key Bridge disaster one year ago.
NTSB slams MDTA and urges assessment of Chesapeake Bay Bridge: ‘We need action’
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strikes than it should have been, a federal official said Thursday.
The bulk carrier Golden John passes under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after leaving the Port of Baltimore.
Baltimore’s only Fortune 500 company has what every major AI company wants
Constellation Energy owns Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland and has a huge portfolio outside the state.
The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
T. Rowe Price begins moving 2,000 employees to Harbor Point offices
T. Rowe Price, an investment firm based in downtown Baltimore since its founding in 1937, will begin moving employees to new Harbor Point offices this week.
T. Rowe Price will be moving its 2,000 Baltimore-based employees from the company’s longtime downtown location to lavish new Harbor Point offices.
D-Nice & Friends to headline Baltimore festival ahead of Preakness Stakes
D-Nice will bring his "Club Quarantine" to Baltimore in the week before Preakness.
D-Nice appears in a wide-brimmed hat and smiling in front of a dark backdrop.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship to relocate from Baltimore to Florida in 2026
The Port of Baltimore is losing one of its two cruise ships — and with it, more than 40 cruises each year.
Pictured here in 2024, Royal Caribbean’s “Vision of the Seas” has been based in Baltimore since 2023. It is scheduled to take 45 trips out of Baltimore this year.
Have you heard? Camden Yards getting temporary speakers to improve sound quality
In the next few weeks, the Maryland Stadium Authority will add speakers to Oriole Park’s center field scoreboard as a stopgap fix to the notoriously bad sound system.
In the next few weeks, the Maryland Stadium Authority will add speakers to the ballpark’s center field scoreboard as a stopgap fix to the sound system.
After years of legal battles, Orioles and Nationals resolve MASN dispute
According to an announcement from Major League Baseball, the Nationals will be free to pursue their own television deal for the 2026 season and beyond.
The MASN logo is seen at Camden Yards on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Whiting-Turner to relocate headquarters to Goucher College
Construction company Whiting-Turner will move its headquarters within Baltimore County to the campus of Goucher College, where it will have a hub for career-building.
Whiting-Turner is moving its corporate headquarters to Goucher College’s campus, and plans to build a 150,000-square-foot facility at the new site.
Port of Baltimore lost its car crown — but Georgia’s reign could be short-lived
The Port of Baltimore had one of its strongest years, despite the Key Bridge disaster, but it lost its top ranking for car imports to Georgia’s Port of Brunswick.
For years the Port of Baltimore has led the country in vehicle imports and exports. Now Georgia’s Port of Brunswick is giving Baltimore some competition.
Ravens and state would share extra costs of M&T Bank Stadium upgrades under proposal
M&T Bank Stadium is in the midst of a 3-year, $489 million upgrade, funded almost entirely by the state.
Fireworks erupt during pregame festivities as the Ravens prepare to host the Steelers in a playoff game last month.
Constellation to spend $100 million upgrading Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant
The Baltimore-based energy company is looking to relicense its Southern Maryland reactors beginning in the 2030s.
One of the two concrete-encased reactor vessels at Constellation’s Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center in Lusby.
Fuzzies burger joint lifted by crane into new home at Fells Point bar
Fuzzies, the smashburger business previously stationed at Peabody Heights Brewery, will serve its burgers from The Undefeated, a new Atlas Restaurant Group cocktail bar.
Fuzzies food trailer is fastened to a crane so that it can be lifted into the courtyard of The Undefeated, a new bar in Fells Point.
Ripken Stadium upgrades advance as IronBirds’ future there uncertain
State-funded improvements to Ripken Stadium are getting underway in Aberdeen, although the minor league baseball team that plays there, the IronBirds, faces an uncertain future.
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium.
Under Armour says Trump tariffs have little impact on company
Under Armour isn’t expecting to be affected by proposed Trump tariffs, and in an earnings call Thursday it reported a 6% quarterly decline in revenue, which was less than projected.
Baltimore-based Under Armour says it doesn’t import much from China or Mexico, and nothing from Canada.
Key Bridge design unveiled: Towers will be taller than anticipated
Officials unveiled a rendering of the replacement for the Key Bridge that was destroyed last March.
A rendering of the plan for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild was released at a press conference with Gov. Wes Moore in Edgemere, Md., on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Royal Farms is ‘closely monitoring’ accusations against Justin Tucker
“We are aware of the situation regarding Justin Tucker and are closely monitoring it," a spokesperson said.
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker at a game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in December.
American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter above Potomac River
An American Airlines jet collided with a Blackhawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, causing one of the most harrowing plane crashes in the U.S. in recent memory and launching a massive, overnight emergency response in the Potomac River.
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Icing and imitation bacon bits among McCormick products affected by red dye ban
McCormick & Co. makes 16 products that use a red food dye the FDA has banned starting in January 2027.
Some of the 9,000 products that use a red dye the FDA has banned are produced by McCormick & Co.
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