The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

'House the Bel Air Built' to be dedicated this Friday

2013-06-19 03:00:00

This Friday, June 21, at 10 a.m., Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna, Inc. will cut the ribbon on the "House That Bel Air Built," located at 404 Giles Street in Bel Air. This will be the 71st home HHS has built since its inception in 1993 and the first...

Back Story: 2003 blizzard caused B&O roof collapse

2013-02-14 15:11:00

The Presidents' Day storm of 2003 that swept into Maryland and dumped 26.8 inches of snow on Baltimore — a record-breaker — caused a partial collapse of the B&O Railroad Museum roof on Feb. 17, wreaking havoc on its collection of historic...

Couples reaffirm choice of a lifetime at Valentine's Vow Renewal

2013-02-11 09:21:34

They've been married just over two years, but Andy and Seanne Herbick have already exchanged vows three times, most recently Sunday morning at their alma mater, Loyola University Maryland, with about 160 other steadfast lovebirds. Standing in the same...

SMG again wins bid to operate 1st Mariner Arena

2012-12-14 16:43:00

Current operator SMG is the winning bidder for a new five-year contract to run 1st Mariner Arena and oversee its potential renaming, according to a memo from the city's top purchasing agent. SMG's proposal awaits approval by the Baltimore Board of...

Sports Business Lunch: Links and thoughts from Baltimore and beyond

2012-12-04 09:35:00

Every now and then we'll offer a lunch-time gathering of news and links related to sports business: Jack Lambert of the Baltimore Business Journal wrote last week that the Ravens quietly unveiled a $250,000 makeover of the general concession stand...

1st Mariner Arena turns 50 amid calls for its replacement

2012-10-22 18:38:00

The Baltimore Civic Center opened on Oct. 23, 1962, with the hometown debut of the Baltimore Clippers hockey team. This week, it celebrates the beginning of its 50th year with nine performances of "Disney on Ice." In between, the arena has hosted the...

Baltimore casino names general manager, avoids legal issue

2012-09-25 16:50:53

Baltimore's casino gained a leader and overcame an obstacle Tuesday. Chad Barnhill, an 18-year veteran of the gambling industry, was named general manager of Harrah's Baltimore at a news conference at the planned site of the casino on Russell Street near...

Construction of Kaiser Permanente medical center ahead of schedule

2012-06-20 17:36:00

After breaking ground on a Kaiser Permanente medical center in spring 2011, construction crews have worked ahead of schedule and the Lansdowne facility is expected to open several months early. Original estimates projected the 130,00-square-foot facility...

Low-profile Obama donor has deep pockets

2012-06-11 15:50:00

When President Barack Obama comes to Baltimore for a large fundraiser Tuesday at an Inner Harbor hotel, he'll first stop at the home of an Owings Mills developer who has kept a remarkably low profile despite having poured hundreds of thousands of...

Henry P. 'Doc' Zetlin, pharmacist

2012-04-21 15:53:29

Henry P. "Doc" Zetlin, a pharmacist who later became a kosher events caterer at a Baltimore hotel, died Monday of multiple organ failure at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. He was 96. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Jewish...

Baltimore Sun donation allows New Year's Eve fireworks to go forward

2011-12-02 15:55:00

Fireworks will light the sky over the Inner Harbor on New Year's Eve after a donation from The Baltimore Sun allowed organizers to meet their fundraising goal for putting on the annual display. The Sun will serve as presenting sponsor for the 34-year-...

Stuart Halstead Dobson, engineering executive

2011-11-28 10:15:00

Stuart Halstead Dobson, a retired Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. executive and civil engineer, died Nov. 20 of a massive stroke at Hospice of Queen Anne's in Centreville. The Stevensville resident was 76. The son of a Bethlehem Steel Corp. mechanical...

George Fisk, USGBC Maryland board member, and Marissa Pribyl, Whiting-Turner assistant project manager, congratulate Karen Evans, USGBC Maryland board member and event chair, on a great get-together.

2013-01-24 00:00:00

Adam Keith, left, a carpenter with Whiting-Turner , and Zachary Klipstein, 23, one of the project architects, talk about the deck modules for the house.

2011-04-28 00:00:00