Sparrows Point

The Sparrows Point logistics hub and community leaders were considering an agreement to trade $40 million for a dredging site on the little island that houses a state park, but plans fell through after forceful community pushback.

Baltimore County officials, community, have to sign off by the end of the year.

Business leaders of Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point and The Costas Inn in Dundalk join Midday to discuss the economic recovery of Eastern Baltimore County.

This is the first new park in Southeast Baltimore County in more than 20 years

Tradepoint Atlantic plots out its future as 12,000 people find jobs there.

New funding is announced in Baltimore to support senior homeowners. And environmental clean-up efforts expand at Sparrows Point.

The federal agency looks to the surrounding waters

What does the story of Sparrows Point have to teach us today? What lessons are worth remembering as we look ahead to an uncertain economic future? This episode, we look at the shift from manufacturing to distribution jobs, the decline of unions, and the pitfalls of nostalgia.

By the mid-20th century, Bethlehem Steel was the biggest steel company in the US. It was an industrial giant that seemed too powerful to fail. But in 2001, it declared bankruptcy, decimating retirees’ pensions and health benefits. In this episode, we examine how the empire collapsed, and we bear witness to the aftermath.

Back in the third episode of this series (Hard Fought Negotiations), we introduced you to Eddie Bartee, Jr. and after he heard the episode, he got in back in touch to share some feedback. In this bonus episode, we hop on the phone with Mr. Bartee for a candid conversation about what’s been said – and what hasn’t been said – in our telling of the Sparrows Point story so far