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Sparrows Point

This Sept. 21, 2017, file photo shows The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Oct 2, 2025

Amid cuts, MD renewable energy projects face uncertain future

Maryland renewable energy infrastructure projects have taken blows as the Trump administration cancels grants for renewable projects.

Tradepoint Atlantic is at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County.(Courtesy photo University of Maryland Medical System)
Sep 9, 2025

Tradepoint Atlantic announces new tenant

Tradepoint Atlantic announced a steel distributor will be joining the New Cold Mill facility located in the Sparrows Point area.

United Safety Technology authorized as foreign trade zone at Sparrows Point
Apr 18, 2023

United Safety Technology authorized as foreign trade zone at Sparrows Point

United Safety Technologies was granted approval for its production activity at Sparrows Point.

Rethinking regional train service
May 26, 2022

Sparrows Point – then and now

I came to Baltimore in 1970 to work at the Regional Planning Council, a predecessor of today’s Baltimore Metropolitan Council. My work was as part of a team analyzing the […]

Some Md. Home Depot locations to get solar panel roofs
Aug 10, 2021

Home Depot adding nearly 500 Baltimore area jobs with new distribution centers

The Home Depot has opened three new distribution centers in Sparrows Point's revitalized Tradepoint Atlantic development in Baltimore County.

Sparrows Point Steel emergence comes amid manufacturing hiring challenges
Aug 6, 2021

Sparrows Point Steel emergence comes amid manufacturing hiring challenges

The announcement of a new steel fabrication facility coming to Sparrows Point to create parts for a wind farm off the coast of Maryland comes amid a time of turbulence and change for Maryland’s manufacturing industry.  

Tradepoint Atlantic Sparrows Point
Sep 2, 2020

4th Circuit overturns $1M award to Sparrows Point broker

A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a $1 million award to a former broker for a Sparrows Point developer, saying compromise discussions with management about his alleged commission on the […]

Titan dry dock set for repairs at Tradepoint Atlantic
Jun 17, 2020

COVID-19 supply chain woes boost Tradepoint Atlantic

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in the supply chains of numerous businesses across a variety of industries, which benefits the ongoing redevelopment of Sparrows Point, a Tradepoint Atlantic executive said Wednesday.

Tradepoint Atlantic buys Sparrows Point Shipyard
May 21, 2018

Tradepoint Atlantic buys Sparrows Point Shipyard

Tradepoint Atlantic has purchased the Sparrows Point Shipyard, the final piece of land on the peninsula not under the developer’s control.

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Mar 7, 2018

Feds grant $20M for Tradepoint infrastructure upgrades

The federal government awarded a $20 million federal grant for infrastructure improvements and expansion of marine terminal facilities at Tradepoint Atlantic.

Tradepoint Atlantic names marine terminal operator
Apr 5, 2017

Tradepoint Atlantic names marine terminal operator

Tradepoint Atlantic has reached a 10-year agreement with Virginia-based Host Terminals to oversee most marine terminal operations at the 3,100-acre multimodal site at Sparrows Point. The companies announced the pact […]

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Mar 20, 2017

Tradepoint Atlantic CEO retires

Tradepoint Atlantic CEO Michael Moore has retired, the company announced Monday morning. Moore is departing to handle “important family matters,” the company said. Tradepoint Chairman Michael Mullen will serve as […]