Jobs, Tax Dollars at Risk While Baltimore Port Closed

Officials race to open Baltimore Port, which generates nearly $400 million in state and local tax revenue annually. Federal officials are not prepared to speculate on when the Port of Baltimore will be open again, but there is a financial urgency to open as soon as possible. The port is responsible for nearly $3.3 billion in personal wages and salaries, $2.6 billion in business revenue, and nearly $400 million in state and local tax revenue annually. That is roughly $1.09 million in tax revenue a day. And on an individual...