Baltimore jobs : Featured Stories

The HBO comedy "VEEP" has employed nearly 1,000 extras, cast and crew during its first season of filming in Maryland. We talk to one extra, Liz Chuday, about what it's like working with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and how she got signed up by one of the world's biggest talent agencies. 

Nonprofit Marian House helps struggling women get their lives back on track. It recently received a federal grant that it will use to house more women. 

Local film professionals had gotten used to traveling to Michigan, Louisiana and Pennsylvania to keep earning a living. Now, some are staying close to home as the state spends more money to woo movies and TV crews like the HBO series Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Take a peek at how Maryland is rolling out the red carpet.

Baltimore is what it is today in large part because of its deep industrial heritage. Conventional wisdom holds that much of this heritage is lost. Truth to a point, but it isn't the whole story. Witness G. Krug & Son, a stalwart Baltimore manufacturer with roots dating back to the nineteenth century and a solid grasp on what it'll take to keep thriving in a new economy.

BRAC is coming, and with it a significant impact on Maryland's economy. In this video we take a look at the role military facilities play in keeping the state moving forward.

Twenty years ago it was possible to travel the length and breadth of Maryland and miss the few biotechnology firms in the state. Fast forward to 2010 and in key regions of Maryland its hard to go down the street without tripping over one biotech company after another. We wondered what it is that's attracting researchers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies to Maryland. So we sent a video crew out to find out.

In Baltimore there has been a lot of green talk, a lot of green white papers and a lot of green promises. Talk, as they say, is cheap; so, is the city making good on its green agenda? And are there jobs in it for Baltimore residents?