Baltimore Job Market Getting Better

The Baltimore job market is getting better, according to headhunters in the Baltimore area.

The Baltimore Business Journal reported that Maryland added 36,000 jobs in March, which is a great number. What that number doesn’t state, but the headhunters do, is that many of those jobs are temporary or not “permanent hires”. This means that people looking for long term employment are still having a harder time finding jobs. It is those who will work temporary placements who are doing well in this economy.

The Baltimore housing market is definitely affected by this because without permanent employment, people cannot buy houses. Temporary employment means that these people need to be transient-available, and not looking at long term housing — even apartment-wise.

The good news is that these companies are planning to hire long term if they find these employees fit their needs and their growth continues, which they indicate they are doing. Once these jobs become more permanent, then hopefully we will see a similar upswing in the economy, and therefore Baltimore house values.

St John Properties Aberdeen Retail Complex In Works

St John Properties is planning a retail area in Aberdeen to add to their Government and Technology Enterprise already located in Aberdeen Proving Ground. The retail complex is planned to be called “Village at the GATE” according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The complex could be comprised of as many as nine buildings.

St John maintains and services tenants in many commercial buildings around the Baltimore area.

The goal of the development is to service the many BRAC transferees coming into the area, many from the Fort Monmouth, NJ base in the next few years. Plans include the possibility of up to five restaurants, maybe a hotel, a daycare, two banks, and a conference center.

The new Aberdeen complex would service both those who work at APG and the many Harford County residents who live near the area.