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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.
Jobs, Tax Dollars at Risk While Baltimore Port Closed
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a ship strike in Baltimore on March 26, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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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.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.