Thursday, December 9^th – DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore

Blue Ocean hosted a celebratory breakfast to recognize the partners, community leadership and government agencies that contributed to the successful revival of Aviation Station: 2800 & 3000 Eastern Boulevard in Middle River, Maryland.

The following leadership and agencies were instrumental in the redevelopment and procurement of economic incentives that made the project attractive to its new stewards, Reich Brothers, an industrial developer out of New York.

• Councilwoman, Cathy Bevins
• Baltimore County Economic Development, Rick Johnson
• Baltimore County Executive, Johnny Olszewski Jr.
• Maryland Senator, J.B. Jennings
• Delegate, Kathy Szeliga
• Delegate, Lauren Arikan
• Delegate, Rick Impallaria
• Maryland Governor, Larry Hogan
• Baltimore County Planning Office
• Maryland Historic Trust
• Maryland Department of Transportation

Blue Ocean President Jonathan Ehrenfeld spoke at the event, “The success of this project to date is owed to our partners. We want to recognize your tremendous impact, excellence in service, and partnership along the way. Aviation Station brought us all together. It was more than a property. With its rich history and stake in the community, I know we all wanted to see it come alive.”

Blue Ocean emphasized its commitment to continued investments in economic development throughout the region. Contributions were made this year in support of a number of critical area organizations:

• Baltimore County Marine Trades Association
• Middle River Fire Department
• Glenn L. Martin Aviation Maryland Aviation Museum, Inc
• Baltimore County Recreation and Parks
  • For the development of the Rosie the Riveter Park
  • And updates to the Victory Villa Recreation Center
• Eastern Baltimore Task Force of the Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce