The debate over whether to raise the minimum wage in Baltimore to a possible $15 per hour has reached from City Hall to the meetings and social gatherings here in this gilded desert town.
As the International Council of Shopping Centers annual RECon convention ramped up this weekend, some of the city’s top officials are here trying to lure new retail and restaurants to Baltimore.
But, they say, a movement now underway to increase the minimum wage in the city to $15 per hour could squash those efforts.
The issue and pending legislation in the City Council was front and center as negotiations opened for possible new Subways, Target stores and other mid-to-large size retailers for possible location in distressed parts of the city.
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