
BALTIMORE (AP) — The state will help renovate of an old factory building in Cumberland as part of the Canal Place tourism development.
The Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to commit about $1.2 million toward redevelopment of the Footer’s Dye Works building.
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The renovated structure will have a restaurant and brew pub on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors.
READ MORE: Struggling Concert Venues Still Waiting On Federal Aid Promised In COVID-19 Relief PackageThe project also will get $150,000 from the U.S. Interior Department and $50,000 from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
Canal Place is at the western end of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
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