The project's goal is to strengthen CYSC's security processes and procedures in order to provide the safest possible environment at MSA's facilities for the millions of spectators who patronize events at the CYSC every year.

CHICAGO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillard Heintze is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA), through a competitive bidding process, to conduct a comprehensive security threat and vulnerability assessment of the Camden Yards Sport Complex (CYSC) in Baltimore, Maryland. CYSC is home to the Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and the Baltimore Ravens, National Football League (NFL) franchise. CYSC includes the following facilities: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Camden Yards Warehouse, and M&T Bank Stadium.

"We see the Maryland Stadium Authority as a catalyst for improving the quality of life in Maryland and creating a climate where industry can flourish," explains John Morton III, MSA's Chairman. "So every single project we undertake must support our commitment to entertain and educate, enriching the Maryland experience for those who live, work or visit here."

At the heart of this vision is the need to ensure the safety of the CYSC's many constituencies. "Our goal is crucial to achieving MSA's mission," explains James Slusser, Director of Security and Public Safety. "We are very focused on uncovering and pursuing the most effective ways to strengthen our security processes and procedures at CYSC in order to provide the safest possible environment at MSA's facilities for the millions of spectators that patronize events here every year."

After conducting a formal bidding process in August that included other nationally-prominent security advisors, the MSA selected Hillard Heintze for the job. "We are honored at having been selected to represent the State of Maryland for this very important undertaking," says Arnette Heintze, co-founder and CEO of Hillard Heintze. "Helping leading organizations such as the MSA understand the risks, threats and vulnerabilities confronting the safety of their people, property, performance and reputation lies at the core of the services we've been providing continuously over the course of our entire careers. We look forward to serving the MSA and the people of Maryland with distinction."

About the Maryland Stadium Authority

Dedicated to planning, financing, building and managing sports entertainment facilities in Maryland, the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) was established by the General Assembly in 1986 with an original mission to build, manage, and maintain quality facilities to retain major league baseball, and return NFL football to Maryland. In twenty years, MSA has completed projects in partnership with local governments, universities, and the private sector throughout Maryland. These include convention centers, museums, theaters, parks, and campus centers in addition to sports arenas.

About Hillard Heintze

Formed in 2004, Hillard Heintze provides the strategic thought leadership, trusted counsel and end-to-end services that help senior executives responsible for the performance of leading public and private corporations as well as government agencies and major public service organizations establish best-in-class security strategies and investigations to protect the safety of their people, property, performance and reputation. Headquartered in Chicago and with operations in Washington, D.C., Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Miami, as well as operating capabilities in the Middle East and both South and Central America, today Hillard Heintze is considered by many of its clients, its professional peers, and its competitors to be one of the leading private strategic security advisory and management companies in the United States.

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