How a deal gone wrong got Under Armour's Plank to start buying land at Port Covington

Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank’s decision to pursue what’s now a sprawling assemblage of property at Port Covington came after plans to expand the sportswear maker’s campus along Key Highway were “shot down” by the Baltimore Museum of Industry.

In an interview about plans to build 3 million square feet of space for a new Under Armour campus in South Baltimore, Plank revealed how he had unsuccessfully pursued a partnership with the Museum of Industry in 2011. The plan included expanding the museum…