President Joe Biden’s advisers have called major Baltimore employers — including Amazon.com Inc. and Home Depot Inc. — to encourage them to retain jobs despite the bridge collapse that shut the city’s port,

The Biden White House on Friday said big companies in the Baltimore area are promising not to lay off workers following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week, with the move coming after administration officials encouraged them on that front.

President Joe Biden visited Baltimore on Friday to survey the wreck of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and offer continued support for the reconstruction effort. “I’m here to say your nation has your back,