Tradepoint Atlantic is bringing a 50-acre offshore wind staging center to their Sparrows Point site. According to the Baltimore Business Journal the project, announced in partnership with Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind in July, will be where hundreds of workers receive, assemble, and ship out parts used...
Science coming out of University of Maryland, Baltimore is leading the way to a new treatment for lung disease! GEn1E Lifesciences, backed by Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator accelerator, has licensed therapeutics developed and identified for potential commercialization at UMB. Newly identified...
Capturing the beauty of Cecil County! The Cecil County Tourism guide was awarded ‘Best Destination Guide 2019’ at the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit in Rocky Gap, MD - “the tourism industry here provides 2,400 local jobs, and generates $26M in state and local tax revenues,” said Sandy Turner,...
Atana Health a Baltimore tech startup founded by Johns Hopkins alumni, is offering a new blockchain technology platform that helps patients save money on medical bills. According to the Baltimore Business Journal , patients can upload photos of their medical bills to the Atana platform and the...
Rick Kohr, Chairman of EAGB’s Board and CEO of Evergreen Advisors, hit the front page of December’s I95 Business Magazine edition! Don’t miss an article from EAGB President & CEO Michele Whelley on pages 16 and 17.
Cecil County School of Technology launched a new diesel technician program and welcomed the first class this fall. Diesel engines power the agricultural industry on more than 78,000 acres of farmland in Cecil County. “The unique and specialized knowledge of repairing and maintaining these diesel...
Johns Hopkins Hospital is planning for the $400M renovation and expansion of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in East Baltimore to bring their research buildings closer to individual patients who are receiving care. The 440,770 sf project will accommodate laboratory and research space, as well...
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is growing again as it welcomes Sun Country airlines! Sun Country Airlines plans to provide customers nonstop service from BWI to Minneapolis St. Paul International airport. BWI has a total economic impact of $9.3B, and generates 106,000 job opportunities...
Check out the Region’s tech firms that top the list as the nation’s fastest-growing, including Impact Analytics, Sonatype, eOriginal , Tenable! Greater Baltimore is well-positioned as a global leader in information technology with the nation’s #1 science & tech workforce and #1 computer science...
Expansion across the Region! Lidl US , a German discount grocer plans to open 30,000 sq. ft. in Northeast Baltimore 2022. Lidl plans to move into Northwood Commons, a $50M redevelopment project formerly known as Northwood plaza near Morgan State University. “The addition of Lidl to the 120,000 sq....
Tenable, a Columbia, Howard County-based cybersecurity firm, has purchased Israel-based Indegy Ltd. for $78M, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. “For every company in every industry, Operational Technology is now part of the modern attack surface. The combination of Tenable and Indegy...
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was invited to attend The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation new program “Economic Mobility Leadership Network”. The program gathers 20 leaders from across the United States to explore the areas where counties can positively impact economic mobility.
Empower Energies a Maryland-based renewable energy development and finance company, is collaborating with Annapolis-based investor Hannon Armstrong to invest in renewable solar energy projects across the U.S.
Three, two, one - lift off! Scientists from UMBC’s partnership with NASA developed a mini satellite that launched into space early earlier this month from nearby NASA Wallops Flight Facility. The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) collects information about clouds, tiny particles in Earth’s...
Carroll County Strouse completes establishment registration with FDA
Educating students through science! University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Scholars Program prepares sixth- through 12th-graders in West Baltimore for promising opportunities in STEM careers. The year-round program exposes students’ to research, scientific experiments, and mentorship beyond...
Good news for the Region’s healthcare industry! Kaiser Permanente is expanding - the health care company plans to open 10 new facilities, increase job opportunities, and invest $13B throughout the Greater Baltimore region by 2028. The strength of healthcare institutions is an important element of...
Ernst and Young is moving to the Wills Wharf, building located at Harbor Point in Baltimore City – “It aligned with all of the factors we were looking for: a new, sustainable, environmentally friendly ecosystem; connectivity to local hot spots and restaurants in an up-and-coming area; and we are...
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions (CIPS) and Emocha Mobile Health, headquartered in Baltimore, collaborate to expand emocha’s clinician-led adherence solution. “By collaborating with a technology start-up company in Baltimore City to deliver...
Paragon Gene Therapy, acquired in April by Catalent, is growing rapidly in the Region! Employees are based at University of Maryland BioPark in Baltimore and the new 150K sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Anne Arundel County. Pete Buzy, President of Paragon, plans to hire 300 more employees for the...
Baltimore County-based CareFirst Bluecross BlueShield is working through its Healthworx investment arm to accelerate products to market that improve access to health services and reduce patient costs.
Illumina, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems, recently opened a new training facility at the University of Maryland BioPark in Baltimore. This is Illumina’s first commercial location on the East Coast. The 13,000 sf Illumina Solutions Center will host...
Happy National Apprenticeship Week! Howard Community College and AT&T are collaborating to offer student’s Information Technology (IT) apprenticeships that will transfer into academic credits and industry certifications. The new program will offer students interested in IT careers an...
Three of Greater Baltimore’s nursing homes earn the highest rating from U.S News and World Report as the “Best Nursing Homes”: Transitional Care Services at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD , Maria HealthCare Center, and Greater Baltimore Medical Center -GBMC Sub Acute Unit. An important element...
In case you missed it - EAGB’s Logistics Industry Profile 2019 was featured in the Baltimore Business Journal! With the rise of ecommerce, the logistics industry is one of the strategic growth industries employing a high percentage of the middle-skilled workforce. EAGB’s mission is to market the...
Merritt Properties, headquartered in Baltimore, is redeveloping a three-story, almost 99,000 sf office building in Hunt Valley. Read more about the project in their latest press release.
Greater Baltimore’s leadership of the Cyber industry is based in its world-class educational pipeline and premier sites across the entire Region. More than 1.4M sf of space has been leased by cybersecurity firms over the past five years – a record pace that shows no sign of slowing. Baltimore...
Universities Space Research Association headquartered in Columbia, received a donation of $25K to support workforce development programs at its STEMaction Center. Greater Baltimore employers benefit from having the #1 science and tech workforce in the nation, and, according toTechnical.ly...
Galen Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup that has successfully outgrown its former space at Baltimore City’s LaunchPort, is moving into a 5,000 sq. ft. headquarters space in one of the City’s Opportunity Zones. The surgical robotics firm plans to add up to 150 employees as it continues to expand. “...
EAGB is excited to share and congratulate Dr. Jay A. Perman for being selected as the fifth Chancellor of the University System of Maryland in 2020. Dr.Perman currently serves as the President of University of Maryland Baltimore, and is a nationally recognized gastroenterologist. As UMB’s President...
Maryland Institute College of Art received $5M in funding to launch a new center for entrepreneurship in 2020. The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship will expand MICA’s efforts to intertwine business, design, and art.
Backed by $50M in funding, eNeura Inc. is moving its manufacturing operations of migraine relief devices from California to City Garage’s LaunchPort in Port Covington. The BBJ reports that “Bob Storey, managing partner at LaunchPort, said it is exciting to be able to bring a promising product like...
CNF Technologies Corporation is expanding to Columbia - their first expansion outside of Texas! “Maryland has a lot more folks with those necessary cyber skills we look for than we have in San Antonio,” said Roxanne Ramirez, CEO of CNF Technologies. Welcome to the Region!
Innovation at the intersection of art, science and technology: Maryland Institute College of Art is providing biofabrication courses this year allowing students to learn and connect creative skills with science and technology for initiatives such as improving Bay health and forecasting the future...
Harford County Harford County Celebrates Business Appreciation Week.
Partnering academics with workforce readiness! Harford Community College and the Edgewood community are partnering to prepare local residents for the workforce. “The community college can provide educational and training flexibility, allowing the college to serve the need where it exists,” said Len...
Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County will take the lead on testing the Army’s new technologically advanced vehicles. Shaping the next generation of combat vehicles, the Army plans to replace aging vehicles with robotic vehicles in 2023, according to the National Defense Industrial Association...
EAGB featured Harford County in its latest Region On Point video highlighting APG and the Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes (AMMP) center. Read more about the Army Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives and how these advancements will be essential to the Army. https://apgnews.com/...
World-renowned Johns Hopkins University scientist, Gregg Semenza, wins the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine! Semenza attributes his accomplishments to performing research at Johns Hopkins on the university’s East Baltimore campus, stating: “That's why I've stayed here my whole career,...
“Sprouting” across the Region!
Bringing extended reality projects to life! DevLab XR Accelerator, partnered with JHU’s Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund, is hosting a six-week program to support XR projects developed at The Johns Hopkins University. The program has spots for 10 new projects – including 2 from Baltimore - and offers...
The EAGB has always known that you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to be a ‘techie.’ The Greater Baltimore region has just what you need to thrive. According to realtor.com Baltimore ranked #3 for affordable tech metros.
The Greater Baltimore region is a hub of research and development and is home to three of the top life science universities in the country, plus leads the world in life science workforce. It’s no wonder Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News places MD/VA/DC in the top 5 leading biopharma...
Kalocyte, backed by $6M in funding, relocates to a University of Maryland BioPark affiliate with the goal of bringing its synthetic red blood cell substitute to market. According to the Baltimore Business Journal KaloCyte was drawn to Baltimore for its proximity to other resources like Shock Trauma...
Renalert, a Baltimore medical device firm aiming to prevent kidney injuries and save lives, was the big winner of $25k in the Beta City Venture Capital Pitch Competition. Medical device companies represent the largest segment of the BioHealth industry in Baltimore. The EAGB was proud to sponsor and...
Byte Back has expanded to Southwest Baltimore preparing local residents with skills desired in the tech industry. “This is Byte Back’s dream come true – not only to expand, but to really succeed in a new city and help students on their path to living-wage careers in tech,” said Elizabeth Lindsey,...
Look who made the Baltimore Business Journal "Baltimore’s Fast 50” list of the Region’s fastest-growing companies. Keep up the pace!
Morgan Stanley is leading the way in bringing recognition to the Region’s tech and cyber industry at their recent symposium in Baltimore, and is encouraging their competitors to “get in on the action” – according to theBaltimore Business Journal. Photo Credit: Wikijobs
University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center is partnering with MICA to create Virtual Reality gaming for paralyzed patients. “The partnership between computer scientists and physicians is useful for figuring out how VR can be applied in health care scenarios,” said Jason Corace, MICA’s Game Lab...
Setting another record! ThePort of Baltimore welcomed their largest shipment of containers in July, crushing their record that was just set in March by 2,500+ additional containers. Read more from thisBaltimore Business Journal article on all the record breaking news.
Expanding educational opportunities for workforce development! Loyola University Maryland has a new program called Aspire - an extended learning community and online education platform designed to expand access to lifelong learning opportunities for residents and employees in the Baltimore area and...
Exelon launches a climate change initiative, that includes Baltimore City, providing $10M in investment to startups developing new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. Exelon will provide an additional $10M in wrap-around services to the entrepreneurs -...
The Howard Street tunnel expansion is underway allowing double stacking of cargo coming from the Port of Baltimore. This will result in a boost for Baltimore’s economy and allow consumers across the nation to receive goods in record time.
Smiths Detection, U.S. headquartered in Harford County, has been awarded a $96.8M contract from TSA to place their newest 3D screening equipment in airports across the U.S.
Lidl US, a German discount grocer, will open a 26,170 sq. ft. store in Howard County with plans to open additional stores in the Region. Lidl recently held a job fair at their Cecil County warehouse to hire at least 200 new employees to support their growth.
BayVanguard Bank is expanding - again. The company completed a $31M purchase of Madison Bank in Harford County. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, “MB Bancorp provides us entry into the highly attractive Harford County market and brings an attractive customer base,” said BayVanguard Co-...
Priming for success of the Region’s future eco-system!Conscious Venture Lab and SHIFT Ventures launched a fifth community-focused accelerator group to continue efforts in providing training and funding for growing companies. Nine companies were selected for the 16-week program and will present...
Encouraging economic advantages and expanding the global marketplace, the Maryland Department of Commerce awarded several Greater Baltimore companies with ExportMD grants to promote their products and services internationally. Secretary Kelly Schulz said, “We encourage all small and mid-sized...
SC&H Group, a rapidly expanding management consulting, audit, and tax firm headquartered in Baltimore County, has doubled office space in their Howard County location. This growth in the Region came through a partnership with Merritt Properties, LLC to complete the expansion, accommodate the...
A path to success!Howard Community College, ranked one of the nation’s top two-year colleges for adult learners, recently opened two newly renovated buildings to serve student studies. “Howard Community College strives to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all students to find their...
Cybersecurity is a must and the “Buy Maryland Cybersecurity” tax credits are a sure way to help grow the GBR’s already booming cybersecurity industry. Learn more and read the Baltimore Business Journal story.
Howard County Synergi LLC, a leading turnkey specialist in monumental stairs, handrail, and decorative glass and metal, celebrates the opening of its new headquarters and factory
Catalyte a workforce development and software engineering services firm headquartered in Baltimore, is growing (again!) with expansion to Boston. Catalyte is changing the way tech companies hire top talent.
Welcome to the Greater Baltimore region! Long Fence and Home LLLP are moving their headquarters and 150 employees to Howard County’s Corridor 32 Business Center as part of a partnership that will also relocate Columbia’s VersaTech, a cybersecurity firm. Access to federal government agencies and a...
Leaders from across the Region and State gathered today for the sold out Maryland Governor’s Business Summit 2019. This year’s theme was all about the important topic of “The Future of Our Workforce.” EAGB Pres. & CEO Michele Whelley caught up with Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland ...
The Johns Hopkins University and McCormick Spice signed a deal with Constellation on what the Baltimore Business Journal described as the “energy company’s largest-ever renewable purchase agreement.” To learn more, here is a link to the official press release: https://www.constellation.com/about-us...
From active duty to college student! Veterans now have a dedicated space at Carroll Community College. The new Resource Center officially opened this summer for Veterans across campus to connect with one another and study. The Carroll County Times shared, “It’s the community outreach to our...
What’s in a name? A great deal if you’re Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP’s recently re-branded team of medical, scientific, and legal professionals. The new team will go by Medical and Scientific Solutions, formerly FirmLogic.
FastForward U, a student-focused department of Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV) incubator and co-working operation, is launching an accelerator program for students to jump start their ideas. According to Baltimore Business Journal, Hopkins distributed more than $150,000 in funding to...
Good news for the manufacturing industry! Greater Baltimore will be represented in this unique, multi-state program that fosters collaboration to strengthen the industry.
Health care data security firm Protenus received an additional $17M of equity financing, totaling more than $35 million to date. The company will utilize the new funding to grow their customer base. Protenus plans to add 25 new positions this year!
Betamore, a Baltimore-based incubator, announces Lara Azzam as their new executive director. According to the Baltimore Business Journal the firm plans to work with other organizations around the City to continue initiatives that spotlight the tech industry and entrepreneurship.
Do you need a drone to lighten your load? You do if you’re a soldier. SURVICE Engineering Company the largest defense contractor headquartered in Harford County, is expanding to a new building and creating more jobs in the tech industry. The 15,000-sq-ft building will house R&D facilities for a...
Potomac Photonics - Direct Digital Manufacturing Potomac Photonics, a leader in digital and micro fabrication, relocated to the Cyber Incubator, bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park because of the talent pool being developed by UMBC. President and CEO Mike Adelstein said, “We think giving...
Sysmex Inostics, a pioneer of cancer research, moves closer to its roots! The company has moved its lab to a much larger space at theScience + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in East Baltimore- “The laboratory here in Baltimore, connected to the Johns Hopkins campus, enables us to work together...
Building on its FDA grant, Sonavex, Inc. a medical device company in Baltimore City, receives $3M in new funding from NIH to continue efforts in clinical studies, research, and development of their soon-to-be first commercial products.
Smart move in the Region! Now Cecil College students can transfer credits to Stevenson University in Baltimore County.
Through a $16M acquisition deal, Sagamore Development and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group have expanded their waterfront property in the Port Covington development project. Plans for the former 8-acre Tidewater Yacht Service compound are in development, but site activity is evident on the...
Billion dollar news that the Maryland-headquartered biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions received a federal contract worth more than $2B over a decade to continue building the national supply of their smallpox vaccine. The company has a large Greater Baltimore presence with two...
Cushman & Wakefield brokered the recent $7.8M sale of an East Baltimore, 13-acre warehouse facility near the Port of Baltimore. Purchased by the New York-based firm SK Realty, which has additional Baltimore and Harford County-based properties in its industrial portfolio, the sale builds on...
Manufacturing is seeing unprecedented growth in Carroll County thanks, in part, to the Strouse - More than tape. headquartered in Westminster. Learn why Strouse Corporation is a "Champion of Maryland Manufacturing" as recognized by the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland Maryland (RMI).
Fulton Bank has planted their flag in Baltimore City and launched a new division to provide life science and technology companies with the banking services they require to succeed.
EAGB staff is on tour to gain fresh perspective and updates on the economic development assets and opportunities of the Greater Baltimore region. We visited Carroll County to meet with Jack Lyburn, Director of Economic Development; Denise Beaver, Deputy Director, CCDED; and Paige Sunderland,...
The Inc. 5000 list has named Confidio in Baltimore County as one of their Top 100 fastest-growing companies in the US. Sixty-one Greater Baltimore companies make the list overall; six of which are in the top 500.
The EAGB is proud to see so many innovators from the Region on the Fast Company list of “50 Best Workplaces for Innovators.”
Representing the largest funding raise by any company in Maryland so far this year, Howard County-headquarted Bioenergy Development Co. has raised $106 million in new funding to develop additional facilities in Greater Baltimore and North America that produce clean energy from waste. Bioenergy...
You will be blown away by this news! Tradepoint Atlantic and Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind are partnering to create the first offshore wind energy staging center and it’s happening in BaltimoreCounty. Development of the 50-acre staging center will include five acres along TPA’s deep water inner berth,...
Cheers to Baltimore County’s Route 1 corridor! Driven in part by the attention the $90 million Guinness Open Gate Brewery US has brought to Halethorpe, local developer Mark Levy has purchased 72-acres of property surrounding the brewery. The convenient location is just off of Interstates 95 and 695...
Cybersecurity is a must! University of Maryland, Baltimore and UMBCversity of Maryland Baltimore County have signed a partnership on medical cybersecurity designed to protect clinical research participants. This is a virus the medical community can’t eliminate, but they plan to aggressively defend...
Another validation that the construction industry is truly hard at work! Howard County Innovation center has completed phase one of their new innovation center for entrepreneurs.
Check out who tops the lists for the largest number of employees in private-sector companies located in the Region! Eds and meds lead the way again in 2019.
The Region celebrates the news of the MOU signing between Born2Global Centre and Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) to support Korean startups in Howard County. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said, "Howard County not only has the highest proportion of Korean-American...
Maryland’s DefTech program has expanded to the Fort Meade Region thanks to their great success at APG! “Creating a space where you could have your small businesses and entrepreneurs interact with DoD scientists, engineers and tech transfer officers helped break down the visual and physical barrier...
Cybersecurity requires global attention, and UMBC is leading the way as a partner in the formation of a new International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence with US, Japanese and UK universities. In the three-nation agreement, UMBC collaborates with other universities on cyber research and shared...
DreamPort in Howard County’s Columbia Gateway is doubling in size! The facility allows entrepreneurs, small business and academia to collaborate and innovate in support of US CyberCOM and its mission partners. COPT’s Vice President & Chief Operating Officer adds, “As Columbia Gateway has grown...
A truly transformative project has been announced in Cecil County: In the plans for Elkton is a $700 million mixed-use project on 650 acres, including a marina where George Washington once visited. The project will yield about 1,000 new jobs – HUGE NEWS for the Region!
(Baltimore, Md.) – The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) is pleased to welcome staff member Katy Gilday as Office & Programs Administrator.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company ranks number five on the list of the top commercial construction companies in the nation!
(Baltimore, Md.) – The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) is pleased to welcome staff member DeJonna Farrar as Marketing Coordinator. As EAGB’s Marketing Coordinator, DeJonna Farrar assists with the execution of EAGB’s marketing and communications objectives, including the monthly...
University of Maryland BioPark is thriving, and becomes the new home forIllumina, Inc. - developer and manufacturer of life sciences tools. This is the publically-traded company’s first commercial location on the East Coast. Illumina’s senior vice president and chief commercial officer believes...
The Greater Baltimore region is excited by the growth of NAFCO Wholesale Seafood who just broke ground at their new logistics center in Howard County. They are the largest regional seafood distributor in the mid-Atlantic. Howard County adds 50 new jobs with the development of the new North Atlantic...
Look who’s Growing - Again! Offit | Kurman Attorneys at Law – started and based in Howard County since 1987 – is ranked one of the largest law firms in the mid-Atlantic region. They are growing once again and will soon expand to North Carolina in September!
Two hundred new jobs are coming with the selection of Baltimore City’s McHenry Row as the new home of Helm Services, Inc., a new subsidiary of San Francisco-based financial technology firm Stripe Inc.
Stay up-to-date on Anne Arundel County’s industrial real estate market. With over 24 million square feet of industrial space, the county has a low 9.3 percent vacancy rate. Read more! By Wes MacQuilliam
Greater Baltimore's market for tech workers is blazing! Tech-sector wages have grown nearly 5% in the past year, putting Greater Baltimore's tech wages above Boston, Dallas, and LA. Combine this with Greater Baltimore's affordability and quality of life, and the Region will continue to attract...
The construction industry is hard at work in Greater Baltimore. We’re noting that more house warming parties are in the future for Cecil County!
The manufacturing industry tops the list of fastest-growing public companies in the Greater Baltimore region! See who else is on the growth path.
West Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue corridor is the newest Arts and Entertainment District in the City.
There’s a house warming for 3 new tenants in Owings Mills thanks to
Time and effort pay off to secure funding to provide workforce-ready programs.
New businesses are “sprouting” up all over the Greater Baltimore region!
“Outpacing the Dow in 2019” is a good thing! It’s a great time to invest in Greater Baltimore’s 10 largest publicly traded companies.
EAGB staff is on tour to gain fresh perspective and updates on the economic development assets and opportunities of the Greater Baltimore region. We recently visited Harford County to meet with Steve Overbay, Deputy Director, Community & Economic Development. Below are highlights from our tour:
Congratulations to Chris Moyer, Director of the Cecil County Office of Economic Development - OED, for his well-deserved recognition as one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers of 2019.
The industrial market continues to grow in Greater Baltimore. Merritt Properties announced their plans for an 860,0000-square-foot warehouse in Harford County at the new 98-acre Tower Logistics Center.
Northrup Grumman announces a $958 million contract win for full-rate production of a radar system produced at their Anne Arundel County plant.
This is big news - literally BIG! In case you missed it, the Port of Baltimore welcomed the largest container ship the Port has ever seen, but it won’t be the last. The Port is essential to the economic growth of the Greater Baltimore region and we are excited to see the expansion happening in our...
This is just what the doctor ordered! Check out this truly innovative partnership between LifeBridge Health and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to support digital health startups. Another reason the Greater Baltimore region is the place to start, grow and locate business.
For anyone who has been touched by cancer – tragically, this includes just about everyone – there is promising news coming out of Johns Hopkins. A new company called Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. has been licensed by Johns Hopkins to develop and market CancerSEEK, a test designed to detect cancer...
The EAGB is touring the Greater Baltimore region. We recently visited Cecil County for a tour guided by the Director of the Cecil County Economic Development Office, Chris Moyer. On our tour, we had a look at the site of a new Great Wolf Lodge, slated to open in 2022.
The corporate headquarters of Coronis Health is relocating to Carroll County. Their CEO, Stephen Grubbs, shared, “We are excited about our move to Carroll County. We are in a state-of-the-art facility with lots of nearby amenities for employees. In addition, the location provides our fast growing...
Paragon, founded in Baltimore nearly 30 years ago, is one of the largest and fastest-growing biotechnology companies in the state. The new cutting-edge biomanufacturing facility is expected add 500 new jobs by the end of this year!
The Wall Street Journal has named Baltimore one of three top “New Cities for New Grads.” Baltimore is attracting young professionals due to an abundance of ‘hot’ jobs, cheap rents, millennial enclaves, social life, and more. Don’t miss the highlights in the video at marker 2:25.
Listen to Lauren’s story and why this UMBC cybersecurity graduate decided to stay in Maryland. Lauren shares with Maryland Department of Commerce that “If you want to be a cybersecurity professional, Maryland is the place to be.”
Check out what the Howard Hughes Corporation is planning for the Downtown Columbia Lakefront.
Under Armour prepares to open a new distribution warehouse at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County. With it, the Region welcomes 1,000 new jobs.
(Baltimore, Md.) – The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) is pleased to welcome new staff members: Susanne Forno as marketing director and Nick Henninger as research & data analyst.
Baltimore County will welcome Whole Foods Market as the anchor to the $350 million Towson Row mixed-use project.
Healthcare is rapidly expanding in Harford County, but it’s more than “bricks and mortar.” Find out more about the upcoming advancements and why businesses should consider Harford County as a potential location.
Greater Baltimore hosted some of the brightest teens from across the country for The Cyber Patriot National Finals Competition. We’re excited to see future generations interested in STEM, including Baltimore County’s Loyola Blakefield school which had two teams represented in the national finals.
According to Bloomberg Businessweek’s latest U.S. State Innovation Index, Maryland is one of the Country’s top 5 innovative markets!
Carroll County’s Zeteo Tech LLC has raised $10M in new funding. A great achievement by this Greater Baltimore defense tech firm!
There are more trained cyberengineers in Maryland than in the rest of the U.S. combined! With nearly 110,000 cyber-related engineering and data science professionals, Maryland boasts the world's largest state-trained cyber workforce.
Expanding its commitment to entrepreneurship, workforce development and partnership, Towson University – the Greater Baltimore region’s largest public university – has unveiled plans for the former Armory building in the heart of Baltimore County.
The EAGB is proud (but in no way surprised!) to see Stanley Black & Decker and McCormick & Company, Inc. , both headquartered in the Greater Baltimore region, earning spots on the national “100 Most Reputable Companies in the US” list!
Smithfield Foods will become the latest manufacturer to open a new distribution center at Principio Business Park, bringing 240 jobs to Cecil County. We’re excited to see Cecil County continue to grow!
When it comes to overall economic impact, the Greater Baltimore region’s tech sector contributes $21.6 billion to the economy. The state also added 3,700 tech jobs between 2017 and 2018, and we’re eager to see that growth continue.
Seven new tenants have signed on to open in the upcoming Towson Station in Baltimore County.
According to SmartAccess.com, Baltimore moved up a spot to No. 2 on a study of the best cities for women in tech.
The 450-room Great Wolf Lodge resort in Cecil County is moving forward. It would create up to 600 full-time jobs and add between 450 and 500 hotel beds to the local tourism industry. Read more about the return on investment the county anticipates from an article released by the Baltimore Business...
Tradepoint Atlantic in the Port of Baltimore will soon be an import gateway for Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghinis as Volkswagen works to improve their vehicle delivery in the mid-Atlantic region!
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently announced that it and its partners will give $6.65 million to community groups in the Baltimore-Washington region that lend money to minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs to help them start and grow businesses!
The deal is signed. Read more on this exclusive article from the Baltimore Business Journal.
Greater Baltimore is truly connected to it all - Already proven as a ground-breaking leader in innovation and technology, Baltimore's Under Armour is now preparing to break out of the Earth's atmosphere. The partnership announced today with Sir Richard Branson's space company Virgin Galactic will...
EAGB Names Michele Whelley CEO and Sharon (Markley) Schreiber COO The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) announced the appointment of Michele L. Whelley as chief executive officer and Sharon K. (Markley) Schreiber as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 21st. Whelley succeeds veteran...