Greater Baltimore Committee’s Post

Technical.ly highlighted the Greater Baltimore Committee's Baltimore Region Investment Summit as an important showcase of the region's commitment to becoming a premier Tech Hub focused on equity and inclusive growth. Read the article: bit.ly/3W18zMW

GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas appeared on 11 TV Hill with Jason Newton to discuss where the Baltimore Region stands in terms of economic development growth and our organization's vision for leveraging private sector collaboration to move the city and region forward. Watch the interview! bit.ly/4bvh6O9

GBC President and CEO Mark Anthony Thomas appeared on today’s Midday with Tom Hall on WYPR to discuss “All In | 2035: A Ten-Year Economic Opportunity Plan for the Baltimore Region” and reacts to the region’s first Tech Hub funding application. Hear the full conversation at https://ow.ly/gGzy50SuZZK

GBC held the first-ever Baltimore Region Investment Summit last week at MICA’s Brown Center. More than 400 attendees were present at this official SelectUSA spin-off event to learn about all of the exciting assets and opportunities for foreign direct investment in the Baltimore Region. Check out our recap video to learn more.

Today, the Daily Record highlighted "All In I 2035: A Ten-Year Economic Opportunity Plan for the Baltimore Region," which was released during our Annual Meeting on May 23. Read the article at https://ow.ly/2Xk350SuG0f and register for our virtual information session to learn more about the Plan on Thursday, July 11 at 10 am: https://ow.ly/2i8w50SuG0h. This is a partner-only event, interested in joining GBC? Email partner@gbc.org.

Our latest Progress Report highlights the next steps in the Baltimore Region's federal tech hub efforts and includes a recap video for the 2024 Baltimore Region Investment Summit.

Today, the Biden Administration announced that 12 recipients will receive $504 million in the first round of funding (Phase 2) for the Federal Tech Hub program. While the Baltimore Region's proposal was not funded in this round, we will receive a $500,000 federal grant to support our reapplication in the next round. The grant will provide us with additional time and capacity to strengthen our case for the next phase and continue our efforts to maximize the benefits of being selected as one of the 31 hubs in this highly competitive process. Read our full statement on this announcement.

Check out the latest GBC Progress Report

The Baltimore Region Investment Summit - a spinoff event of SelectUSA - welcomes GBC Partner organizations, SelectUSA Investment Summit participants, businesses expanding into the Region, and investors looking to invest in the Region to learn about major investments and initiatives advancing our region. The summit is hosted by Greater Baltimore Committee and features leading voices from across the Baltimore Region. Due to overwhelming interest, this event is nearing attendance capacity. Apply to attend today at baltimoreinvest.org #SelectUSA #InvestBaltimore #BaltimoreRegion