The National Institute for Innovation of Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals was announced by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker this month. The institute will be operated by more than 150 companies, nonprofits, educational institutions and state governments. This will include two Maryland universities – The University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore. The project […]
Recently, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gave out $575,000 in city funds to seven Baltimore companies and organizations that work in innovation and entrepreneurship. The money was given out as part of a one-time funding effort with the Baltimore Development Corp.’s Innovation Fund. The seven recipients of the money included: Innovation Village, Counscious Venture Lab in Innovation Village, […]
A new hotel in Fells Point is moving along on schedule according to Sagamore Development Company. They plan to open Kevin Plank’s Recreation Pier hotel in early 2017. After their purchase of the property in 2014, Sagamore Pendry Baltimore had hoped to open in fall 2016. But now early 2017 has become the goal. They […]
Full Tilt brewery is planning to open a space at 308 Washington Avenue in Towson Nick Fertig explained that they wanted to open in Baltimore with their brew pub but couldn’t find the right balance between location and cost. Now, along with cousin Dan Baumiller, he feels that the project is underway. The space they […]
So this could be quite exciting. Developers are just now showing off their plays for the revitalization of 16 acres in Baltimore’s Old Town. They are discussing the possibility of having apartments, affordable housing, a grocery store and retail areas. A large group of experts are working together on the project including Beatty Development Group, […]
German grocer Lidl is soon opening an 800,000 square foot regional headquarters and distribution center in Cecil, County. It is planning to invest $100 million as part of its overall plan to expand in the Unites States. The warehouse will be in the Principio Business Park. They are planning to create 100 full-time jobs and […]
Reisterstown is getting its own Ocean City Brewing Co. and it will be the brewery’s third restaurant in Maryland. They already have tap houses in Ocean City and Abingdon. This new location promises to have dozens of beers on tap including something between 12 and 24 of the company’s own products. They will serve pub […]
Good news for Maryland. We have gained 2500 jobs in May with a decrease in unemployment to 4.5%, down from 4.6% in April. In the private sector, jobs grew by 1100 in May with education and health services gaining 6200 jobs. Manufacturing jobs grew by 600. See all the facts here and have reason to […]
A new CEO has been named to the University of Maryland Medical System at its flagship hospital. Dr. Mohan Suntha will take over as of September 1, 2016 as the CEO of University of Maryland Medical Center. As University of Maryland Medical System CEO Robert A. Chrencik said in a statement, “Throughout his career, he […]
Something new is always happening at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, they have a new film incubator that is trying to cultivate new ideas for producing films. The program is called Bold Voices, New Paradigms Incubator and it’s part of the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media Studies. As Roberto Buso-Garcia, director of the […]