![]() We need to start accepting our reasons for being great. The true meaning of the term became clearer as the day wore on: we once thought we could get by with proximity to other cities and personable charm. Aside from the usual “perks” - access to world-class universities, talent from three-letter agencies, proximity to DC, a beautiful port, and affordability - what did that really mean? ![]() He also emphasized that Baltimore’s great potential lies in its reality as an “asset-driven city.”Īs a viewer, I noticed that. BDC President and CEO Colin Tarbert opened the summit by laying out the plan’s four main strategies: working together, investing in people and places, building on strength, and competing for success. The group of around 100 leaders, including many from the innovation and technology community, therefore engaged in discussions on economic access, workforce development, real estate, youth engagement, small business growth and entrepreneurship. The goal is to achieve a community-owned and intersectional plan to build a more inclusive and prosperous Baltimore. Now in its second year, the plan has been orchestrated and managed as a public-private initiative Baltimore Development Corp. That means it’s official: It’s the plan for how it will seek and provide federal grants and other funding through aligned stakeholders. Panelists representing businesses as diverse as a West Baltimore bakery, Excelon and the future governor’s office outlined a plan for Baltimore’s coming renaissance, with an audience in charge of decisions that will shape the city’s future.Īs covered during its September 2021 launch and public comment period, Baltimore together is a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Plan (CEDS) that is completed every five years for the US Economic Development Agency. Industry leaders from across Baltimore gathered two weeks ago on a corner of North Avenue, the former location of the chicken box which now houses the groundbreaking new development of the Parkway Theaterto collaborate with Baltimore Together Summit.
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