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GBC approves merger, says goodbye to its longtime CEO
The Greater Baltimore Committee approved a merger with another regional advocacy group, said farewell to its longtime CEO and appointed an interim leader.
2 major Baltimore business organizations announce merger
Two of Baltimore’s most prominent business organizations announced they will be merging to create one organization.
Bill Jones chosen as interim leader of EAGB
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore has chosen veteran real estate and government relations adviser Bill Jones to serve as interim president and CEO while it searches for a new permanent leader. Jones, who previously served as senior adviser to Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and currently heads consulting firm Farview Advisors, will lead the […]
Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore president out at year’s end
Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore President and CEO Shannon Landwehr will leave that role at the end of the year. She’s leaving the position at the regional economic development association, which Landwehr has held since April 2016, to “pursue other professional opportunities,” according to an announcement from the alliance. “Shannon’s leadership has been instrumental in[...]
Md.’s small biohealth businesses ready for growth
As Maryland emerges as a hotbed for research and commercial opportunities in the biohealth industry, many small businesses in this sector see the state as a good place to grow. When William Hearl started building Rockville-based Immunomic Therapeutics Inc. a decade ago, much of the initial learning curve was finding that sweet spot between creating […]
$233K grant bolsters Baltimore area innovation districts
The federal Economic Development Administration has awarded the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore a $233,500 grant to aid in job growth and economic expansion in the area. The grant, which the alliance will use in collaboration with the Baltimore Development Corp. and the Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development, provides funds for the region’s […]
Sadowski to join USM, focus on economic development
The president and CEO of a Baltimore business group is joining the University System of Maryland, where he’ll focus on helping the system bring jobs and economic growth to the state. J. Thomas Sadowski will become the system’s vice chancellor for economic development in May. The position was created as part of an effort to […]
Program LEADs millennials in Baltimore engagement
Providing a more personal connection to the city through educational leadership programs may be enough to retain young professionals in Baltimore. At least, that’s what Economic Alliance of Baltimore and Business Volunteers Maryland leaders hope their LEAD pilot program will do. “Millennials will be half the work force in 2020, so we need to figure out how to get […]
Health startups graduate from Baltimore accelerator
Dr. Stephen Milner sees a problem with how many doctors interact with each other in hospitals. If doctors only make rounds and discuss each patient together once per day, then they’re not communicating enough and increasing the risk of making errors when treating patients. So Milner, director of the Johns Hopkins Burn Center, helped developed […]
Millennials asked to tell their ‘Baltimore Story’
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is hoping a hashtag will spur regional business growth.
Buck Showalter: ‘There are no shortcuts’
The Baltimore Orioles skipper talks about leadership ahead of his keynote speech at the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore's annual meeting next week.
Study assesses BGE economic impact at $3.8B
BGE’s activities contribute more than 2 percent of the entire economic output of the BGE service area in central Maryland, the study found.
