Open Works hopes it can be an economic engine for people from all backgrounds in Baltimore and a new report from Coppin State University could back up the makerspace’s ambition. The 2019 Assessment Report of Open Works, conducted by Coppin ...

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Not every new business in Baltimore has to be the next Uber. Instead, a small designer with a couple of part-time employees can work on a small scale to contribute to the city. Open Works’s 2nd Annual EnterpRISE Venture Competition ...

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Conventional wisdom is that manufacturing vanished from Baltimore years ago, leaving a hole in the city’s economy that lingers to this day. But the growing number of makerspaces — many of which allow businesses and community members to use fabrication ...

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William H. Cole, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., wasn’t sold on the idea of transforming a warehouse on Greenmount Avenue into a maker space. During the celebration of the opening of the $11.5 million Open Works facility ...

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Baltimore now has a mobile maker space. Open Works, Maryland Institute College of Art and the Neighborhood Design Center unveiled Open Works Mobile. The custom-fabricated van, which includes cart systems, shelves and cabinets with tools and fabrication technology designed for ...

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