Greater Baltimore Committee

GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas was quoted in The Baltimore Banner today discussing the importance that private sector entities like JPMorgan Chase have played in revitalizing Detroit's urban downtown region and the lessons such investments hold for Baltimore. Read the article! https://bit.ly/3NfFQ2W

Yesterday, The Daily Record reported on GBC's successful effort to bring the Baltimore Region Investment Summit to the area as an official spinoff event of SelectUSA for the second consecutive year. The article notes that GBC is calling for speakers to talk about the region's dynamic business investment assets. Read the coverage https://bit.ly/3BCGs06 and submit this form https://bit.ly/4dyBBdP if you are interested in speaking.

Ever considered becoming a GBC Partner? The next Prospective Partner Briefing is one week away, and it's your best chance to learn how your organization can impact the Baltimore Region's economic future through your Partnership. Attendees will hear from the GBC Partnership team, have opportunities to ask questions about how they can engage with our Multi-Year Agenda and other key initiatives, and afterwards enjoy a reception/networking session with GBC staff. Register today at https://lnkd.in/eQe6VfUf

View the recent photos from GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas appearance at Greater Macedonia Baptist Church yesterday as part of an announcement on vacant housing. Read our latest CEO Note here: https://bit.ly/4exqyCF

Join the Greater Baltimore Committee! GBC is now accepting applications for a new Communications Manager. This position will be a member of the Communications team who will play a key role in telling the economic story of Baltimore Region and every facet of the organization’s economic development initiatives. Apply today!

GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas represented the region's business community during yesterday's announcement by Maryland Governor Wes Moore that the state would launch Reinvest Baltimore to further address Baltimore City's vacant housing crisis at scale. Learn more about what this historic announcement means in our latest CEO Note.

GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas will speak at the Startup Genome Ecosystem Leadership Forum at GITEX Global in Dubai, highlighting his work at GBC and catalyzing innovation-driven economic development across America's metropolitan regions. Startup Genome works with more than 170 economic development organizations in 60 countries and produces the annual 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem report. Mark is a founding member of the organization's Global Innovation Policy Forum. You can join GBC's Partnership meeting tomorrow to learn more about the organization's business investment work: bit.ly/3TFEWAI

The GBC All-Partner Meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 2nd at 11 AM. This hybrid event was rescheduled from October 1. All registrations have been automatically updated to reflect the new date. Registration will close at end-of-day on October 1. GBC Partners can register at gbc.org/events

Yesterday, GBC and Greater Washington Partnership submitted a letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation regarding their upcoming budget, which affects a host of meaningful transit investments throughout the Baltimore and Washington D.C. region. Read our joint statement as well as the submitted letter: https://bit.ly/3TJ8EVc

Next Wednesday, GBC President & CEO Mark Anthony Thomas will provide GBC Partners with an update on the GBC's business investment strategy, relaunching the work of the former Economic Alliance. This PARTNER-ONLY meeting will be a hybrid event. Register today! https://bit.ly/3TFEWAI