Transcript Baltimore – A Region Transformed

Baltimore – A Region Transformed
Technology, Economy and Jobs
APA Conference
Washington, DC
April 25, 2004
Josef Nathanson
Urban Information Associates, Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland
From Blue Collar to White Lab Coats
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1970’s - “Smokestack” Industries – Steel Production,
Auto Manufacturing, Port of Baltimore
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1980’s -
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2000’s – “Eds” and “Meds” – Higher Education, Health
Aerospace and Defense Electronics
Care, Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Building on Region’s Strengths
Major Research Universities
 Proximity to Federal Labs, Research
Facilities: APG, APL, FDA, NIH, NIST …..
 Concentration of Scientists, Engineers
 Ready Access to Funders, Regulators
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University- Based
Economic Development
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
 UMBC Technology Research Park
 UMB Center for Marine Biotechnology
 UMB Institute for Human Virology
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Technology Incubators
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Emerging Technology Center ……… Baltimore City
ETC at Johns Hopkins ………………. Baltimore City
Bard Labs at BCCC ………………….. Baltimore City
techcenter@UMBC ………….. Baltimore County
HEAT Center ………………………… Harford County
Neotech Center ……………………… Howard County
Chesapeake Innovation Ctr. .. Anne Arundel County
Betting on Biosciences
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East Baltimore Life Sciences and
Technology Park
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UMB BioPark
East Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital/ E. Baltimore Development Inc.
Life Science and Technology Park
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2.0 million sq. ft. of research/ office space
1200 units of new and rehab housing
100,000 sq. ft. of retail space
2000 structured parking spaces
infrastructure improvements – schools, roads, parks,
utility and streetscape enhancements
Estimated Life Sciences Employment … 4,000 jobs
West Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore
UMB Health Sciences Research Park
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800,000 sq. ft. of leasable lab/ office space and
incubator facilities in seven buildings on 8 acres
 Bio Collaboration Center for corporate sponsored
research
 Business Law Center
 Parking structures and landscaped park areas
Estimated Life Sciences Employment … 3,000 jobs
High-Tech Employment
Maryland, 2002
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Information Technology
75,500
High-Tech Research
60,200
Defense & Aerospace
14,900
High-Tech Mach/Instruments
7,000
Biotech & Biomedical
6,600
Energy & Chemicals
3,800
Total ………………………… 168,000
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Source: Office of Labor Market Information, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, April 2004
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