Snowboarding on Federal Hill in Baltimore City
National Business Park near BWI Airport and the National Security Agency
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Sandy Point State Park
Legg Mason Headquarters and the new Four Seasons Hotel in Harbor East
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Category Data Ranking
Population 2,667,117 #20
Median Age 37.5 --
Labor Force 1,424,700 --
Employment 1,345,493 --
Unemployment Rate 7.6 #4
Per Capita Income $47,333 #9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 34.3% #9
Advanced Degrees 14.6% #4
Gross Metro Product $125.9 bil --
Video: 2009 Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Promoting Greatness Video
2009 Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Promoting Greatness Video
In the News Date
Baltimore improves small business rank January 19, 2010
Don't Neglect Downtown Baltimore January 15, 2010
Univ. of MD partners with manufacturing January 14, 2010
Maryland ranked #1 in nation by Education Week January 14, 2010
New $1B COPT development December 31, 2009
Baltimore 3rd best for jobs December 31, 2009
Stimulus money for APG housing December 29, 2009
BMW to ship buses through Port December 15, 2009
Baltimore #2 for retail growth December 14, 2009
Raytheon leases at APG December 14, 2009
New $42.6 mil BRAC road project December 11, 2009
Air travel at BWI outpaces other markets December 11, 2009
 

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Our Progress Report identified key factors that continue to drive our region’s economic transformation to a knowledge-based economy. Our Promoting Greatness video also addresses some of those main drivers:

  • A highly educated population
  • Merging of the Baltimore and Washington, DC markets
  • Expansion of our economic anchors
  • A top 10 US downtown
  • Strategic Northeast US location between Boston and DC