The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 necessitated a coordinated and decisive response from the Baltimore Region's civic and business sectors. GBC worked with Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Baltimore Community Foundation to establish the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong coalition, a network of 120 area businesses and organizations that has raised more than $15 million to support the recovery effort.
The Baltimore Region has a strong logistics industry, but its export economy is constrained by outmoded and underinvested infrastructure. GBC’s Ten-Year Economic Opportunity Plan outlines a comprehensive set of strategies for investing in the region’s infrastructure to support expansion of the export economy in the 21st Century.
A Relevant Convener
Expanding and improving the Baltimore Region’s network of strategically located transportation and infrastructure assets requires expert thought leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and cutting-edge insights. As a host of major infrastructure projects move forward, GBC’s role as a voice for the business community is critical to keeping them on track.
A Powerful Advocate
GBC is a powerful advocate for underscoring the importance of the Baltimore Region’s logistics and infrastructure assets on the global stage. In April 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore asked GBC leadership to speak at a press conference on the Key Bridge collapse and recovery, making the case for rebuilding the bridge to support the regional and national industrial and export economy. Watch the video below:
Media Coverage
The moment has come for Baltimore’s second renaissance
The Baltimore Sun
America’s downtowns are being re-imagined. The fundamental shift in how people, businesses and tourists engage with city centers has created one of the more profound leadership tests in a generation. Read More.
GBC CEO, Mark Anthony Thomas, joins The T.J. Smith Show
WBAL Radio
Mark Anthony Thomas appeared on the TJ Smith Show, where he discussed the importance of envisioning bold new strategies for connecting what’s happening in Baltimore’s downtown core to revitalization efforts in the region at-large. Watch Video.
Leaders of several Inner Harbor cultural institutions outline their projects
Baltimore Fishbowl
While the proposed redevelopment of the Harborplace pavilions has received extensive press coverage in recent weeks, leaders of other Inner Harbor attractions say they’re also working on building projects that will transform their properties – and affect the experiences their visitors have. Read More.
National Aquarium starts work on outdoor Harbor Wetland habitat and floating park
The Baltimore Sun
The National Aquarium is adding what it calls a groundbreaking outdoor exhibit, a floating park that that will restore a salt marsh habitat in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and be free to the public. Read More.
Baltimore Developers Say City Should 'Think Boldly' To Spur Transit-Oriented Development Boom
Bisnow
Baltimore is receiving an influx of federal and state dollars for major transportation projects like the Red Line and the Penn Station overhaul, creating the opportunity for a wave of new transit-oriented development in the region. Read More.
Harborplace's New Strategy
Bisnow
MCB Real Estate co-founder P. David Bramble said his firm’s goal for redeveloping Harborplace is creating a space so cool that locals want to hang out there when the project is finished. Read More.
Baltimore Could See a TOD Boom
Planetizen
Developers are calling on city leaders to support transit-oriented development amidst an influx of federal funding opportunities. Read More.
Take an interactive tour of plans for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
The Baltimore Sun
For Baltimore, remaking Harborplace amounts to the latter. Developer MCB Real Estate’s plan reimagines some of the city’s most prized parcels, adding housing, expanding park space and redesigning a busy intersection. Read More.
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