Reinventing Urban Centers
May 25, 2017
The Daily Record
by Joe Nathanson
Daily Record 2017 05-25 Reinventing Urban Centers
“The Governor’s Business Summit, recently held at Baltimore’s Hilton Convention Center Hotel, was a well-organized affair under the direction of Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill and his staff. The event that attracted 700 business, government and education leaders from around the state also made some news. Gov. Larry Hogan, in his opening remarks noting the state’s economic progress, announced his effort to accelerate business growth with his Excel Maryland initiative, highlighting the state’s existing strengths in the fields of cybersecurity and life sciences…
With so many things to consider, and not having expertise in either cybersecurity or the life sciences, I gravitated to one session closer to the realm of topics covered by Regional Perspectives. The panel session was titled, Major Developments Refining Urban Centers…”