The city’s dense central business district is known as a place for financial, law firms and other larger firms. As we’ve reported, it’s also becoming a hub for young, tech-focused companies with coworking spaces and other offices appearing in recent years.
The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore sought to put numbers to this growth with a new report, and found that about 1,700 jobs were added in the area in a five-year period.
Core Tech: The State of Downtown Baltimore Tech and Innovation looked at data for ZIP codes including 21201 and 21202. Along with the central Inner Harbor and area just to the north with all of the tall buildings, this also encompasses Federal Hill, Mt. Vernon, Harbor East and the area on the west side of downtown that includes a section of the University of Maryland Baltimore campus. This is the area DPOB is calling “Core Tech.”
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