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CENTERS OF OPPORTUNITY
Communities throughout the County offer special

Baltimore County’s employment centers benefit from convenient locations near major transportation arteries, including I-95, I-695 and Route 40, which make them easily accessible to the County’s deep talent pool. Higher-education institutions also abound in the area, making it easy for your employees to keep acquiring new skills. Here is a look at some of Baltimore
County’s major job centers:
Southwest Education
and Tech Corridor University-affiliated center for research and technology-led development and entrepreneurship. Industrial, distribution and office redevelopment in Halethorpe
HIGHLIGHTS
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); bwtech@UMBC incubator featuring life science, cybersecurity and technology firms (see p. 12); Community College of Baltimore County’s Catonsville campus
ACCESS
I-695 and I-95, BWI Marshall Airport, MARC/Amtrak, commercial rail
SPECIAL BENEFITS
Southwest Enterprise Zone, HUB Zone
Federal Center @ Woodlawn
Location of choice for information technology, federal agencies and the private businesses that support them
HIGHLIGHTS
Headquarters of the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, FBI Regional Office, major federal contractors
ACCESS
I-695, public transit
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SPECIAL BENEFITS
Federal Center @ Woodlawn Enterprise Zone
Liberty Road Corridor
Vibrant corridor with a balance of professional offices, local independent and nationally recognized retailers and restaurants
HIGHLIGHTS
Northwest Hospital Center
ACCESS
I-695, Owings Mills Boulevard, public transit
SPECIAL BENEFITS
Commercial Revitalization Tax Credit
Owings Mills
Regional employment center in a designated Baltimore County growth area with
national and divisional headquarters, corporate campuses, residential, retail and entertainment. NEW: Outdoor shopping center Mill Station, to be completed by early 2019.
HIGHLIGHTS
T. Rowe Price Financial Campus, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland headquarters, Stevenson University, ADP, Zurich America, new Community College of Baltimore County-Library at Metro Centre, Foundry Row
ACCESS
I-795, public transit, Metro station
Hunt Valley-I-83 Corridor
Diverse business community with strong national and division headquarters, entrepreneurial professional services and high-growth firms. NEW: Avalon Hunt Valley upscale apartment community, new McCormick & Co. headquarters
HIGHLIGHTS
McCormick & Co. headquarters, PayPal, Element Fleet Management (formerly PHH), Textron, BD Diagnostic Systems, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Loyola University Graduate Campus
ACCESS
I-83, public transit, light rail, private bus service from southern Pennsylvania
SPECIAL BENEFITS
HUB Zone
Towson
Dynamic downtown business, residential and destination center drawing people to live, work, shop and dine. NEW: Towson Circle East, a $30 million mixed-use development, expected to be completed in 2019 will include 240,000 square feet of new and refurbished retail space.
ECONOMIC GROWTH