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WEST COUNTY
Baltimore County’s western area is defined by its proximity to major federal agencies such as the NSA, Social Security Administration, Fort Meade and the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services. Local communities include Catonsville, Halethorpe, Arbutus and Woodlawn.
UMBC, which is located in Catonsville, has become a renowned research institution and is considered at the forefront of cybersecurity education, research and development. The university’s technology and research park, bwtech@UMBC, helps develop early-stage companies in cybersecurity, biotech and govtech.
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES: FEDERAL CENTER AT WOODLAWN
Anchored by the headquarters of the Social Security Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and an FBI regional office, Woodlawn is an established location for federal contractors.
More than 16,000 federal employees, plus workers at scores of private businesses, bring significant spending power into the area each day and constitute a major driving force in the local economy. .
The Federal Center at Woodlawn business community has several competitive advantages, including:
• Anchored by headquarters of the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the FBI Baltimore regional office
• Mix of office, light manufacturing and major federal contractors
• Easy access to I-95, I-70 and I-795
• Enterprise Zone and Commercial Revitalization incentives
• Vibrant retail includes Boulevard Place and Meadows Shopping Center
• Comparatively low acquisition and lease costs
Employers and institutions: Accenture Federal Innovation Center, BGE, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CGI, FBI Baltimore Field Office, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin,
Mac Machine, MITRE Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Social Security Administration, Zentech Manufacturing
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES: LIBERTY ROAD Northwest Hospital anchors the eight-mile- long Liberty Road Corridor, which also offers
a lively mix of national and locally owned retailers. Strong median household incomes and high average daily traffic counts position the corridor for further growth.
The Liberty Road business community has several competitive advantages, including:
• Northwest Hospital Center
• Comparatively low acquisition and lease
costs
• Easy access to I-695 with newly renovated
interchange
• Variety of housing options
• Increasing population
• Bus line for workforce transit
• Commercial revitalization incentives
• Strong faith-based community of six large
churches
• Generally strong support for development in
this area
• County growth management policies
(URDL) encourage new retail in
redevelopment areas
• American Job Center at the Liberty Center • Community College of Baltimore County
training facility
Employers and institutions: American
Job Center at the Liberty Center, Genesis
HealthCare, Home Depot, Marshall’s,
Northwest Hospital, Randallstown
Community Center and YMCA, Walmart
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES: UMBC SOUTHWEST
UMBC Southwest’s prime location on I-95
— in the heart of the Baltimore-Washington Corridor — supports an innovative technology and industrial business community.
Just six miles from BWI Marshall Airport and 20 miles from the Washington, DC beltway, the business community is near federal labs, NSA, Fort Meade, U.S. Cyber Command, UMBC and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Catonsville Campus.
The UMBC Southwest business community has several competitive advantages, including:
• Technology and industrial business community
• Federal HUB Zone and Maryland Enterprise Zone
• Proximity to federal agencies
• Direct access to I-95 and BWI Marshall
Airport
• Skilled workforce produced by UMBC,
a recognized national leader in STEM
graduates and job placements
• University-affiliated Class A tech park, major
business incubator and accelerator
• Robust, redundant data connectivity
• Halethorpe industrial and office space: lower
cost and larger, high-cube space • CCBC Catonsville
Employers and institutions: Assured Information Security, Bakery Express,
Cowan Trucking, FedEx Ground, Ferguson Plumbing Supply, Heavy Seas Brewing, Kaiser Permanente, Light Point Security, Next Breath, Potomac Photonics, Quest Diagnostics, RMF Engineering, Saver Automotive Products, U.S. Geological Survey, UPS
For more information about doing business in these communities, contact Todd Dolbin, Business Development Representative, at tdolbin@ baltimorecountymd.gov or call 410-887-4096 for more information.
INFORMATION ON AMENITIES AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS/ INSTITUTIONS IN EACH BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS SOURCED FROM BALTIMORECOUNTYMD.GOV.
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Marlayna Demond for UMBC