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Julia Lynton-Brown
OUTREACH
Meet HopkinsLocal's matchmaker
Published Aug 15, 2018
Economic inclusion specialist Julia Lynton-Brown pairs qualified residents in targeted ZIP codes with job opportunities at Johns Hopkins
Isaiah Segar installs cabinets
HopkinsLocal
Strengthening the pipeline of opportunity
Published May 29, 2018
A strategic partnership with Project JumpStart, a training program that teaches construction skills to city residents, helps Johns Hopkins fulfill its promise to improve economic opportunities in Baltimore
Dana Sicko piles apples in a pie tin
HopkinsLocal
Hopkins helps local businesses survive, thrive
Published May 14, 2018
Gundalow Gourmet, a boutique catering company based in Govans, has catered more than a dozen meals for Johns Hopkins thanks in part to the HopkinsLocal initiative
Clayton Smith
HopkinsLocal
Effort to hire locally transforms lives
Published May 9, 2018
Clayton Smith knew he needed a life change, so he left his job driving trucks and began work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he's training to become a nurse
HopkinsLocal graphic identifier
HopkinsLocal
Initiative to build, hire, and buy locally shows sustained growth
Published May 9, 2018
Johns Hopkins effort to promote economic growth in Baltimore exceeds expectations in second year
President Ronald J. Daniels at podium
Progress report
BLocal program off to a promising start
Published Dec 11, 2017 Video
Hopkins, 24 other Baltimore-area companies surpass their three-year goals to build, hire, and buy locally
A group of people sit at a table
BLOCAL
Breaking into big business
Published Oct 2, 2017
A BLocal symposium connects procurement officers from major Baltimore institutions with local vendors
Two women laugh and look at each other while another person stands to the side
Summer Jobs Program
A celebration of opportunity
Published June 20, 2017
As Summer Jobs Program kicks off, students meet the business leaders who helped make their internships possible
Locally sourced
Published Summer 2017
Alum Affan Sheikh oversees JHU's HopkinsLocal program to buy, hire, and build local / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Renard Gardner leans against his white work van
BLOCAL
Building better business leaders
Published June 8, 2017
BUILD College, a program under the BLocal effort, helps local business owners brush up on important management skills