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Ron Daniels and Alicia Wilson
JustUs Dialogue Series emphasizes taking small steps to make big changes
Published April 1, 2022
Monthlong series hosted by Johns Hopkins Office of Economic Development concluded Wednesday with a fireside chat featuring JHU President Ron Daniels
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Community
Expungement clinics clear path to success
Published March 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins partners with Maryland Legal Aid and others to make attorneys available to help remove charges from public records, open doors to new opportunities
Construction
Design, construction firms for Henrietta Lacks building named
Published Feb 24, 2022
The East Baltimore building project, expected to be completed in 2024, will be designed and managed by local and/or minority-owned businesses
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin
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Cardin: Support small businesses during COVID-19
Published Aug 21, 2020
1,500 of Maryland's small business owners, leaders, and advocates took part in a virtual town hall with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin hosted by Johns Hopkins University on Friday
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Diversity a cornerstone of new HopkinsLocal goals
Published Jan 29, 2020
University and health system unveil new set of three-year goals to bolster economic opportunity in Baltimore by building, hiring, and buying locally
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Community
Forming the vision for HopkinsLocal
Published Jan 23, 2020
New advisory council will help Hopkins hire, buy, and build in Baltimore
Community
BLocal drives millions of dollars into Baltimore's economy
Published May 15, 2019
At the end of the program's inaugural three-year term, partners report spending more than $280M for purchasing or construction with local and minority vendors and hiring more than 1,700 Baltimore residents
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Economic inclusion
What's next for HopkinsLocal?
Published April 22, 2019
University, health system leaders have been planning the next phase of the economic inclusion program and want to hear your ideas
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Hopkins surpasses three-year goals to build, hire, buy locally
Published Feb 20, 2019
University, health system exceed initial pledges made in 2015, begin planning next steps in ongoing effort to create more opportunities for Baltimore's citizens, businesses
Julia Lynton-Brown
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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