Why Baltimore - Samuel Hoi

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Shannon C. Landwehr

Published November 7, 2016 at 9:49 AM EST

A recent Kauffman Foundation study revealed that in 2016 Maryland ranked 13th in the country for startup activity. The Greater Baltimore region alone boasts an impressive number of higher education institutions, for which there is no shortage of ideas and ambition being produced. Joining us today for Why Baltimore is Samuel Hoi, President of the Maryland Institute College of Art, or MICA.

Shannon C. Landwehr

Shannon Landwehr is President & CEO of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB). The EAGB is a not-for-profit economic development organization led by a partnership of regional business executives, elected government officials and leaders from higher education focused on fostering business retention and development, job creation, workforce development and new investment throughout the Greater Baltimore region.

See stories by Shannon C. Landwehr

More from Delaware Public Media

NPR Headlines

65, single, seeking a roommate: More seniors are being priced out of living alone

Jennifer Ludden

Roommates overall are skewing older, as young people stay with their parents for longer. The share of older adults looking to rent with a roommate has tripled from a decade ago.
NPR Headlines

NASA's Artemis II crew are quite the photographers. See what they've snapped so far

Ayana Archie

Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting guidance from scientists on what to capture when they get closer to the moon.
Science, Health, Tech

Delaware nonprofits have a new option for health insurance

Abigail Lee

Care for Good offers health insurance to nonprofits with 10 employees or more. Nonprofits with fewer than 10 employees can turn to Angle Health to access similar resources.