JUNE 2019
Newsletter | Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA
Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore
"Connections"
From the Director | "Winning the Future"
June has been an extremely busy month. From our CEO Advisory Roundtable that featured a guest appearance from Mike Galiazzo, the President of the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland, to the Minority Business Development Agency's Envision Tour in Detroit which was focused on innovation, to the MBDA National Stakeholders Summit in Detroit, our team has been engaged in Minority Business Development. This newsletter highlights two of our clients' recent accomplishments, Baked In Baltimore and City Wide Youth Development. We also highlight the 4th Annual Manufacturers Summit in Atlanta and the recent site visit by Smart Growth America which is focused on preserving and growing small scale manufacturing in urban communities and included a site visit with our client FiberElectronics.


N. Scott Phillips
Project Director

4th Annual Manufacturers Summit
Join us when we attend the 2019 National Minority Business Enterprise Manufacturers Summit, hosted by the Atlanta MBDA Business and Advanced Manufacturing Centers August 11-13, 2019, at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta Georgia. This year's conference, entitled Creating the NEXT: Intelligent Manufacturing Reality," includes information on innovative technology; a tour of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc; opportunities to pitch your company through matchmaking sessions and an annual poster walk competition; and networking with manufacturers and industry service providers from states across the country, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Clients Highlighted at Recent Baltimore Events
Client Highlight | E.M.E.R.G.E.
Citywide Youth Development hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the E.M.A.G.E Center June 7. The center, a vital stimulus for West Baltimore business and community development, will house manufacturing/skill training and enterprise development initiatives as well as manufacturing space for Citywide's Frozen Desert Sorbet and Made in Bmore Clothing enterprises, clients of the Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA AMC under Citywide Youth Development..
E.M.A.G.E., which stands for Entrepreneurs Making And Growing Enterprises, is the product of collaboration between the Abel Foundation, the Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA AMC-Baltimore, the France Merrick Center, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Under Armour, and the Baltimore Development Corporation., Pictured are key Maryland leaders involved with the project, including Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Adrienne A. Jones, Baltimore City Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Jones, as well as Rasheed Aziz, Citywide Youth Development Executive Director (center), AMC Director N. Scott Phillips (right end of row), and others.
RMI | Manufacturing Matters
Center Director N. Scott Phillips provided a recorded statement on the importance of manufacturing to Maryland's economy and citizens at Maryland Manufacturing Matters, hosted by Center strategic partner, the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Commerce to kick off a partnership on manufacturing industry awareness and impact between RMI and Maryland Public Television.

The Center was a Program Partner for the event, which was organized as part of RMI's manufacturing awareness campaign targeting Maryland government, higher education, training, and private sector manufacturing industry leaders.

Pictured, Center client and Danae President Winston Frazier with Center Operator and Director of the City of Baltimore Mayor's Office of Minority and Women Owned Business Development Paul Taylor (second and third from left; Center Strategic Partner and Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland President Mike Galiazzo with Center Director N. Scott Phillips; RMI Vice President Peter Gourlay with Center client and Marta Ali Studios Owner Marta Ali; and Center client and Citywide Youth Development Executive Director Rasheed Aziz.
Food Opportunity President April N. Richardson, pictured, was one of four manufacturers invited to address a standing room only crowd at RMI's Maryland Manufacturing Matters industry awareness event. The more than 200 attendees enjoyed an evening of networking with government officials, higher education stakeholders, manufacturers, and other private sector leaders.
Baked In Baltimore, an entity of Food Opportunity which opened this past September, recently announced the delivery of its biggest order to date: 19,000 of its famous DC Sweet Potato Cakes hit the shelves of 114 Safeway stores in the DMVs region this past Saturday.

Smart Growth America Small Scale Manufacturing Tour
of Center Client Facility
Hosted by Made in Baltimore, Smart Growth America funded by a grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency (EDA) came to Baltimore June 4-6 in its tour of six cities to engage stakeholders in a process to identify opportunities and challenges to creat affordable space for small-scale manufacturers in urban communities around the country. Center Director N. Scott Phillips participated in the event, which included stakeholder interviews with manufacturers, real estate professionals, government leaders, venture capitalist and the philanthropic community to assess support and identify opportunities for Small Scale Manufacturing in Baltimore. The team visited Fiberelectronics' to speak with owner Mubariz Razvi and acquire insight on the challenges facing small firms. The Smart Growth America's assessment and findings will be compiled into a set of recommendations to help Made in Baltimore and its partners create a better environment for small businesses to grow and scale in Baltimore.

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