Press Releases and News Coverage
8/7/2020 - In 2020, Many Marylanders Still Lack High-Speed Internet. And That’s a Problem for Work and School.
8/7/2020 - Six Finalists Named in HACK Baltimore-ETC Accelerate Challenge
7/14/2020 - Black Homeownership Drops Dramatically in Baltimore, Report Finds
5/20/2020 - Without an Attorney “I Would Have Been Homeless”
5/18/2020 - Study: Providing Lawyers for Baltimore Tenants to Fight Eviction Can Save City and State Money
5/12/2020 - Study: Baltimore Internet Access Lags Behind Similar Cities
5/6/2020 - Baltimore Medical Device Firm Seeks FDA Clearance to Help with Blood Shortages
1/30/2020 - Arctaris Impact Announces Arctaris Baltimore
6/18/19 - Maryland Should Overhaul Child Support System and How Payment Are Set
5/23/19 - Le Mondo Envisions a New Future for Baltimore Arts
4/29/19 - Johns Hopkins-born Startup LifeSprout Moving into City Garage
4/4/19 - Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative Awards $3.4M for Children and Youth Programs
3/21/19 - Johns Hopkins Medical Device Spinoff Raises $1.5 Million
2/25/19 - Should Baltimore City & County Join Forces?
2/6/19 - Delegates Debate Mandating Judge Names in Case Search
12/21/18 - Following $100M Sale of Harpoon Medical, Veteran Health Tech Exec Fundraises for New Venture
12/7/18 - More Utility Competition was Supposed to Drive Down Prices, But Many Marylanders Are Paying More for Energy
11/21/18 - Charity's 'Impact' Investment Helps Soviet Emigre Lap Carmakers
8/8/18 - Reinventing The Wheel
8/6/18 - New Study of Juvenile Crime in Baltimore City
7/18/18 - Two Teens Caught Up in the Justice System Have Lessons for Maryland
6/28/18 - Baltimore Juvenile Arrests Down 46%, But More Youths Charged with Violent Crimes
4/18/18 - Pixelligent Nanotechnology Firm Raises $7.6 million, Inks New Partnerships
4/12/18 - After Legal Battle, Ford Licenses Hybrid Engine Technology from Baltimore-based Tech Firm, Abell Foundation
3/19/18 - City Council Bill Would Make Baltimore Inspector General Independent from Mayor
2/23/18 - How TEDCO and the Abell Foundation are quietly building Greater Baltimore's startup ecosystem
2/14/18 - Sponsor of Bill to Legalize Hemp in Maryland Thinks This is the Year
1/18/18 - Abell Foundation Announces Transition in Key Leadership Position: Sheryl Goldstein Succeeds Lynn Heller as Vice President
12/18/17 - Impact Investments Benefit Baltimore
10/19/17 - Abell Foundation's Embry Says Demand for Startup Capital Outstrips Supply
10/9/17 - "Turnaround Tuesday" Aims to Help Baltimore's Unemployed Get Back On Their Feet
9/18/17 - New Report: Maryland Should Relax Standards for Disqualifying Police Candidates Based on Marijuana
9/13/17 - Baltimore Startup, Snag-A-Slip, Raises $4.8 Million
8/29/17 - Baltimore's RedOwl Acquired by Cybersecurity Firm Owned by Raytheon
8/15/17 - Teacher Supply Shortages Lead to Free Storage Closet
7/26/17 - Better Prison Education Programs Improve Public Safety
7/12/17 - New Business Accelerator to Target Health and Fitness Technology Companies
7/12/17 - Couple Wins Award for Proposed Pilot to Reduce Youth Crime in Baltimore City
5/17/17 - New Report: Maryland Should Strengthen Dual Enrollment Program to Increase College Readiness for All Students
4/26/17 - Roughly Speaking Podcast: Is Hemp the Next Big Thing in Farming?
4/1/17 - In Northeast Baltimore, Urban Farmers Help Lift Each Other Off the Ground
2/25/17 - Hopkins Researchers Suggest Baltimore Offer Addicts Safe Places to Do Drugs
11/16/16 - In Baltimore, Water Rates Rose by Relief Measures Lagged, Study Finds
9/19/16 - "Abell Invests $500,000 in Baltimore Company Fighting Sleep Disorders"
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
4/20/16 - “Rise of the Rest Road Trip” Winner Earns Investment from the Abell Foundation
3/22/16 - Baltimore City Sees Significant Reduction in Tax Sale Properties
2/24/16 - Vasoptic raises $250,000 from Abell Foundation
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
2/22/16 - Baltimore police, Hopkins researchers form new partnership to study, prevent violence
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
12/7/15 - Baltimore eviction rate among highest in country, study says
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
12/4/15 - Regulating rural polluters in Maryland, Baltimore Sun Op-ed by Rona Kobell
11/12/15 - Five years in, city Vacants to Value Program showing mixed results
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
11/11/15 - Vacants to Value is effective, but its impact is exaggerated, Abell report finds
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
5/13/15 - Race and Beyond: Looking for a Way Forward After the Unrest in Baltimore
Read more from Center for American Progress
5/10/15 - Saving Sandtown-Winchester: decade-long, multimillion-dollar investment questioned
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
5/7/15 - The schools Baltimore needs
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4/9/15 - Report: Renowned Economists Recommend Steps Forward for Successful Youth Apprenticeship Program in Baltimore
Recommendations would build on Maryland legislation that would establish initial pilot apprenticeship program
3/19/15 - Report: New Report Highlights Community College Pathways to Baltimore Region’s “Best Prospect” Jobs
Recommends ways to remove of barriers to access and completion
3/19/15 - Abell Foundation says community colleges must focus training on Baltimore's emerging jobs
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
10/28/14 - Report: The Steep Price of Paying to Stay
Baltimore City's tax sale, the risks to vulnerable homeowners, and strategies to improve the process
6/3/14 - Abell and Weinberg Foundations and Partners Kick-off New SummerREADS Program
Free books for home libraries and safe, supervised literacy program
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