Baltimore region needs strategy, workers as it seeks federal money for Tech Hub

U.S. Economic Development Administration officials advised local tech industry leaders to develop a stronger strategic focus during a visit Wednesday that came about a month after the region lost out on a round of federal grant money. The Greater Baltimore Tech Hub Consortium, comprised of 38 partners, including the Greater Baltimore Committee and Johns Hopkins University, was one of 31 communities across the country to receive the federal designation last year as a “Tech Hub.” But its application for a $70 million grant was rejected.