Johns Hopkins joins ‘anchor institution’ partnership that aims to encourage economic growth, strong communities – Hub

Johns Hopkins University is one of eight Baltimore universities and hospitals that today joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to sign a pledge to work together to grow and revitalize the city and to help solve some of its most pressing challenges.

The Baltimore City Anchor Plan targets four priority areas—public safety, local hiring, local purchasing, and quality of life in the city. In a memo introducing the plan, Rawlings-Blake said that the signing institutions, which are among the city’s largest employers, are integral to her goals of attracting new families to Baltimore and increasing jobs and investment.