Kamenetz unveils economic plan to build on county's 'core assets'
• Federal Center at Woodlawn .
• The Liberty Road Corridor in Owings Mills.
• The Hunt Valley -Interstate-83 corridor.
• Towson .
• White Marsh -Middle River.
• Essex -Pulaski.
• Sparrows Point-Dundalk.
In Towson, the list of "game-changer" goals for the area includes a fully-leased Towson Commons complex, development in the Towson Triangle, a fully-leased Towson City Center, the completion of Towson Circle III, and additional high-rise apartments for empty-nesters and the university community.
The report notes several challenges in the market — including aging buildings that don't always meet corporate needs.
"Areas such as Federal Center at Woodlawn and Essex-Pulaski are dominated by older office and industrial buildings that often lack the functionality, energy efficiency and amenities that many companies seek in today's competitive real estate market," states the report.
According to the release, economic development efforts from the county should focus on meeting the needs of businesses in six high-growth employment clusters, with emphasis on corporate headquarters, federal agencies and contractors, health care and manufacturing.
