Technology
New Ownership at City Garage in Port Covington to Focus Leasing on Life Sciences
Commercial real estate investment firm South Duvall has bought into the City Garage building at 101 W. Dickman St. in Port Covington. South Duvall is now the managing partner of the building while Sagamore Ventures, which renovated the former 141,036 sq. ft. warehouse into an office building in 2016, also remains on as a partner.
ZeroFox Acquires Phoenix-Based Company, Reopens South Baltimore Office
ZeroFox, the South Baltimore-based external threat intelligence and protection company, has made its second corporate acquisition in the last nine months with its recent purchase of Phoenix-based Vigilante.
‘Early Charm Ventures’ Relocates its Offices to Pigtown
In March, Early Charm Ventures relocated its executive and business offices from Spark Baltimore at Power Plant Live! in Downtown to the 1100 Wicomico building in Pigtown. Early Charm Ventures already had 2,150 sq. ft. of production and laboratory space in the building, and added 3,000 sq. ft. of office and conference meeting space in this move.
ZeroFOX Acquires Virginia-Based Business Cyveillance
South Baltimore’s ZeroFOX, a social media and public platform cybersecurity company, announced today the acquisition for Reston, Virginia-based business Cyveillance.
South Baltimore’s ZeroFox Raises $74 Million, Plans to Grow to 500 Employees
South Baltimore’s ZeroFox, a social media and public platform cybersecurity company that was founded in 2013, announced on Friday it had raised $74 million in a financing round led by Intel Capital. ZeroFox will use the funding to expand globally and double its workforce.
Computer and Cell Phone Repair Store ‘MyGadgetTech’ Opens on Key Highway
MyGadgetTech repairs all phones including iPhone, Samsung, and Android, as well as tablets. It also repairs Apple, Chromebook, and PC computers and does first-level data recovery.
Photo Tour of Under Armour’s New 1.3-Million Square Foot Distribution Warehouse
Today Under Armour cut the ribbon on its new 1.3-million sq. ft. Omni Distribution House (ODH) at Tradepoint Atlantic, the site of the former Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point. ODH began operation in February and has more than 600 employees.
JLL Selected to Lease 1.38 Million Sq. Ft. of Office Space at Port Covington
The Port Covington Development Team says the project will “feature several key ecosystems focused on technology, life sciences and education.”
Port Covington’s Workbench Acquired by Google
The company was founded as CWIST in 2013 and relocated from Annapolis to Port Covington in 2016. Later that year, the company changed its name to Workbench.
Port Covington Touted as “Cyber Town USA” as Three Startup-Building Companies Announced for Chapter 1
Mike Janke of DataTribe said that the trio of businesses are already talking to 25-30 companies that are also planning on moving to Port Covington. Janke expects Port Covington to have just under 1,000 cyber security employees by the time the first phase of the development opens.
Delmock Technologies Inc. Expands Hollins Market Headquarters
IT company Delmock Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is expanding its footprint in Hollins Market. DTI has been operating out of an 896 sq. ft. office at 1213 Hollins St. since 2009 and will now be expanding into a second building across the street at 1212 Hollins St. This new location, which used to be a real estate office, is 1140 sq. ft.
Medicinal Botanical Company Vitreon Relocates from Northern Virginia to Pigtown, Plans Rapid Growth in Baltimore
Vitreon America, Inc., a growing medicinal botanical company, has relocated from Northern Virginia to a 5,000 sq. ft. office space at 1100 Wicomico St. in Pigtown.
South Baltimore Business Roundup
Two new nail salons open on Fort Ave., a Locust Point tech company is acquired, Mi&Yu heads to Virginia, a Locust Point bar closes, and free local lacrosse clinics.
Pixilated Raises Seed Investment, Plans Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia Expansion
South Baltimore photo booth company Pixilated is expanding after raising $500,000 in seed funding. Pixilated is planning the development of new software which will allow it to scale the photo booths by using a cloud platform for file sharing, social media integration, and virtual reality.
South Baltimore Gateway Partnership Issues RFP for a Website and Branding
Calling all local Baltimore City web design and branding firms the newly-formed South Baltimore Gateway Partnership is looking for excellent local firms to help us with Branding and Website development.
C.H. Robinson Relocating Baltimore Office from Ellicott City to Locust Point
C.H. Robinson, a Fortune 250 third-party logistics company based in Minnesota, is relocating its Baltimore office from Ellicott City to Silo Point in Locust Point. It is taking over a 3,500 sq. ft. space that was formerly the home of Silo .5% Wine Bar.
Betamore Opening Second Technology Incubator at City Garage in Port Covington
Federal Hill’s Betamore, a “co-working space, incubator and campus for technology and entrepreneurship,” announced last week it would open a second location at Port Covington in City Garage.
