Baltimore County, MD / NextUp: Baltimore County

Aetna Shirt was founded in Baltimore in 1916, and has produced quality casual, sport, dress and formal shirts for retailers, international designers, and shirt makers. Aetna Shirt later moved to eastern Baltimore County where today they celebrate 100 years of shirt making.

The Makers of Baltimore County:
13,800 manufacturing jobs. 492 manufacturing companies. $948 million total annual wages.

What started as a dorm room idea has become East Coast Dyes, a company with 12 employees and a range of products sold through major sports retailers around the world.

A flexible loan from the Baltimore County Boost Fund helped East Coast Dyes move out of Greg’s house into a 9,000 square foot space in Towson. The company now has 12 employees, with plans to add more.

Baltimore County’s stick doctor is now a CEO, leading a company that is adding innovative products to the East Coast Dyes enterprise.

The company motto says it all: Hard Work Pays Off.

The Baltimore County Boost Fund is a flexible financing resource for small, minority-and women-owned businesses in the region. For more information or to apply for a loan, visit the Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development at www.BCBoostFund.com or call 410-887-8000.

Baltimore County is still strong in manufacturing, things are made here and thousands work here in manufacturing. Join NextUp Baltimore County as we look at who’s making things today, and who will be making them tomorrow.

Baltimore County is a State leader in Maryland Green Schools Award Program, a nationally recognized certification that allows schools and their communities to evaluate their efforts in environmental sustainability. Next Up takes you to Sparrows Point High School and Marshy Point Nature Center to see how nature is being connected with learning.

Learn about Marshy Point:
marshypoint.org

Learn about the SPECIES program at Sparrows Point High School:
http://sparrowspoinths.bcps.org/staff

Tradepoint Atlantic is rapidly living up to its potential as the most important jobs generator in the Mid-Atlantic. Here’s how.

Learn more about Tracepoint Atlantic: http://www.tradepointatlantic.com/

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Get ready for an overview of more than 6,700 acres of parks in Baltimore County. Next Up joins Parks and Recreation Director Barry Williams at Rocky Point beach for a tour on how to have fun in an amazing park system.

Find your park:
www.baltimorecountymd.gov/parks

Get ready as we give you the inside scoop on how folks from Annapolis,DC, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, are skipping Bay Bridge traffic to enjoy some of the cleanest water on the Chesapeake. Next Up visits Ultimate Water Sports, the Baltimore County Sailing Center and waterfront restaurant Sunset Cove for an eye opening experience.

Ultimate Water Sports:
ultimatewatersports.com

Baltimore County Sailing Center:
bcsailing.org

Sunset Cove:
www.sunsetcovemd.com

Baltimore County has no shortage of some of the best marinas in the Chesapeake. With over 175 miles of waterfront, its easy to understand why boaters fall in love with the solitude and beauty. Next Up visits Michelle Briggs, founder of Up the Creek with a Paddle, a start up paddle boarding business based out of a boutique marina looking to erase stress from our lives.

Learn more about Up the Creek with a Paddle:
upthecreekwithapaddle.com

Learn how businesses and households across Baltimore County are having food delivered directly from their local farm. Next Up takes you to Zahradka Farms to dig into what sustainable farming is all about and how to take advantage of community supported agriculture (CSA). Zahradka Farm has been farming for over 100 years and is one of the only farms in Maryland to deliver to your door year round.

Visit Zahradka Farm:
thezahradkafarm.com


Find your local CSA:
marylandsbest.net

Learn how scanning technology is changing the game in manufacturing, medicine, and Hollywood. Michael Raphael, founder of Direct Dimensions, gives an inside scoop on how to start a career in one of the most exciting industries out there. Learn how 3D scanning is being used not only for manufacturing and special effects, but also to change peoples lives.

Learn more about Direct Dimensions:
http://www.dirdim.com/

NextUP visits Pikesville High School to talk with award winning educator, Scott Nickles, about how students are using STEM to invent answers to real life problems. 3D Printers, scanners, and powerful imaginations are at work in this tour through the classroom.

Learn how tiny holes are helping in the fight against cancer. Mike Adelstein, founder of Potomac Photonics, takes NextUP through his studio at bwtech@UMBC to see cutting edge laser technology at work.

NextUP Baltimore County interviews Hayley Evans, Lab Manager for Fab Lab Baltimore, a maker space located at the CCBC Catonsville campus. The Fab lab is open to the public and offers classes, 3d printers, industrial routers, and other equipment for making ideas into reality. Have an idea for a prototype? Hayley lets you know just how easy it is to make it happen.

Learn more about the lab at http://www.fablabbaltimore.org/

Want to work in advanced manufacturing? The Design, Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing program at CCBC can help you take advantage of the growing need for highly skilled technical professionals in the manufacturing industry:

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Programs-and-Courses/Schools-and-Academic-Departments/School-of-Applied-and-Information-Technology/Applied-Technology/Design-Fabrication-and-Advanced-Manufacturing.aspx

The make, learn, work movement is alive and well in Baltimore County. NextUp Baltimore County's Will Anderson showcases the County's maker spaces and highlights the abundance of opportunity available.

Learn more about the lab at http://www.fablabbaltimore.org/

Want to work in advanced manufacturing? The Design, Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing program at CCBC can help you take advantage of the growing need for highly skilled technical professionals in the manufacturing industry:

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Programs-and-Courses/Schools-and-Academic-Departments/School-of-Applied-and-Information-Technology/Applied-Technology/Design-Fabrication-and-Advanced-Manufacturing.aspx