Johns Hopkins University announced Wednesday new goals to hire, buy, build and invest in Baltimore.HopkinsLocal is an initiative created in 2016 to strengthen communities in Baltimore City through jobs and investments. To date, the effort has provided more than 1,400 jobs to city residents and $113 million to city vendors.Hopkins held a job and business fair Wednesday, and during the event, the university announced its new commitment to increase local hiring by 50% and commit 13% of construction spending to city businesses.The university's new goals have an emphasis on women, disadvantaged minorities and veterans."As an anchor institution in Baltimore, we feel really vital to make sure our shared destination is one of prosperity, and so as we buy local, we see more jobs local, we see businesses thriving, our community thrive alongside our institution," said Alicia Wilson, vice president of economic development at the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System."I feel Hopkins has really made efforts to reach into the neighborhood, even to businesses as small as mine," said Carma Halterman, from Carma's Cafe.University officials said another part of the new round of goals is to assign at least $75 million of Johns Hopkins' endowment to be managed by a minority-owned firm.

Johns Hopkins University announced Wednesday new goals to hire, buy, build and invest in Baltimore.

HopkinsLocal is an initiative created in 2016 to strengthen communities in Baltimore City through jobs and investments. To date, the effort has provided more than 1,400 jobs to city residents and $113 million to city vendors.




Hopkins held a job and business fair Wednesday, and during the event, the university announced its new commitment to increase local hiring by 50% and commit 13% of construction spending to city businesses.

The university's new goals have an emphasis on women, disadvantaged minorities and veterans.

"As an anchor institution in Baltimore, we feel really vital to make sure our shared destination is one of prosperity, and so as we buy local, we see more jobs local, we see businesses thriving, our community thrive alongside our institution," said Alicia Wilson, vice president of economic development at the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System.

"I feel Hopkins has really made efforts to reach into the neighborhood, even to businesses as small as mine," said Carma Halterman, from Carma's Cafe.

University officials said another part of the new round of goals is to assign at least $75 million of Johns Hopkins' endowment to be managed by a minority-owned firm.