Baltimore weekly roundup: Equitech Tuesday ends; Techstars boosts AI health program funds; Gov. Moore’s money-saving plan

This week’s newsletter highlights a pair of new beginnings. UpSurge ended its longstanding Equitech Tuesday meetup, and now seeks community feedback to determine what replaces it this fall. Plus, Techstars celebrated the first cohort of its AI Health Baltimore accelerator with a demo day at the Ravens’ stadium, as well as promises to continue the program and nearly double the funds participant companies receive.

Scroll down for more news from throughout the Baltimore region.

📰 News Incubator: What to know

• Gov. Wes Moore’s administration found ways to save hundreds of millions of dollars over the next two decades, including disconnecting old phone lines and letting go of buildings in need of maintenance for commercial leases. [Washington Post]

• Check out the key tools you need to know if you want to sell your business. [Technical.ly]

• Baltimore-based accessibility tech firm ReBokeh Vision Technologies is partnering with Miami International Airport to help low-vision travelers. [ReBokeh]

• Maryland Department of Commerce news: 10 organizations, including private companies and academic institutions, won up to $2 million in funding through the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program. Baltimore region winners include Blackbird Laboratories and Novel Microdevices. Plus, the Commerce Department recently traveled to the UK and announced two global companies will be setting up offices in the state. Several Baltimore firms went along for the trip, including cyber training center BCR Cyber and software company Ardent Privacy. [Commerce Department]

• Former Baltimore Development Corp. leader Colin Tarbert is now the new CEO of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority. [Baltimore Biz Journal]

• Get the takeaways from the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Indianapolis, featuring Mark Cuban as a headliner. [Technical.ly]

• Marylanders’ utility bills went up on June 1. The reasons why depend on who you ask, but energy demands from data centers and costly oil plants are some factors. [Maryland Matters]

• Loyola named MCB Real Estate cofounder and managing partner P. David Bramble as its business leader of the year. [Loyola] 

• Maryland Tech Council announced its ICON awards, which include CraniUS Therapeutics in Baltimore for emerging life sciences company and David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles for deal of the year. [Maryland Tech Council]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Partner event: Learn about the ways innovation, tech and outer space intersect on June 24 at the World Trade Center Institute’s next AGILE Global Innovation Series event. [Details here]

• Watch demos from local technologists on June 14 at the next Baltimore Code and Coffee. [Details here]

• Conscious Venture Lab is hosting a demo day for its latest cohort on June 24. [Details here]

• Baltimore Climate Tech Meetup will have its next networking event on June 26. [Details here]

• Baltimore Tech Meetup is hosting its next event on June 26. [Details here]

• Local tech orgs come together for a cookout on June 28 at Wonderground Park. [Details here]