History 
- 1988. Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer and Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Moshe Arad, sign a Declaration of Cooperation, to promote economic development between Maryland and Israeli businesses and research institutions.
- 1989. Governor Schaefer leads Maryland's first gubernatorial trade mission to Israel.
- 1990. The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore's Economic Development Team is formed. Chairman Marvin Schapiro provides the vision to help create private sector jobs in Maryland and Israel by promoting trade, investment and joint ventures.
- 1992. Upon the recommendation of the Economic Development Team and in the spirit of the Declaration of Cooperation, the Maryland/Israel Development Center is established and an Executive Director is hired. The organization is incorporated as a "public-private partnership" between The ASSOCIATED, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Israel's Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Jewish Agency for Israel.
- 1993. The Maryland/Israel Development Center completes its first deal between several Israeli manufacturers of Dead Sea cosmetics with the Maryland-based Cosmetic Center.
- 1994. The Maryland/Israel Development Center receives its first grant from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.
- 1995. A $3 million grant from the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission is awarded to a consortium of Maryland and Israeli companies and research institutions to conduct joint research in aquaculture. A Baltimore Sun
editorial lauds the Maryland/Israel Development Center's instrumental role in bringing the project to fruition. - 1996. Reflecting the success of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, the organization becomes a permanent constituent agency of THE ASSOCIATED.
- 1997. Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening leads a Maryland/Israel Development Center trade mission to Israel. Among the successes announced is a multi-million dollar investment by Baltimore-based Sylvan Learning Systems in The Kidum Group, an Israeli educational technology company.
- 1999. During a Maryland/Israel Development Center trade mission led by state Secretary of Business and Economic Development Mike Lewin, the Maryland/Israel Visiting Scientists Program in Biotechnology is announced at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. Participants include Dr. Robert Gallo, director of the University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology, and Maryland State Senator Barbara Hoffman.
- 2001. Two Israeli scientists were selected to participate in the Maryland/Israel Visiting Scientists Program: Tel Aviv University's Dr. Jonathan Gershoni, to conduct AIDS vaccine research with Dr. Gallo and the Institute of Human Virology, and Bar Ilan University's Dr. Ron Unger, to conduct research on proteomics at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology.
Also, a group of young Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel culminated their executive M.B.A. program with a study tour in Maryland. Hosted by the Maryland/Israel Development Center, the Building Business Bridges delegation of the Tel Aviv-based Center for Jewish - Arab Economic Development... met with top Maryland high tech executives, startup entrepreneurs, investors, government officials and Middle East analysts.
- 2002. Celebrating its past and ushering in its future, the Maryland/Israel Development Center marks its ten-year anniversary and unveils its new direction. The organization announces the MarketReach America, to prepare Israeli entrepreneurs to conduct business in the United States
- 2003. The MIDC organizes trade mission to Israel for Gov. Robert Ehrlich where Gov. Ehrlich announced the Maryland/Israel partner for homeland security. The partnership promotes "best practice" exchanges between the security professionals of both communities as well as business and R&D cooperation between homeland security companies. Gov. Ehrlich also announced that the Maryland/Israel Development Center was awarded a $116,000 from the US-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, a bi-governmental agency, to launch MarketReach America.
- 2004. The MIDC conducts its first MarketReach America program for Israeli life science companies.
- 2005. MIDC organizes homeland security mission to Israel for Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley.
- 2006. Under new chairman Abba David Poliakoff, the MIDC becomes a membership organization and establishes target industry committees including Life Sciences, Technology and Professional Services.
- 2007. Governor Martin O'Malley awards MIDC an additional $50,000 grant to expand its MarketReach America program.