The Center for Quantum Computing and Information Technologies (QCiT) is CMU's flagship quantum computing center and unites an industry consortium, government labs, faculty, and students to apply quantum computing to solve problems classical systems cannot. The center will investigate algorithms for materials simulations, drug discovery, industrial optimization, and quantum machine learning. It will focus on secure communications, interconnecting networks for distributed quantum processors, and sensor networks. Additionally, it aims to develop models and algorithms that bridge quantum hardware and programming. This effort builds on a grassroots Carnegie Mellon faculty group now united to focus on industry-relevant quantum research.