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  • November 1, 2018

    PNC raises a $486M Opportunity Zones fund — and Baltimore is ripe for investment

    Holden Wilen

    Opportunity Zones are the craze right now and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. is trying to get in on the action. PNC became one of the first financial firms to…

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    November 1, 2018

    MARYLAND, ISRAEL LAUNCH ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM TO DRIVE TRADE, INVESTMENT

    Barry Bogage, Executive Director, Maryland/Israel Development Center

    15-20 Israeli startups will travel to Maryland for training on U.S. market entry BALTIMORE, MD (November 1, 2018) – Maryland and Israel are joining together to launch MarketReach America™, a binational…

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    October 31, 2018

    MARYLAND COMMERCE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BUY MARYLAND CYBERSECURITY TAX CREDIT

    Maureen Kilcullen

    Program designed to encourage purchases from Maryland cybersecurity companies BALTIMORE, MD (October 31, 2018) – The Maryland Department of Commerce is accepting applications for the new Buy Maryland Cybersecurity Tax Credit,…

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    Posted in News
    October 29, 2018

    Making the Short List: Ten Ways to Position your Community for Site Selection Success

    Mary Ford-Naill, Economic Development Manager, City of Frederick

    The state of Maryland has been gaining steam as the place to do business in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Recently acknowledged as the 10th best economy in the USA, Secretary Pennington…

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    Posted in Economic Development Week
    October 25, 2018

    Site Selection Data Resources and Tools Panel Moderated by Sandy Sponaugle, CEO, Platinum PR

    Kavita Verma, Director of Business Recruitment & Location Services, Maryland Department of Commerce

    This was a highly informative panel on the web based databases and tools that help site selectors and executives collect, analyze and compare data on potential locations for business expansion…

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    Posted in Economic Development Week
    October 24, 2018

    Hogan Administration Announces Community Legacy Grants

    Sara Luell

    Neighborhood revitalization program awards $8 million to 79 projects statewide ANNAPOLIS, MD  (October 24, 2018) – Governor Larry Hogan today announced $8 million in Fiscal Year 2019 grant awards through…

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    Posted in News
    October 24, 2018

    Main Street Maryland Program Celebrates 20 Years of Economic Investment in Maryland’s Historic Business Districts

    Sara Luell

    Two new communities designated, bringing statewide total to 30 Main Streets LAUREL, MD (October 24, 2018) – The State of Maryland today celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Main Street…

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    October 23, 2018

    THREE NEW RISE ZONES APPROVED IN BALTIMORE CITY, MONTGOMERY AND WICOMICO COUNTIES

    Karen Glenn Hood

    Zones spur economic development and job creation around colleges, universities  BALTIMORE, MD (October 23, 2018) – The Maryland Department of Commerce has approved a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone, or RISE Zone,…

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    October 23, 2018

    MARYLAND COMMERCE AWARDS ADDITIONAL $700,000 TO NINE ARTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

    Karen Glenn Hood

    BALTIMORE, MD – (October 22, 2018) – The Hogan Administration today announced that $700,000 in additional funding is being made available to nine community and arts organizations around the state….

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    October 2, 2018

    MARYLAND COMMERCE RECEIVES OEA FUNDING TO HELP BUSINESSES COMPLY WITH NEW DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGULATIONS

    Maureen Kilcullen

    Program designed to inform defense companies, provide resources to ensure data security BALTIMORE, MD (OCTOBER 1, 2018) – The Maryland Department of Commerce has been awarded $515,636 in federal funding from…

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