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Hagerstown and surrounding Washington County, Maryland offer you one of the most dynamic and ideal business locations in the Eastern United States:
- Perfectly located at a strategic crossroads of major interstates, rail lines, and airways — close to a major international port, and just an hour from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metro areas
- A highly-educated workforce and one of the nation’s top school systems
- An outstanding and affordable quality of life with beautiful scenery, rich history, and vibrant culture
If your company is seeking to relocate or you are a site consultant, you’ll find a wide range of site selection resources to help you evaluate Hagerstown and Washington County as a location for business. You’ll also find information on the excellent incentives and assistance we offer to new businesses. From available buildings and sites to demographics and economic data, this site is designed to meet your business expansion and site selection needs.
Notable Rankings
National Rankings Help Promote Washington County, MD
- Bond Ratings:
- Dedicated Destinations for Defense - Southern Business & Development magazine
- Top Five Warehouse/Distribution National Ranking - Expansion Solutions magazine
- Top 10 Metro Areas for Best Cost of Living (under 500k population) - Business Facilities magazine
- "Tweener" Market Designation - Southern Business & Development magazine
- Four of the Nation's Best High Schools are in Washington County - U.S. News and World Report
- Dr. Elizabeth Morgan, head of Washington County Public Schools, named National Superintendent of the Year for 2010 - American Association of School Administrators
- Hagerstown, MD Designated International Safe Community by Safe Communities America
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New Incentives
Pad Ready Sites - On October 25, 2011 The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland adopted the “Pad-Ready” Commercial Stimulus Program.
The program is designed to encourage developers/builders to bring undeveloped land to a shovel-ready state, but is also intended for sites with existing buildings in need of redevelopment. This program will be available for a 3-year period beginning October 25, 2011. Read more…
High Performance Buildings – On February 7, 2012 The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland created the “High Performance Commercial Building” Tax Incentive Program. This program is intended to assist with continued economic growth in the County by providing incentives for developers/builders to construct High Performance Commercial Buildings. A High Performance Commercial Buildings rating correlates to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED standards. Read more…
Highlights
- 2012 "Celebration of Business": an Annual Appreciation Event
- State of the County Video Address
- Hagerstown Community College and Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM)
- Technical Innovation Center
- Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR)
- HGR and Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
- HAGERSTOWN ADVANCE - Economic Development Initiative
- The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Awards $50,000 to Washington County for Economic Development Plan
- Governor Visits VT Industries in Western MD
- Money to market Hagerstown airport tops county priorities for grant money
- Washington County officials outline plan to improve economic development efforts
- Boonsboro tech firm gets grant to continue research into defeat IEDs
- Hagerstown, county tentatively agree on funding formula for new sports/events complex
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