Business Government 

County Executive Gardner Announces First of Its Kind Business & Technology Cultivation Center

County Executive Jan Gardner announced plans today to bring partners from the public and private sectors under one roof for the new Business & Technology Cultivation Center at 118 N. Market Street in the heart of downtown Frederick. “I am thrilled to unveil plans to bring to life a new idea, a new plan and a new joint venture to jumpstart new business and create jobs,” said Executive Gardner. “This is good government in action.” Tenants in the Cultivation Center will include the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and a…

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Business Government 

Executive Gardner Supports More Tools in the Small Business Toolbox

Executive Jan Gardner today announced her support for a Small Business Real Property Tax Credit that will be introduced to the County Council later this month by Council Vice President MC Keegan-Ayer. The tax credit program is designed to encourage and support small businesses that expand their space and create new jobs in Frederick County. The tax credit will be available to businesses with 50 or fewer employees. In order to qualify, small businesses must add or lease at least 2,500 square feet of new or expanded space and they…

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Business Glade Valley Government headline 

FNP Coverage: Walkersville Disbands Economic Development Commission

The Walkersville Economic Development Commission is no more. Town commissioners narrowly voted Wednesday night to do away with the group, which was charged with promoting area businesses. Commissioners Gary Baker, Debbie Zimmerman and Don Schildt voted in favor of dismantling the group while Mary Ann Brodie-Ennis and Russ Winch, whose wife . . . (continue reading at The Frederick News Post)

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