Cecil County in Maryland’s northeast corner geographically unites the state’s Eastern Shore with the “western shore,” or Central Maryland.
The county’s over 200 miles of shoreline with over 4,000 boat slips, over 6,000 acres of preserved park land, horse country, historic towns and easy commute along the I-95 corridor and on the MARC line, entice visitors year round. Cecil is the well-kept secret getaway for Delaware, Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Capital Regions of Maryland.These visitors are taking another look at Cecil as an ideal place to do business, relocate, grow or expand facilities, located midway between Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington.
W.L. Gore & Associates, one of Maryland’s top 25 manufacturing employers, chose Cecil early, recently celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are consistently ranked in the top 10 by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Indeed, 15.4% of Cecil’s employment is in manufacturing.
Companies such as Terumo Medical & Cardiovascular, ATK (rockets), Burris Logistics, GE, PTFE Compounds, Perryville Cold Storage, and General Resonance have also located in Cecil to take advantage of the superior mid-Atlantic location, skilled workforce, available land, buildings and business parks and incentives. Cecil’s major business parks offer Enterprise Zone, Job Creation, Research & Development Tax Credits, a Revolving Loan Fund, and resources such as Cecil Business Resource Partners, Susquehanna Workforce Network, Cecil College, and Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Lean more about business opportunities, locations that are readily available and exciting incentives and programs from HUB Zones to Historic Tax Credits to Enterprise Zones by contacting the Cecil County Office of Economic Development at 410-996-6292 or 410-996-8467.
