Carroll County Maryland Economic Development Salutes Businesses for 2011

Economic Development Salutes Businesses for 2011

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Economic Development Salutes Businesses for 2011
November 30, 2011 Economic Development News

Economic Development Salutes Businesses for 2011
For the fifth year in a row, the Department of Economic Development and the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce joined together to salute successful and growing Carroll businesses. A special awards program was held at The Portico of St. John in Westminster on November 3rd with over 150 in attendance.
Deputy Director of Economic Development Denise Beaver noted, “It is the perfect time to recognize and salute Carroll County’s leading companies, developers and individuals at our annual program. We certainly hope that the community joins us to applaud our award winners’ success and investment in Carroll County’s economy.”
2011 Business Achievement Award Honorees:

• Agribusiness Award - Shepherds Manor Creamery [image]
• Business Expansion Award - Flowserve Corporation [image]
• Business Expansion Award - Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. [image]
• Development Award - St. John Properties - Liberty Exchange [image]
• Redevelopment Award - Finksburg Dental Associates - Gateway Improvement Project [image]
• Redevelopment Award - Beral LLP - The Vitamin Shoppe / Chipotle
• Small Business Award - Laura Kirby Meck - Sonata Venture Solutions [image]
• Tourism Industry Award - Walt Michael - Common Ground on the Hill [image]
• Workforce Development Award - America's Remote Help Desk (ARHD) [image]
• Economic Development Legacy Award - Charles J. "Buck" Miller, Jr. (posthumous) [image]

For more information and descriptions of the companies honored, click here
To watch the Awards Program click here

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Democratic Advocate , October 7, 1971: Fewer People Moving into Carroll county

Fewer People Moving into Carroll county

Democratic Advocate , October 7, 1971

Fewer People Moving Here - People are still moving into Carroll county, but not as fast as they used to, according to figures released this week by the county health department.

These statistics show that the rate of migration into the county dropped more than 30 per cent between 1960 and 1969 - from 20.0 to 13.4 per 1,000 of population.

In addition to the rate drop, which would occur naturally as the total population grows, the actual number of persons moving into the county annually has also dropped - by an estimated 100 per year in the same 10-year period.

Dr. James P. Earp, a sociology professor at Western Maryland College and chairman of the county's Economic Development Commission, blamed the trend on a lack of jobs and a shortage of housing.

Democratic Advocate , October 7, 1971.

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Carroll ‘unprepared’ to attract new jobs by Kelsey Volkmann

Carroll ‘unprepared’ to attract new jobs by Kelsey Volkmann, The Examiner Mar 2, 2007

Carroll County - Carroll “is wholly unprepared to take advantage” of opportunities to attract new jobs, a new study reveals.

“Despite its size, location [and] educated and affluent population, Carroll’s economic performance is still that of a rural residential suburb,” according to a report from consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international planning firm that built New York City’s first subway.

“Carroll’s current inventory of zoned industrial land is in the wrong places, too broken up and outside existing sewer and water services areas.”

Consultants presented their findings Thursday to the Economic Development Commission. The county hired them to:

» Evaluate the obstacles blocking new businesses from moving in.

» Offer suggestions on breaking Carroll from its status as a bedroom community.

» Help update the Pathways Plan, or road map for growth.

Land prices and the build-out of neighboring jurisdictions will push development here, consultants found, but Carroll has a “sparse network of state roads,” and 90 percent of its commercial parcels are five acres or smaller.

Consultants recommended that Carroll create more types of industrial and commercial zoning. Carroll has five basic kinds, while most nearby counties have between eight and 11.

This prevents Carroll from offering more mixed-use options where, for example, a factory sits next to offices, county spokeswoman Vivian Laxton said. The more businesses Carroll fosters, she said, the less of a tax burden residents will have to shoulder.

If officials don’t change their zoning, they will perpetuate tax-base imbalances, lose potential employment lands to houses and increase rush-hour traffic, the study shows.

All economic development hinges on Carroll finding more water sources in the face of looming shortages, County Planning Director Steve Horn said.
Meeting water and sewer demands for 2030 will cost $153 million, according to the study.

Tax bases

Commercial and industrial assessable tax bases by county

» Baltimore: 19 percent

» Howard: 18 percent

» Harford: 14 percent

» Carroll: 12 percent

Source: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation

(Parsons Brinckerhoff used counties closest to Carroll for comparison)

Percentage of commuters who work outside county

» Carroll: 51.7 percent

» Howard: 51.6 percent

» Harford: 44.6 percent

» Baltimore: 29.5 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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