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Opportunities

Maryland's Eastern Shore is located in the heart of the Middle Atlantic States and astride one of our country's premiere natural wonders, the Chesapeake Bay. Opportunities are plentiful in a pro-business area containing all the resources needed by modern industrial and office users.  With access to more than one-third of the nation's buying power by overnight truck, a business location on the Eastern Shore provides strategic opportunities at costs comparable to those in the southeast U.S.  While offering an unmatched quality of life and rare natural beauty, the area lets growing companies take advantage of what matters most:

    · Access to the nation's largest consumer markets
    · Low occupancy costs
    · Assistance navigating local, state, and federal regulatory and permitting       processes
    · Timely environmental permitting
    · Lowest electric rates in the region
    · Excellent universities and community colleges


   
           
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