Montgomery County Director of Economic Development Steve Silverman sent the following letter to members of the business community explaining Maryland’s failure to land Northrop Grumman.April 29, 2010 Dear [Name]: I…
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Leggett Reacts to Northrop Grumman Decision
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Following is a statement by County Executive Ike Leggett on Northrop Grumman’s decision to locate its headquarters in Virginia instead of in Maryland.Statement by County Executive Isiah Leggett on Northrop…
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Maryland Loses Northrop Grumman
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The Washington Business Journal has the scoop.
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Is the Energy Tax a Job Killer?
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On March 15, the County Executive proposed increasing the energy tax by 39.6%. On March 25, he proposed increasing it by 63.7% because of threatened downgrades to the county’s bonds…
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In the first five parts of this series, we examined differing rates of growth in population, employment and real wages across the Washington region and explored historic shifts of commuting…
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In Part Two, we saw that Fairfax County was adding population and employment, and seeing increases in real wages, at much higher rates than MoCo or Prince George’s County. And…
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Yesterday, we examined commuting patterns to jobs inside the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County. Today, we’ll look at who holds jobs inside MoCo and Fairfax.Montgomery County In 1970,…
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In Part Two, we demonstrated significant differences between jurisdictions in the Washington region in population growth, employment growth and real wage growth since 1970. Those differences have impacted the region’s…
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Everyone knows that both population and employment have grown by significant amounts in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) since 1970. But the jurisdictions in the area have grown at…
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The story of growth is an old one. Cities create jobs and attract residents, who eventually empty out into the suburbs. Those residents then drive back into the cities for…