Business Climate
To win in today's competitive business world, successful companies must balance a strategic business location with lifestyle amenities for their employees. Hagerstown-Washington County, Maryland can provide just that...a perfect balance.
Three interstates, CSX and Norfolk Southern rail, Hagerstown Regional Airport, and easy access to the Port of Baltimore and the Inland Port of Front Royal, Virginia, makes Hagerstown-Washington County a great place to do business. In addition, our community is only an hour's drive to the cultural amenities of the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metro areas.
Hagerstown-Washington County has received high praise as a great place to live, work and do business. Just ask one of the many great companies that call our community home: Citicorp Credit Services, Volvo Powertrain North America, Phoenix Color, Lenox, CertainTeed, Intelsat, Staples, FedEx Ground, Home Depot and Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream.
These successful companies have learned from experience that Hagerstown-Washington County has a robust economy, a productive workforce, an advanced transportation and communication infrastructure, an affordable cost-of-living, and abundant lifestyle opportunities.
To learn more about Hagerstown-Washington County's and the State of Maryland's business climate, here are a few helpful links:
- Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
- Maryland Job Service - Washington County Office
- Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
- Maryland Department of Transportation - State Highway Administration - Traffic Volume
- Maryland Business License and Permit Information - BLIS
- Maryland State Data Center
- Maryland World Class Manufacturing Consortium
- Washington County Government
- City of Hagerstown
- Hagerstown Telework Center