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Business News From The City of Frederick, Maryland June 2017
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Hello
It is no secret that BIO is BIG in Maryland and Frederick, and now top regional biotech businesses are collaborating to propel the
BioHealth Capital Region to become a top three ranked U.S. biotech hub by 2023. In support of this effort, The City of Frederick Department of Economic Development (DED) promotes the unique assets Frederick offers bio and life science companies.
Frederick is the northern anchor of the world-renowned I-270 Technology Corridor and is home to more than 80 bioscience companies. The federal labs at
Fort Detrick, the
National Interagency Biodefense Campus and the
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL) conduct leading research and development activities and provide incredible tech-transfer opportunities. In fact, the
National Cancer Institute Technology Showcase was held recently with nearly 300 registered participants in Frederick at the FNL – Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) located at
Riverside Research Park. Frederick is also home to AstraZeneca’s bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
This month, the Frederick City and County economic development departments in collaboration with the
Maryland Department of Commerce are sponsoring a booth promoting Frederick at the
2017 BIO International Convention. The goal is to educate attendees on Frederick’s highly skilled and educated workforce, excellent quality of life, and opportunities for bio companies to Thrive in Frederick
(FITCI). Recently, DED has partnered with
BioHive to form a new online community for Frederick bioscience businesses at no cost.
Bio has a long history in Frederick and is an important component of who we are as a city. Not only does this industry provide family-supporting jobs to many residents, but we are proud that breakthrough scientific research and manufacturing conducted in Frederick helps save lives around the world. Frederick is a proud member and participant in the
Maryland Tech Council and
Bio Health Innovation.
Best,
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Richard G. Griffin, AICP, CEcD
Director, Economic Development
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Downtown Hotel at Carroll Creek Moves Forward
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Last week, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, The City of Frederick and Randall Family LLC jointly took the next step required to build the Downtown Hotel and Conference Center at Carroll Creek and a related new public parking structure at 200 E. Patrick Street. The three parties involved filed the application with the City’s Historic Preservation Commission. This is the first step in the review and approval process. The Maryland Historical Trust will also review the plans.
To read more and see images, check out our
DED blog.
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Local Tech Showcase Highlights Developing Technologies
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The event showcased technologies being developed at NCI and the FNLCR, to encourage startup formation, technology licensing, and collaborations. The event introduced the local scientific community to the regional technology development stakeholders and highlight available resources.
Plans are already underway for next year's event - June 13th, 2018. For more information, contact
Michael Salgaller.
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City Approves Food Trucks for Breweries & Distilleries
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The City of Frederick moved forward on an ordinance change to allow mobile food units to operate at craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
Carly Ogden with
AttaBoy Brewery shared, "We're very happy with the change and the pace with which it passed. Food trucks are a great symbiotic partner for our business..."
Monica Pearce with
X Ward Distilling stated that, "As a representative for the Frederick Distillery Association we are extremely grateful to everyone with the City of Frederick who worked to get the food truck ordinance passed..."
To read more from AttaBoy and X Ward, visit our
DED blog
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Frederick Entrepreneurs Honored by Chamber of Commerce
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The Entrepreneur Council honored outstanding local and long-time business owners at the Annual Awards Dinner recently.
Recognizing that 95% of all businesses are small businesses, these pillars of the Frederick business community are recognized for their shrewd business competencies, as well as their ongoing philanthropic service to local organizations. The honorees were:
* Located in The City of Frederick
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Made in Frederick: Dairy Made Dairy
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In The City of Frederick, many local businesses make and manufacture their own products. From distilled spirits to dog treats, tools to truffles, companies are choosing Frederick as a place to make their products and do business.
Made in Frederick is a feature that showcases these businesses and their products.
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Partner Spotlight: Chamber of Commerce
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This month, our Partner Spotlight highlights a resource for any business in Frederick County, big or small.
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce shares some history and great resources with us. Read more about them on
our blog.
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Frederick Fact: BioScience
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Frederick is home to over
80 bioscience companies and is the northern anchor of the I-270 Technology Corridor. The industry has more than doubled since 2000 and provides family-supporting jobs to residents while advancing breakthrough research and manufacturing vaccines and drugs that save lives around the world. The DED blog
features a compilation of recent Frederick Facts
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Frederick company
Stulz ATS, manufacturer of environmental control equipment, partnered with CoolIT Systems to announced a liquid cooled micro data center for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications.
Read more here.
Frederick based biotech company
Akonni Biosystems has received a grant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which involves validation of TruTip Sample Preparation Technology.
Learn more here.
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Available Commercial Space
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Industrial Space - 532 E. Church Street
11,692 SF Industrial space on 1.15 acre contractor yard with 4 buildings; zoned M-1; Ample Parking.
Contact Eric Rudden with Turning Point Real Estate at 301-633-2727.
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City of Frederick | Economic Development | 301-600-6360 | www.businessinfrederick.com
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