Top Economic Development News
The holiday season is upon us as Thanksgiving and the shopping season approaches. At Frederick County Office of Economic Development (OED), our team is preparing for the holidays by working with local businesses to market Small Business Saturday and working with our farming community to focus on buying local turkeys and veggies for Thanksgiving. We hope you shop local throughout the holiday season.

We have been busy finalizing Frederick County's Top 50 Under 40 in partnership with Frederick Magazine. Response to this publication was very strong. We received a total of 286 nominations. The results will be published alongside January's edition, and we can't wait for you to read all about these young professionals and all of their amazing achievements.

We are very pleased to announce the addition of Shana Knight as Senior Business Development Manager - Diversity & Inclusion, Services Industry. Shana will lead OED’s Diversity and Inclusion program and will be the primary point of contact for underrepresented businesses needing expansion, location and other economic development services. She will also develop and execute a business retention strategy to support, retain and grow businesses within the Services industry.

This is the season to give thanks, and OED would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our businesses and partners for all the ways they contribute to our community throughout the year.

Sincerely,
Helen Propheter, Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development
Frederick County Office of Economic Development
By the Numbers

  • 85% of shoppers say they plan to shop in-store this holiday season.

  • 57% of shoppers will begin holiday shopping on or before Thanksgiving

  • 70% of shoppers report that their shopping journey involved online touchpoints.

  • 45% of shoppers reported that they have already started their holiday shopping.


Source: Google Survey on Holiday Shopping, 2021
Shop Local this Holiday Season

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday. So after your turkey coma wears off and Black Friday comes to a close, consider supporting a local business and Shop Small.


When you buy from a small business, an actual person does a little happy dance.
Shana Knight Joins OED

We are thrilled to announce the newest member of OED! Shana Knight has officially joined the team and we are so happy to have her.
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LFC Economic Development Day
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