Where Passion Drives Progress
Frederick County is a place where creativity meets innovation, where people discover bright, new opportunities and where a singular idea turns into monumental success. Welcome to Frederick County – where passion drives progress.
Frederick County is dynamic and diverse, with a $12.2B economy that boasts a strategic location, comprehensive transportation network, educated workforce and moderate business costs. Frederick County’s targeted core industry cluster growth creates resilience and diversity with Professional & Business Services and Education & Health Services as two of the many strong industries. Frederick County’s cool vibe creates a community like no other; the main streets are thriving and entrepreneurs are creating unique businesses. The County is a top vibrant arts community and is the leader of the craft beverage cluster growth in Maryland. Major employers continue to grow including Fort Detrick with a $7B economic impact to the State of Maryland, Frederick Health, Leidos Biomedical and Frederick National Lab.
Life Sciences is Frederick County’s largest growing cluster with international leaders such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, AstraZeneca and Lonza. Recent projects include Kite Pharma with a 279,000 SF biologics manufacturing facility, Ellume’s first U.S. manufacturing facility at 180,000 SF and VaLogic’s 75,400 SF expansion. Frederick County is leading the state with the Quantum Loophole campus, a first-of-its-kind environmentally friendly data center campus. Kroger-Ocado robotics fulfillment center adds to the growing e-commerce cluster alongside Costco E-Commerce and Goodwill E-Commerce.
But don’t take our word for it – check out our most recent bragging rights:
- 2023 – Best U.S. States for Job Seekers (Maryland Top 5) – Visual Capitalist
- 2023 – Best States for Minority Entrepreneurs (Maryland #2) – Lendio
- 2023 – Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (Frederick) – Livability
- 2023 – The Best Cities for Women to Launch Careers – Augsburg University
- 2022 – Healthiest Counties in the US (Frederick County Top 10%) – US News & World Report
- 2022 – Prettiest American Towns to Visit During the Winter (Frederick #20) – House Beautiful
- 2022 – Best Place to Live in the US (Frederick #17) – Livability
- 2021 – Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (Frederick #4) – Livability
- 2021 – Most Diverse States in America (Maryland #7) – WalletHub
- 2021 – Healthiest Counties in the US (Frederick County Top 10%) – US News & World Report
- 2021 – Top 10 Remote-Ready Cities in the US (Frederick #6) – Livability
- 2021 – The 25 Coolest Towns in America to Visit in 2021 (Frederick #8) – Matador Network
- 2020 – Top 100 Best Places to Live (Frederick #47) – Livability
- 2020 – Most Arts-Vibrant Large Community (Frederick/Gaithersburg/Rockville #9) – SMU|DataArts
- 2020 – Vegan-Friendly Towns and Small Cities (Frederick #3) – PETA
- 2020 – Best Business Climate (Frederick #4) – Metro and Global Rankings Report
- 2020 – Top 100 Best Places to Live (Frederick #47) – Livability
- 2019 – Biotechnology Strength (Maryland #4) – Business Facilities
- 2019 – Cybersecurity Growth Potential (Maryland #4) – Business Facilities
- 2018 – Fastest Growing City in the DMV (Frederick #1) – U.S. Census Bureau
- 2018 – Top Cities to Open a Craft Brewery (Frederick #12) – Craft Brewing Business
- 2018 – Best Run Cities in America (Frederick #25) – Stacker
- 2017 – Best Cities for New Grads (Frederick #43) – GoodCall
We invite you to share in our success and when your company is ready to locate or expand, please contact us.