Business Environment

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A location on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore gives your company:

overnight reach to more than 30% of the nation's population.
quick, easy access to the Washington-Baltimore business corridor.
quality education resources for your employees.
available, dependable and competitively priced utilities.
access to superior telecommunications services.
low taxes.
low property costs.
access to special state and local business incentives.

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Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore is a great place for you to do business. To demonstrate that to you, we've created the following graphs comparing the State of Maryland and the Lower Eastern Shore to some other selected states. Please take a minute to browse them. We think you'll be impressed by the advantages we offer.

Average Pay
Value Added per Employee for Manufacturers
Union Elections
Industrial Building Cost
Electric Utility Costs
Crime Rate Comparison
Cost of Living
Quality of Education
State & Local Tax Burden on Business
Corporate Income Tax
Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Net Insurance Costs
Operating Cost Comparison