ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE LOWER EASTERN SHORE, MARYLAND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE LES MD. NET LISTINGPROJECTREGIONALASSETSSHORELOWERINSIDEEASTERNECONOMIC assistanceRegionalPLUSworkforce Education opportunities on the shore
Investments made in the airport create sustainable jobs and drive money back into the regional economy, creating a multiplier effect that spreads throughout the area
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SALISBURY REGIONAL AIRPORT FACTS Commercial passenger service to anywhere American Airlines flies FLYSBYAIRPORT.COM A regional economic driver supporting 1,620 jobs 150 acre technology park, fully developed, with build-ready sites and access to runways/taxiways Home to Maryland’s only Commercial Service Airline, Piedmont info@flySBYairport.com | manager@flySBYairport.com | 410-548-4827 Home to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore flight program
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Regional public transit
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Welcome to the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland!
An overview of the large economic forces on the Lower Eastern Shore
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LESMD (Lower Eastern Shore, Maryland) is a regional economic development marketing effort administered by the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. The goal is to support the efforts of economic development professionals by serving as a resource for regional information.
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Regional workforce development
A look at Wallops Flight Facility and its importance to the area
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Regional projects selected by the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland's CEDS Committee
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ON THE COVER Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
Please contact the Tri-County Council Regional Communications office or Monique Snyder at msnyder@tcclesmd.org.410-341-8984,
Eastern Shore, Becker Morgan Group, Inc., Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, TidalHealth, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
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A focus on the cultural, historical and environmental aspects of the LESMD Region
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ABOUT LESMD
A world class ocean resort town on thirty miles of Atlantic coast
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More than one thousand miles of Chesapeake Bay shoreline
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A thriving agri-business industry
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Photo by Joan Smedinghoff/Chesapeake Bay Program
Two innovative and rapidly developing medical systems
ANNUAL TRADITION
A MIX OF RURAL LANDSCAPES, PICTURESQUE DOWNTOWNS
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The annual Skipjack Races and Festival are held on Deal Island in Somerset County, MD
universities in the State system, three technical high schools, and an outstanding community college
An eager and innovative workforce
of open space comprised of farms and forest VIBRANT AND GROWING INDUSTRY
Historic riverside hamlets and towns with a rich cultural and architectural
Two major East/West and North/ South transportation corridors
A centrally located commer cial/ manufacturing hub with a river
SOMERSET COUNTY WICOMICO COUNTY WORCESTER COUNTY
In 1875 the first major hotel was opened, with incorporation of the town of Ocean City occurring shortly thereafter
University of Maryland Eastern
Atlantic General Health System, Bel-Art Products, The Harrison Grou p, Bayshore Development, O.C. Seacrets , Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums, Clarion Resort Fontainebleau
Northrop Grumman-Peraton (with its connection to Wallops Island Flight Facility – NASA), Sysco Eastern Maryland, Handy International, Mountaire Farms, Sherwin-Williams, Eastern Correctional Institute and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Officially established in 1742 through a partition of the eastern half of Somerset County
Worcester Technical High School
Officially established in 1666
Wicomico County features two industrial parks in Salisbury and one in nearby Fruitland
the area now encom passing Wicomico County grew in importance with the establish ment of Salisbury as a strategically placed trading outpost on the Wicomico River
Somerset County originally encompassed the entire area now composed of the three counties of the Lower Eastern Shore
Wor-Wic Community College
County Technical High School
Parkside Career and Technical High School
EDUCATION
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Perdue Farms (third-largest poultry producer in the nation), Piedmont Airlines, Salisbury University, WorWic Community College, Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals and TidalHealth
Located in Pocomoke City, the 175acre Pocomoke Industrial Park is the largest manufacturing hub in the county
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Salisbury University
Somerset County features two industrial parks, located in Crisfield and the county seat of Princess Anne
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More than a dozen economic sub-sectors fall within the LESMD Economic Engines of agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing and tourism/conventions; their depth, range and integration into the LESMD regional economy has developed continuously over more than three and a half centuries.
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MANUFACTURING
A physical concentration of related subsectors such as Electronics, Precision Machining and Mechanical Assembly for Aerospace/Military has begun to create industry clusters with a growing lateral-based supply and support network. In addition, more recent entries such as Life Sciences gives further evidence of a shift toward economic resiliency and diversification. Against this backdrop is the LESMD education/training continuum with its increasing orientation toward private industry input in the development of a locally trained regional workforce.
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economy (30.2% of state agricultural impact), supported 3,717 jobs (15.6% of state agricultural job impact) and added over $17 million in combined state and local tax revenue (16% of state agricultural tax impact).
Aquaculture & Commercial Fishing
Delmarva Index Infographic – USDA Agricultural Census, 2017 The Impact of Resource-Based Industries on the Maryland Economy 2018Value-AddedBEACON Agriculture - An Economic Analysis (Grow & Fortify)
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BEACON (Salisbury University) found that Maryland’s Value-Added Agriculture industry supports close to 74,000 jobs and brings a total economic impact of over $20.6 billion annually to the state’s economy. This adds nearly $875 million to the State’s fiscal resources.
Value-AddedForestry
Production of soybean, corn for grain, wheat, vegetables, barley and forage top the list in crops per acre.
Poultry and eggs hold a combined total of $684.1 million in market value products sold.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture on the Lower Eastern Shore contributed over $1 billion to the state
The Lower Eastern Shore is home to approx imately 1,118 farms spanning 247,238 acres with an average farm size of 227 acres.
LESMD sub-sectors
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VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
More than a century of devel opment has resulted in the two LESMD healthcare systems of TidalHealth (a 2020 merger of the Peninsula and McCready systems) and Atlantic General Health System (1993). An extensive network of primary and specialty care offices, health pavilions and main medical facilities employs thousands of individuals in the Region.
LESMD sub-sectors
HEALTHCARE
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OVER 8 MILLION VISITORS TRAVEL TO OCEAN CITY EACH YEAR
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Worcester County, Maryland's only seaside county, borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Delaware on the north and Virginia on the south.
Simultaneously the rise of the tourism industry and the infrastructure to support it has fostered an environment in which trade shows and conventions are able to leverage existing assets and attractions throughout the LESMD Region.
TOURISM CONVENTIONS&
MARYLAND'S COAST
LESMD Healthcare Systems
Education institutions have placed an emphasis on health care related training and career development. In return, LESMD healthcare systems have partnered with LESMD colleges, universities and technical high schools to provide internship and apprenticeship opportunities.
TidalHealth
Tourism has roots dating to the development in the 19th Century of the seaside resort town of Ocean City. Recently, the addition of major annual sponsored events has further diversified entertainment options and established tourism as an Economic Engine.
Atlantic General Health System
ConventionsEventsSportTravelHospitalitySportsFishing
REGIONAL EDUCATION ASSETS
EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION
EDUCATION ON THE SHORE
THE EDUCATION CONTINUUM ON THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE
The LESMD Region boasts a strong education continuum that includes workforce development and training. Three career & technical high schools are buttressed by a well-supported and growing community college, as well as two four-year institutions within the University System of Maryland.
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A flexible response to the regional job market consists of an education/ training path which includes a combination of requirements.tothetheirpositiontionstion.institutionaltrainingvocational/technicalandfouryearinstrucTwoyearinstituareintheuniqueofleveragingunderstandingofregionaleconomyanticipateworkforce
The LESMD Region is the home of two University System of Maryland four year colleges. The link between them, the region’s employers and the other educational/ training institutions is solidified through a growing list of partnerships and programs calculated to provide options and flexibility for a current and future LESMD workforce.
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The three career and technical high schools provide a dynamic platform in the regional educational continuum. An expanding range of partnerships and programs firmly link them with the area’s employers and higher education institutions to create an educational/ training ecosystem.
Members of the Chesapeake Bay Program Forestry Workgroup paddle through salt marsh in Smith Island, MD.
SOMERSET COUNTY, MD
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As one of the thirteen Local Area Workforce boards Lower Shore Workforce Alliance connects area businesses and those seeking education, and access to
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Development
MOBILE JOB SEARCH
Connect individuals seeking employment to training, skill certification,building,andemploymentopportunities
Provide rising youth with experienceworkplaceandexposuretoregionalcareerpathways
HOW WE CAN HELP
Provide screening and referral of learningemployees,newassistancecandidates,qualifiedfundingfortraininghiresandexistingwork-basedfundsavailableforretrain-to-retain,transitionandoutplacementservicesiflayoffscannotbeavoided
On-site employment search and career services unit, outfitted with seven computers making it a mobile employment resource
BUSINESSSOLUTIONSWORKFORCE
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CAREER SEEKERS
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MARYLAND THE NEW SPACE MARKET
A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ASSET NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility, is NASA’s only owned and operated launch range.
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Wallops Flight Facility actively engages in providing educational opportunities that connect high school and post-secondary students to the new space market on the Lower Eastern Shore - inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers by partnering with area schools and universities through career and science fairs, presentations, internship opportunities, classroom visits and events
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located on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and directly on the doorstep of the LESMD Region, is NASA’s only owned and operated launch range. Wallops Flight Facility is a regional and national asset, and one of only four major orbital launch ranges in the U.S. providing assured access to space, supporting NASA, DOD, OGAs and commercial space. Its wide range of activities provide jobs in the trade professions as well as STEM related science and technology.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Hands-on flight projects for students and researcher training
Earth Science research using piloted and unmanned aircraft
Upper atmosphere science missions from worldwide sites
WHAT HAPPENS ON WALLOPS ISLAND?
SCIENTIFIC BALLOONS
Research airfield supporting aircraft/UAS operations and Mobileresearchrange enabling remote campaign missions
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SUPPORT Assets launched from Wallops help supply the International Space Station
SOUNDING ROCKETS
Suborbital science rockets from worldwide launch sites
Photographer Rick Hunt, "Kalpana's Light" via www.imagesofassateague.com
Precipitation, coastal processes and ice sheet research
AIRBORNE SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH
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STEM ACTIVITIESEDUCATION
Launch range supporting rocket/missile missions
Small satellite development and operations
Satellite tracking of NASA spacecraft
RESEARCH RANGE AND ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS
LESMD REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSIT
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSIT
Shore Transit, a division of the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, is the public transit agency for the Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore Counties of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester.
Shore Transit offers public transportation via fixed route and destinationorigin-to-services.
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Delaware First State (DART) 800-652-3278
FREE
Bus$100Pass
For Seniors & Disabled (with Shore Transit ID Card)
31901 Tri-County Way, Suite 133 Salisbury, MD 21804 Phone - 443.260-2300, Option 1
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UniversitySalisbury Monday - Friday 108
Route # Area Served Days of Service 106 UniversitySalisbury Monday - Friday 107
DelmarSalisbury- Monday - Friday 120
DelmarFruitland— Saturday - Sunday 199 North, East & West Salisbury Monday - Friday 253 Salisbury Pocomoke- Monday - Friday 432 SalisburyOcean PocomokeCity— Daily 452 Salisbury Pocomoke-Ocean City Daily 706 Princess Anne Crisfield Monday-Saturday
$2 one time initial Bus Pass Fee
SHORE TRANSIT SCHEDULES
ABOUT SHORE TRANSIT
Shore Transit, a division of the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
SENIOR DISCOUNTDISABLED&
FIXED ROUTE BUS PASS
Maryland Upper Shore Transit (MUST) Serving Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties 866-330-6878
Bus tickets are available in $3 , $1 & .50¢ amounts
Card is refillabl e
$25 for seven (7) consecutive days of unlimited fixed route bus rides
$1.50
For a discount on Fixed Routes, Disabled and/or Elderly Customers must apply to receive a Photo ID Card from the Shore Transit Customer Service Center.
$3
SHORE TRANSIT BUS TICKETS
* Seniors must be age 62 or olde r
Ocean City Transit 410-723-1606
LINKSTRANSFER
GREYHOUND 410-677-3017
Free for Veterans and Children 46” tall or less
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For Veterans and Children 46” tall or less
One Way for General Public
Maximum Bus Pass purchase is
Photo taken by Ethan Thompson, Thompson Droneworx
The CEDS, or Compre hensive Economic Devel opment Strategy, is a road map to understanding the regional economy and serves as a useful guide to local planning and decision economicactsplanningItmaking.isacomprehensivedocumentthatasablueprinttothedevelopment
activities of a region and is a requirement for receiving federal infrastructure funds through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the US Department of Commerce.
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WHAT IS THE CEDS?
REGIONAL PROJECT LISTING
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The Ross, located at E. Main St., will comprise of 100 residential units in its 12-story building and approximately 45 units in the eight-story structure. Once completed, it will be the tallest building in Salisbury, MD.
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Regional projects are selected by the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee (CEDS). Committee members are voting members of the Tri-County Council board, Lower Shore Area Chambers of Commerce, economic development and planning-related county, state and municipal agencies and departments, lower shore institutions of higher education and technical high schools.
Extend from Fruitland to Po comoke City along US Route 13 corridor Maryland portion of DelMar Energy Pathway Project. Phase I of construction would run from Fruitland in Wicomico to the junction of Route 13 and MD 413 in Somerset. Anchor customers are University of MD Eastern Shore and Eastern Correctional Institution. Additional customers are Princess Anne Industrial Park, Mountaire Farms and CleanBay Renewables LLC in Princess Anne/ Westover.
To diversify and capture the growing sports tourism indus try, a physical facility is needed. Increase tourism year round; new employment and community involvement opportunities; addi tional educational opportunities; develop a park in conjunction with sports complex. Potential for a future indoor recreation facility.
Ocean City Convention Center Access Channel
Build and provide housing for seasonal workforce in Ocean City. Initial estimates call for $20 million investment in residence halls at several locations housing up to several thousand J1 and other seasonal workers.
Salisbury Port Feasibility Study
$42 million LEED Gold Status project to provide Somerset County with educational and facilities infrastructure to participate in region wide instructional development.program
To explore feasibility of locating the commercial port to the south west of the marina to allow for expansion and flow of traffic.
CEDS GOAL HEALTHY1 ECONOMY
Somerset County Technical High School
Transition toward regionalization of healthcare with increased quality of care and services due to greater resources.
An extension of ISP broadband, service, natural gas, & water/sewer infrastructure to the Salisbury Airport Technology Park
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Applied Technology BuildingCommunityWor-WicCollege
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Seasonal Workforce Housing Ocean City
A new applied technology center of 52,000 square feet will support credit programs in the college’s occupational education division, with an emphasis on applied and emerging technologies.
Dredge a navigable channel to the Convention Center Pier Area. Add floating docks and a water taxi terminal at the convention center boardwalk.
Northern Worcester Athletic Complex
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(PRHS)RegionalMcCready/PeninsulaHealthSystemMerger
Ocean City - SalisburyWicomico Regional Airport & Technology Park
Wicomico County Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Training Program
Space for 12 resident entrepre neurs, shared co working space, small offices/garages, maker space, science oriented wet lab, retail display, meeting areas and individual seating throughout the facility for 100 entrepreneurs.
Development of an AMT program and/or enhanced partnership of existing and potential new AMT providers throughout the Lower Eastern Shore Region to strengthen skill sets of existing maintenance technicians and to enhance the pipeline of future aviation technicians
Salisbury University Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship
Natural Gas Pipeline Extension
Municipal Water Main Extension Construction of additional air craft Developmenthangers of fire suppression infrastructure
Continues and heightened pace of broadband expansion throughout the entire region, both with regard to middle mile networks and last mile ISP service.
Wicomico County to develop “Connelly Mill Property” into a regional park. The 234 acre property sits adjacent to the county’s existing main hub for recreation activities and tourna ments—the Henry Parker Athletic Complex, as well as the City of Salisbury’s Naylor Mill Forest. Plans include providing new recreation amenities and connecting trail systems to existing Naylor Mill trail system/Parker Athletic Complex.
The project will be matched with $1.4 million in state and local funds and is expected to create 70 jobs, retain 150 jobs and generate $34.6 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.
Construction of a new Biological Nutrient Removal/Enhanced Nutrient Removal (BNR/ENR) wastewater treatment plant in Ewell and an upgrade to the wastewater collection and conveyance system
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Smith Island Clean Water Project
The Wicomico Youth and Civic Center will undergo an exterior renovation project of the facility designed to increase public safety & enhance the overall aesthetics of the venue.
MarWind Offshore Wind Farm Project
Pirates Wharf Park Development
Regional ExpansionBroadband
EDA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GRANT RECIPIENT
WICOMICO CIVIC CENTER PROJECTEXTERIOR
SMITH EFFORTSREVITALIZATIONISLAND
Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport
Proposed project would see the construction by Orsted of a 120 MW capacity 26,332 acre offshore wind farm off the coast of Fenwick Island, DE, creating jobs and spurring the economy of the Region.
Wicomico County to develop property known as “Pirate’s Wharf”, located on Whitehaven Rd in Quantico, into a regional park. Will feature water access to the Wicomico River via single lane boat ramp and soft launch area for small boats, kayaks and canoes. Will include walking trails, pavilion, comfort station, observation deck, a fishing pier and opportunities for recreational leisure and environmental education programming. One walking trail will be a history trail featuring improved signage and displays
The project will be matched with $250,000 in local funds and will create 10 jobs, retain six jobs and generate $100,000 in private investment, according to grantee MILLION
Connelly Mill Park Development
Smith Island will begin resto ration and resurfacing of the local main road linking tourism sites and the cultural center.
Proposed project would see construction by US Wind of 248 MW capacity, 79,707 acre offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, MD, creating jobs and spurring economic activity in the Region. The project would be located on federal land leased by US Wind and is in line with goals set by the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 and the Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).
Skipjack 1 Offshore Wind Farm Project
estimates.$5.5MILLION EDA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GRANT RECIPIENT CEDS GOAL VIBRANT4 COMMUNITIES $1
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As Maryland’s only seaside community, over eight million visitors flock to Ocean City each year to enjoy a variety of beach, boardwalk and other oceanfront activities.
Photo taken by Ethan Thompson, Thompson Droneworx
Clint Sterling playsomersetmd.comcsterling@somersetmd.us410-651-4980Director
City of Salisbury Business Development
Salisbury – Wicomico Economic Development
Laura Soper salisbury.mdlsoper@salisbury.md410-677-1916Director
Somerset County Recreation, Parks & Tourism
WICOMICO COUNTY
Somerset County Economic Development Commission
Stevie Ritchey crisfieldchamber.orgcommerce.comoffice@crisfieldchamberof410-968-2500President
Lynnell Fletcher-Pugh
A view of the Pocomoke River from Shad Landing in Snow Hill, MD.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Danny Thompson Executive somersetcountyedc.orgdthompson@somersetmd.us410-651-0500Director
Dave Ryan Executive swed.orgdryan@swed.org410-749-1251Director
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Princess Anne Chamber of Commerce
WORCESTER COUNTY, MD
RESOURCES
Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce
townofprincessanne.orglynnelleverett@aol.com443-944-7515President
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Melanie Pursel marylandscoast.orgmpursel@MarylandsCoast.org410-632-3110Director
Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce oceancity.orgmychamber@oceancity.org410-213-0144
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Mike Dunn greatersalisbury.orgmdunn@greatersalisbury.org410-742-5161President/CEO
Shore Transit
Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism
WORCESTER COUNTY
Snow Hill Chamber of Commerce
Berlin Chamber of Commerce Larnet St. Amant Chamber berlinchamber.orgchamberinfo@berlinchamber.org410-641-4775Administrator
ECONOMIC
Kelly O’Brien-Rados worcesterrecandparks.orgkrados@MarylandsCoast.org410-632-2144Director
Michele Burke Business Development and Retention mburke@co.worcester.md.us410-632-3110Specialist
Ocean Pines Area Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Taylor Executive pocomoke.compocomokechamber@gmail.com410-957-1919Director
Bill Chambers
Nancy Schwendeman Workforce Recruitment and Development md.usnschwendeman@co.worcester.410-632-3110Specialist
Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce
A division of the Tri-County Council Leslie Porter-Cabell Workforce lswa.orglporter-cabell@tcclesmd.org410-341-3835Director
Lower Shore Workforce Alliance
AND WORKFORCE DATA TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR NEXT DELMARVAINDEX.ORGMOVE The Delmarva Index is made possible by the Mid-Shore Regional Council & the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland in partnership with the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative, with support through the Rural Maryland Council’s Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF).
Steve Miller wicomicorecandparks.orgsmiller@wicomicocounty.org410-548-4900Director
Greater Salisbury Committee
Worcester County Office of Tourism & DevelopmentEconomic
A division of the Tri-County Council Andrew Wile Shore Transit shoretransit.orgawile@tcclesmd.org410-341-8951Director
President & salisburyarea.combchambers@salisburyarea.com410-749-0144CEO
Kerrie Bunting oceanpineschamber.orgkerrie@oceanpineschamber.org410-641-5306President/CEO
Carrie Phillips Executive snowhillchamber.cominfo@snowhillchamber.com443-420-7441Director
Worcester County Recreation & Parks
TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND DevelopmentExecutive-Economic Gregory Padgham Executive lesmd.netlowershore.orggpadgham@tcclesmd.org410-341-8989Director
The Lower Eastern Shore is home to approximately 1,118 farms spanning 247,238 acres with an average farm size of 227 acres.
AGRICULTURE ON THE SHORE
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CREATED BY THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE IN 2001 THE TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL (TCCLES) IS COMPOSED OF ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS OF THE THREE LOWER SHORE COUNTIES. THE TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE FIVE REGIONAL COUNCILS REPRESENTING THE FIFTEEN TRADITIONALLY RURAL COUNTIES IN MARYLAND.
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