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St. Mary's County staff outline 'Shop Local' ads, business incentives survey and request up to $75,000 for tourism study
Summary
Economic Development staff presented a seasonal 'Shop local, shop often' advertising plan, summarized a 200‑company survey on incentives, and said they will ask commissioners for up to $75,000 to fund a tourism and hospitality RFP; staff also described short‑term TEDCO support for technology commercialization.
St. Mary's County Economic Development staff on Tuesday described a multi‑pronged effort to boost the local economy that includes a seasonal marketing push, a draft incentives policy informed by a recent survey of roughly 200 companies and requests to fund outside contracts for tourism and technology support.
Robin, speaking for the Department of Economic Development, presented a half‑page print ad template for a ‘Shop local, shop often’ campaign scheduled to run about three weeks in December in the Enterprise and the County Times, with each insert highlighting different parts of the county. "Shop local, shop often," Robin said when describing the creative concept.
Robin also summarized a 10‑question survey sent to about…
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