The Regional Manufacturing Institute of MD (RMI) recently recognized Michael Koch, President of FireFly Farms, as an Emerging Leader in Manufacturing and named him one of RMI's 2018 Champions of MD.

The Greater Cumberland Committee is pleased to announce that local attorney, Jennifer M. Walsh, Esquire has been named the new Executive Director.

Nearly 1.2 million visitors, spending around $299 million, visit Garrett County each year. That has a total economic impact of approximately $347 million in the county.

Deep Creek Ninja Factory, which opened last month in the Deep Creek Marina showroom, is a ninja warrior course with 4 lanes and about 20 elements, including a spider wall and an 11-foot warped wall.

Mike Hough, Director of Garrett County Economic Development, spoke about Federal Opportunity Zones at the October 31st meeting of the Greater Grantsville Business Association.

These regulatory proposals help to clarify how investors will engage in Opportunity Zones & provide more framework for communities to understand the types of eligible business & real estate projects.

The Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West Heritage Area’s is offering its FY 2019 Mini-Grant program on a rolling cycle.

An educational session for local wedding professionals, sponsored by TheDeepCreekWedding.com & the Garrett County Wedding Professionals, was recently held by The Knot at the White Barn at Lucas Farm.

A Pre-Black Friday event will be held from Nov. 18-20, with everything in the store on sale. The public is invited. Snacks and beverages will be available. Some gift card giveaways are also planned.

Custom Thredz is the new name for Snazzi Stitches, located at 25203 Garrett Highway. The custom embroidery and screen printing business was purchased by Ben Vitez and Kelly Burke-Vitez last summer.

Argabrite will appear in the 2018 edition of the NOSORH’s annual Community Stars publication, which highlights leading experts implementing health improvement strategies in communities across the U.S.

On November 1st, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the grand opening of Grantsville Family Dentistry in Grantsville.

Oakland Oil and Propane has been Garrett County’s premier supplier and distributor of petroleum products to our area for more than sixty years.

Santa’s elves are hard at work preparing for Garrett County’s holiday kick-off event, the Festival of Trees to be held November 23rd, at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall.

MDPTAC will collaborate with resource partners to conduct a comprehensive, statewide HUBZone training event for businesses and government agencies.

As part of a research project related to a potential $15 per hour minimum wage in Maryland, Frostburg State University requests the voluntary participation of Allegany and Garrett County employers.

Roots: A Yoga and Movement Studio has been open in McHenry since July. Owner Jade O’Faolean designed the studio as a refuge, “a place to find healing and acceptance exactly where you are today.”

The MD Rural Health Achievement Award was presented to the Garrett County Health Dept's Population Health, Innovation & Informatics Unit at the recent 2018 Maryland Rural Health Conference.

Garrett County internet service provider NeuBeam, a service of Declaration Networks Group, will continue its series of enrichment courses focused on bolstering computer skills in the county.

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie today announced a new partnership dedicated to supporting Veteran small businesses.

The purpose of the sessions was to speak to issues/opportunities impacting Garrett County's businesses and citizens & to obtain feedback regarding the future of economic development in Garrett County.

There is a 30-day public comment period that ends on November 15, 2018.

The MD SBDC Western Region is partnering with the Federal Reserve to conduct a Small Business Credit Survey for both pre-start & existing businesses.