02-16-2023 Howard Mag - Flipbook - Page 28
BUSINESS & JOBS
Left to right, Lakey Boyd, president & CEO, Columbia Association; Calvin Ball, Howard county executive; Greg Fitchitt, president, Columbia Region at
The Howard Hughes Corp.; Deb Jung, Howard County Council, 4th District; and Steve Maddock, CEO, Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland,
participate in the Howard Hughes Corp. groundbreaking event for the medical office building in the Lakefront District in Downtown Columbia.
PHOTO BY JEFFREY F. BILL
Location, quality of life and a pro-business environment are three of the reasons
some 10,000 companies call Howard County
home, creating upward of 170,000 jobs. The
county has more than 70 million square feet
of commercial space, according to the Howard
County Economic Development Authority.
Business resources
Howard County Economic Development
Authority: 410-313-6500, hceda.org
Howard County Chamber of Commerce:
410-730-4111, howardchamber.com
BWI Business Partnership: 410-859-1000,
bwipartner.org
Baltimore Metropolitan Council: 410-7320500, baltometro.org
Maryland Governor’s Office of Small,
Minority and Women Business Affairs: 410697-9600, goma.maryland.gov
Maryland Small Business Development
Center: 301-403-8300, marylandsbdc.org
Top 10 private employers
(750+ employees)
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory
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Howard County is among the wealthiest
jurisdictions in the country, with a median
household income of $121,618 in 2019.
Many county residents commute to the
Washington and Baltimore metro areas.
Industries in the county include professional business and scientific services, technology,
advanced manufacturing and health care
services, according to the economic development authority.
The Port of Baltimore is about 20 minutes
from the county seat, and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
is even closer.
East Coast Fresh Cuts Inc.
Giant Food
LB&B Associates
Maryland Health Enterprise Inc.
Maxim Healthcare Services
McDonald’s
Oracle Micros
Sivilla Homes With Keller
W.R. Grace & Co.
Howard County job resources
Source: Maryland Department of Labor
Howard County business
Population: 334,529
Employment: 192,866
Private businesses: 9,900 (est.)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 data;
Maryland Department of Labor, Howard County
EconomicDevelopment Authority
The Maryland Workforce Exchange
A jobs posting site with a variety of employment tools from the Maryland Department of
Labor.
mwejobs.maryland.gov
The Columbia Workforce Center
A partnership between local workforce development groups that assists employers and job
seekers, providing consultations on career options, resume preparation and job workshops,
among other services.
dllr.state.md.us/county/howard, 410-290-2600
Howard County employment assistance
portal
A list of a variety of employment assistance
resources, including unemployment insurance,
can be found here: services.howardcountymd.
gov