The City of Frederick has awarded the lease of a 620,000 SF site at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) for the development of a hangar complex consisting of up to 194,400 square feet of general aviation aircraft hangars.

Last Friday, the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women- Owned Businesses, in partnership with the City of Frederick and Frederick County Offices of Economic Development, hosted Ready, Set, GROW! — a free workshop aimed at providing an overview of public & private procurement programs. During the event, the Governor’s office took the opportunity to honor three Frederick business owners for exceptional business and community leadership.

Frederick had an impressive showing at the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland 2018 Champions of MD Manufacturing Awards Gala. A huge congratulations to the City of Frederick’s STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc. on receiving the prestigious award for Energy and Sustainability.

Depending on the year, the City of Frederick can have between $20-30 million of ‘controllable’ spending in its budget. Read on to learn how local companies can take advantage of this significant marketplace.

Home to Fort Detrick & five cabinet level agencies, within an hour’s drive of the nation’s capital, and with over 3000 acres of land designated within the HUB Zone incentive program, the City of Frederick offers unique federal contracting opportunities to businesses.

Earlier this year, the City’s administration convened the ‘Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Review Panel.’ The panel, made up of eight members of the public, an alderman, and three City staff members, is tasked with the review of the City’s economic inclusion in procurement opportunities.

The annual report given by the City’s chief executive, Mayor O’Connor, reviews the City’s activities of 2018 and outlines new & working goals for the municipality. In an effort to reach a wider audience, the address was produced directly in a video format for the first time ever.

The holiday season is just around the corner — And the City of Frederick, local organizations, and the Frederick business community are ready to once again make this the most wonderful time of the year!

Frederick site hits the market as one of the largest contiguous industrial properties available near D.C. and Baltimore. Read full story at Bisnow.com.

This month, our Partner Spotlight highlights SmartProc.

SMART PROC is a 2-day conference that focuses not only on helping small businesses understand how to do business with the government, but connecting small business and academia with program offices detailing future defense, medical R&D, healthcare and cyber/IT priorities.

This month, our Partner Spotlight highlights techfrederick - a local non-profit focused on fostering Frederick’s rapidly growing high tech community … and ensuring there is fun to be had along the way. We spoke to Vaughn Thurman, a founding board member of techfrederick, to learn more about the organization, and the resources available to businesses in Frederick.

At this year’s NBAA-BACE conference, Frederick Municipal Airport’s competitive amenities and proximity to major markets were showcased as leading reasons for aircraft owners and business travelers to choose FDK instead of busier and costlier commercial service airports in the region. 

October can be a busy month for tech professionals and enthusiasts in Frederick. Below is the rundown of the local tech gatherings you don’t want to miss — or … for those that have already passed.. ones you need to mark early on your 2019 calendar.

On September 28th, the City of Frederick formally celebrated the groundbreaking of the construction for the section of Christopher’s Crossing between Clover Ridge and Walter Martz Road. The Christopher’s Crossing project will ultimately extend from US 15 north of the City to US 40 west of the City.