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.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in the City of Frederick
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.
State of the City Address
Holiday Shopping in Frederick
327-Acre Frederick Site Hits The Market With 3M SF Of Potential Industrial Development
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.
Partner Spotlight: SMART PROC
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.
Partner Spotlight: techfrederick
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.
FDK Showcased at Major Business Aviation Conference
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.