Cecil County's convenient location on the I-95 corridor in northeastern Maryland has made it one of the state's most desirable business locations. Situated midway between the metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Philadelphia, Cecil County's strategic location offers businesses overnight access to markets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Main lines for CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads and Amtrak commuter lines provide additional transportation linkages.
Cecil County's 1,930 businesses employ 22,900 workers; an estimated 34 of these businesses have 100 or more workers. Key employers include a host of world-class companies such as Air Products, ATK, DuPont, General Electric, W.L. Gore & Associates, IKEA and Terumo Medical.
More information is available from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development's Complete County Profile.
Useful Links:
Cecil County Office of Economic Development
http://www.ccgov.org/dept_ecdev/
Cecil County Government
http://www.ccgov.org/
Upper Shore Regional Council
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/35interc/08upper.html
Northeastern Maryland Technology Council
http://www.nmtc.org/
Narrative taken from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development