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The Top 10 Reasons to Do Business In Anne Arundel County |
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- Strategically located in the Baltimore/Washington, DC Corridor, the nation’s fourth largest marketplace
- Excellent transportation infrastructure
- Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport www.bwiairport.com
- Easy access roads connecting Anne Arundel County to the Atlantic region
- Proximity to the Port of Baltimore
- Accessible train network
- Amtrak service from the BWI Rail Station connecting Anne Arundel County to Washington, DC and New York
- MARC Penn Line commuter train service connecting Anne Arundel County to Washington DC, Baltimore, and Harford County with 2 stations in Anne Arundel County
- Light rail connecting the BWI Business District to Baltimore with 7 stations in Anne Arundel County
- Home to the nation’s largest intelligence center, Fort George G. Meade which houses the National Security Agency.
- Number one in Maryland for defense contract awards. The nation’s top defense contractors are located here including Northrop Grumman, ARINC, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Booz Allen Hamilton, BAE, Boeing, and Harris Corporation
- A strategic, accessible location for headquarter operations such as Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Sector, Ciena, ARINC, the American Urological Association, and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- A highly skilled workforce – 35% have a bachelors degree or higher
- Access to a wide selection of higher education institutions in the region that include Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, George Mason, American University
- Home to two state-of-the-art medical centers undergoing major expansions to meet the needs of our growing county
- Annapolis, in the heart of Anne Arundel County, is considered the Sailing Capital of America
- An exceptional quality of life along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay
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