Carroll County Department of Economic Development
Making Business Feel Right at Home
Upcoming Events:

Maryland Wine Festival
September 15 & 16, 2007
Sat: 10am-6pm Sun: 12pm-6pm
Carroll County Farm Museum
500 S. Center St., Westminster
For more information:
Farm Museum website
Wine Festival website


BERC Manufacturing Job Fair
September 26, 2007
Location & Time TBD
Contact Denise Rickell at
410-386-2820 to register


Maryland Microbrewery Festival
September 29, 2007
11am - 7pm
Union Mills Homestead
Rt. 97 North of Westminster
For more information visit the Homestead's website


The Economic Development 2006 Annual Report is now available!
To download a PDF version, click here:
2006 Annual Report (2.2MB)

August 15, 2007

Anderson Appointed as Business Consultant 

The Carroll County Business and Employment Resource Center (BERC) welcomes Kathy Anderson as the new Business Consultant serving Carroll Picture of Kathy AndersonCounty employers. Kathy brings over 20 years of Human Resource management experience to her new position with expertise in employee recruitment and retention; wage, salary, and benefit administration; policy development and compliance; orientation and training; and union negotiations. Her responsibilities have included management and staff positions within the fields of healthcare, manufacturing, banking, retail, and the federal government.

“Kathy’s depth of experience and broad background will enable her to provide optimal customer service to Carroll County employers seeking assistance with employee recruitment, retention and training needs”, stated Lawrence Twele, Carroll County Economic Development Director. Please contact Kathy at 410-386-2820 for assistance.



Ledley Serves as New Maryland DBED Representative for Carroll

The Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development has assigned Carroll County resident Tammi Ledley as the regional representative for the County.
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In this capacity, Tammi is available to meet with businesses to discuss and facilitate access to State programs and services. This includes business retention and training programs, as well as financing and technical assistance services.

To schedule an appointment with Tammi, please contact her at: Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development, 217 E. Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21202. Phone 410-365-7316 or email tledley@choosemaryland.org.



MS Across America Schedules Pit-Stop at
Carroll Community College

On Friday, September 21st from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, the Microsoft Across America truck will be Picture of MS touring truckstationed at Carroll Community College to showcase and demonstrate new Microsoft products. The event is geared toward IT professionals and small business owners that need help with technology. MS technology experts will be on hand to answer user questions and the college will be holding additional information technology classes for business. Attendees must register online to tour the truck.

Visit the Microsoft Across America page to register. For more information about the day’s events contact Matt Day via email mday@carrollcc.edu
or phone 410-386-8100.