In terms of attracting business, Montgomery County has a list of
enviable stats to trumpet: One-sixth of Maryland’s population lives
there. It is one of the top 10 wealthiest counties in the country with
the highest concentration of Ph.D.s in the nation. And it’s home to
one-half of the state’s bio-tech firms.
But money, smarts and innovation haven’t always been enough to trump
the “stiff challenges” to economic development, said Lily Qi, the
county’s assistant chief administrative officer. Jobs lost in the
recession paid more than the jobs gained in the recovery, and while the
county is “big on innovation, we are not big on entrepreneurship. We are
big on selling to the government,” she said.
Indeed, the county has a perception of a “giant suburb” with no
walkability, high prices, and worse in this day and age of attracting
and retaining young workers — “no cool,” she said...
http://thedailyrecord.com/2016/05/03/across-md-towns-and-counties-work-to-find-the-new-cool/?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AM+Insider+050416&utm_content=Across+Md.%2c+towns+and+counties+work+to+find+the+%E2%80%98new+cool%E2%80%99
Something is rotten in the county of Thumbsville.
ReplyDeleteAnother obvious reason is the cronyism that is at the heart of Ike Leggett's government. unfriendly to residents and home owners. Anyone looking for a place to settle down and grow roots isn't about to move to this county. As one example, exactly what are Lily Qi's qualifications for her job? And, is she one of the many county employees who is paid the highest in the entire country for her position?
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