Information for Jobseekers

• Maryland’s Workforce Exchange provides a menu of services to help you find a better job or career.
• Maryland has 34 community based One Stop Career Centers that provide easy access to services and resources for job seekers and those wishing to upgrade their skills.
• Maryland’s state and local workforce system is composed of partners from K to 20 education, One-Stop Career Centers, industry, and state and local government agencies.  The system is designed to prepare trained workers for emerging industries, including those in the green economy.

Information for Employers

Maryland’s Workforce Development System offers an array of services for employers seeking to grow their workforce or provide current workers with new skills.

Grow your green business in Maryland with the following incentives and tax credit programs, available through the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development:

• Biotechnology Investment Tax Credit provides income tax credits for investors in qualified Maryland seed and early stage, privately held biotechnology companies. 
• BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone Program focuses on areas already designated for growth; provides local governments with financial assistance for public infrastructure in these well-defined areas; and aligns other state resources and programs to local governments and businesses located in the BRAC zones for a coordinated State effort.
• Brownfields Tax Incentive provides financial incentives and property tax credits for the redevelopment of properties previously used for commercial or industrial purposes.
• Enterprise Zone Tax Credits  – Businesses locating in a Maryland Enterprise Zone may be eligible for income tax credits and real property tax credits in return for job creation and investments made in the zone. 
• Job Creation Tax Credit – provides income tax credits to businesses that create new jobs to encourage them to expand or relocate in Maryland.
• One Maryland Tax Credit – Businesses can qualify for up to $5.5 million in income tax credits under the One Maryland Income Tax Credit Program.  Businesses that invest in an economic development project in a “qualified distressed county” may qualify for project tax credits of up to $5 million and start-up tax credits of up to $500,000.
• Research and Development Tax Credit – Businesses that incur qualified research and development expenses in Maryland may be entitled to Maryland R&D tax credits.
• Capital Investment: Maryland Venture Fund – a State-funded seed and early-stage equity fund that makes direct investments in technology and life science companies and indirect investments in venture capital funds. 
• Credit Enhancement: Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority – facilitates capital access by issuing private activity revenue bonds and can provide credit insurance in the form of a deficiency guaranty to reduce lender’s risk
• Incentives: Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund – non-lapsing revolving loan fund to provide below market, fixed rate financing to growth industry sector businesses, locating or expanding in priority funding areas of the State.