Bioscience Drives Frederick, MD Growth

Many communities would like to be in this position. Job growth in Frederick County outpaced the rest of Maryland between 1999 and 2003, owing largely to a bioscience industry that is driven by the Army's biological defense and research facility at Fort Detrick.

Frederick County added 10,170 jobs during the five-year period, an employment growth rate of 13.4 percent that was tops in the state, according to a Capital News Service analysis of employment data from Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

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