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Washington County Department of Business Development Selected to Receive MEDA Award

HAGERSTOWN, MD (April 3, 2019) – The Washington County Department of Business Development is excited to announce it has been selected to receive an award from the Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA).

The MEDA Awards will be held on April 29, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland, at which time the Business Development and Public Relations teams will accept an award in the category of Economic Development Marketing for small community. The award will recognize the Making Connections Campaign.

Washington County Government launched Making Connections in the fall of 2018, which brings together several departments within Washington County Government to work with private and public businesses in forming partnerships. The mission of this marketing campaign is to help improve economic development, public safety, transportation, and pedestrian access. To learn details about the Making Connections Campaign, please visit the Washington County website.

“It’s always exciting to see what projects organizations have been spending years on and the Making Connections Campaign is a perfect example of an impactful project coming to fruition,” said Pam Ruff, executive director of MEDA. “It’s great to see how this project is bringing the private and public sectors together in order to improve Washington County.”

MEDA Awards celebrate the people, projects and programs that are transforming lives by creating opportunities, inspiring innovation and enriching communities across the State of Maryland.

For questions or additional information, please contact Public Relations and Marketing at [email protected] or 240-313-2380.

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