The General Assembly declares it to be the policy of the State to
adhere to these seven guiding principles for supporting manufacturing
in Maryland:
(1) The State must make a long-term institutional commitment to improving
the competitiveness of existing and emerging manufacturers;
(2) The State's support for manufacturing must be industry-driven, with
government and education efforts focused on priorities set by
businesses;
(3) The State's efforts to support manufacturing must be organized in ways
that address the scale of need in order to have a noticeable impact on
the State and regional economies;
(4) The State's support of manufacturing must be held accountable to
measurable outcomes that result from the State's business assistance
activities;
(5) All manufacturers need to deploy the latest advances in technology to
be competitive;
(6) The State should target its limited resources to key manufacturing
industries, those that have a strong presence or healthy growth
prospects, as a means of developing a competitive manufacturing base;
and
(7) The State's business assistance services for existing and emerging
manufacturers must be comprehensive, ranging across marketing,
technology, financing, job training, and other needs of manufacturing,
and must be readily available across all regions of the State.
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