Franchot to Speak at Innovation Center Grand Opening in Cambridge, Attend Business Roundtable in Salisbury

WHO:             Comptroller Peter Franchot

WHAT:          Comptroller Franchot will speak this morning at the grand opening of the Eastern Shore Innovation Center in Cambridge. The event celebrates the completion of the new 13,500-square-foot economic incubator designed to spur sustainable economic vitality in the region through high-growth entrepreneurship and innovative practices. The $2.4 million project was funded by the Maryland Department of Commerce, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation and Dorchester County.

Franchot then will attend the Greater Salisbury Committeeโ€™s Business Roundtable. Founded in 1967, the committee includes business, educational, institutional and nonprofit leaders dedicated to identifying the communityโ€™s needs and offering solutions. The Comptroller will discuss Marylandโ€™s economic and fiscal climate, the agencyโ€™s initiatives and the importance of the poultry industry and wind energy to the Lower Shore.

WHEN           Today, February 29, 2016

WHERE:       11 a.m.                                               1 p.m.

Eastern Shore Innovation Center         Greater Salisbury Committee Business Roundtable
104 Tech Park Drive                          200 W. Main St.

Cambridge, MD 21613                      Salisbury, MD 21801

CONTACT:  Vicki Fisher 410-260-7816 (office), 443-534-6259 (cell)