Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will try to revive a plan to create manufacturing jobs in high-unemployment areas, his office said Friday, despite the measure failing during the 2016 legislative session
Hogan senior adviser Keiffer Mitchell, who spoke at a forum of government leaders here, said the Republican governor’s office has “worked out some of the kinks” that caused lawmakers to balk at the original proposal, which would have provided a 10-year tax exemption for new manufacturers and their employees in areas such as Baltimore, Western Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore.
Existing manufacturers in the state raised concerns that the legislation would cause their employees to flee to competitors to take advantage of the tax break.
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