1. 12 September 2005 APG BRAC Community Readiness

2. Harford County is proud to be the home of APG! Employs over 350 doctorates, over 1,000 master’s degrees and over 3,000 bachelors’ degrees Home to $1.4 billion Major Shared Resource Center, High Performance Computing, one of the world’s largest supercomputers One of the most cost effective installations in the Army Strong and supportive community member Partnerships with: Aberdeen Science & Math Academy, Economic Development Advisory Board, APG Science & Technology Board, TEDCO, Northeastern Maryland Technology Council, Army Alliance

4. APG Personnel Distribution Harford County65.50% Cecil County12.90% Baltimore8.60% Pennsylvania4.70% Other Maryland2.90% Virginia2.10% Delaware1.90% Other States inc D.C1.30% New Jersey0.10%

5. Workforce Maryland workers achieve top ranks First in percentage of professional, technical workers First in PhDs in Math & Health Science Second for Biological Science Third in Physical Science Fifth in Computer and Information Sciences Maryland is FIRST in % population over 25 with bachelors or higher degree Maryland is SECOND in number of people with advanced degrees

6. Local Workforce Harford County fastest growing labor market (6.5%) in 2004 with 4,700+ net new jobs. 16,000 jobs since 1999 (34%). Harford & Cecil County employment grew by more than 7,300 jobs from 2001 to 2004 (7.6%) Currently 48% of employed residents commute out of Harford County to work.

7. Workforce Commute 200,000+ professionals w/in 60-minute commute 500,000+ professionals w/in 90-minute commute

8. Spousal Employment Susquehanna Workforce Network administers workforce development in the Northeastern Maryland region, and offers: $1.2 million Department of Labor grant Comprehensive spousal employment service Career services: educational sessions, research, interviewing Specialized services: open houses, orientations, job fairs Community services: housing, educational, clubs, networking Collaboration with partner organizations: Maryland Job Service, Economic Development, colleges, public schools, businesses

9. Regional 15 colleges/universities within 30 mile radius, including: Education Maryland has 58 Accredited Institutions Colleges and Universities at APG Harford Community College University of Maryland University College Florida Institute of Technology Central Michigan University HEAT Center Johns Hopkins University UMBC Towson University Villa Julie College Loyola College College of Notre Dame Goucher College

10. Higher Education and Applied Technology Center (HEAT) Serving Northeastern Maryland with advanced degrees in: Biotechnology, IT, MBA, Nursing, Applied Science, Education, and engineering degrees in Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental. Johns Hopkins University Towson University University of Maryland at College Park College of Notre Dame University of Phoenix HEAT partners offering advanced degrees:

11. 10 new schools constructed in past 15 years $60 million Patterson Mill Complex, $50 million North Harford Expansion (under construction) Creative educational approaches: Aberdeen Science & Math Academy Program Homeland Security Studies Program in development 40 private secondary and trade schools Average combined SAT scores: 1021 High School Attainment:86.7% Education

12. Transportation Train Aberdeen and Edgewood stations adjacent to Post Amtrak MARC Commuter Rail Bus Local transit service Planned routes to/from APG State of Maryland will spend $115+ million over next five years on road network infrastructure improvements Harford County will spend $56+ million over next three years on road network infrastructure improvements Federal Government recently allocated $10 million for road, rail station and bus service improvements Air Distance from APG BWI Airport 50 minutes Philadelphia International 75 minutes Reagan National95 minutes Dulles100 minutes Roads APG is less than 2 miles from I-95

14. Federal Research Centers (88) Bioscience area Computer Sciences Physical Sciences Higher Education Federal R&D (FY00) Johns Hopkins - #1 ($796M) UM College Park - #47 ($121M) UM Baltimore - #55 ($93M) Maryland Federally Funded Research (FY00) - $9 Billion

17. Childcare 58 YMCA Sites 17 Head Start Centers 515 Family Child Care providers 38 licensed full day care centers Healthcare Johns Hopkins Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center Greater Baltimore Medical Center Upper Chesapeake Healthcare St. Joseph Hospital Ratio of physician to population 1:273 30% better than national average

18. Quality of Life Havre de Grace:“Harbor of Grace” Jewel of the Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay, Susquehanna & Bush Rivers Waterfront recreation center planned at APG Close proximity to major waterway destinations: Baltimore Inner Harbor, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Cape May, Annapolis, St Michaels, Deep Creek

19. Quality of Life Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Center Stage Baltimore Opera Company Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lyric Opera House Morris A. Mechanic Theater Baltimore  Washington, D.C  Annapolis  Philadelphia Peabody Conservatory of Music Pier Six Concert Pavilion Merriweather Post Pavilion Smithsonian Institute Kennedy Center National Zoo and Aquarium

20. Quality of Life Baltimore Ravens Washington Redskins Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Washington Wizards Pimlico & Laurel Race Courses Washington Capitals Baltimore Blast

21. Quality of Life Harford County Home to Ripken Stadium LPGA McDonald’s Championship 3 of Top Golf Courses in Maryland

22. State Sales Tax5.00% Income Tax Rate4.75% CPI (national average 100) Harford County 97.7 Cecil County 99.1 Baltimore/Washington122.7 Cost of Living

23. Housing Median Sale Price Harford County$252,341 Cecil County$219,988 Baltimore Metro$221,024 Land Inventory (available units) Harford County32,000 Cecil County18,000 Baltimore County49,900 99,900 units Average Housing Starts/Year5,645 Net Planned units Harford County37,181

26. Regional Partnerships

27. Visit our website: www.marylandready.com www.marylandready.com We invite you to view our community and see the natural beauty, and outstanding quality of life offered in this area. We are a strong and healthy community poised to welcome you!