Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism

05/28/2026

with this update in the new hospital construction from the Town of Easton.

05/27/2026

Critchlow Adkins Children's Centers are a part of how . Congratulations

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism honors and remembers the courageous service members who gave their lives in defense of our nation. We are grateful for their sacrifice and the freedoms they helped preserve.

Our offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day.

05/23/2026

This Memorial Day, Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism honors and remembers the courageous service members who gave their lives in defense of our nation. We are grateful for their sacrifice and the freedoms they helped preserve.

All Talbot County Government offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day.

05/22/2026

Inside a 6,000-square-foot facility in Easton, scientists and entrepreneurs are working on problems that begin in nature and may end in the marketplace.

One company is studying a fungus found in the Chesapeake Bay that could help protect agricultural crops. Another is working with a protein extracted from bovine milk with potential vaccine applications.

Mike Thielke, executive director of F3 Tech, says the goal is to give the Eastern Shore its own lane in biotechnology, one that builds on agriculture, aquaculture, natural resources, and plant and animal cell technologies instead of trying to copy Maryland’s I-270 biopharma corridor.

“The reason we created the F3 Tech Biomanufacturing Facility here in Easton was to serve as an economic engine for the region,” Thielke says. “It serves to attract new, high-growth, innovative and scalable type of businesses to the region, and along with them, the workforce and the investment that comes with that.”

The idea is both ambitious and practical. Talbot County has land, water, farms, talent, proximity to federal agencies, and a long tradition of people who know how to solve problems. F3 Tech connects those assets to a fast-growing field that could shape the future of agriculture, environmental management, manufacturing, and health.

Talbot County does not have to become something else to compete in biotechnology. F3 Tech builds on what is already here and gives the Eastern Shore a chance to define a bio-industrial lane of its own, rooted in nature, production, entrepreneurship, and the belief that rural places can help solve big problems.

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https://youtu.be/Venb4Ac9Ssg?si=Hkd_2KMzfFm2tsDB


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Inside a 6,000-square-foot facility in Easton, scientists and entrepreneurs are working on problems that begin in nature and may end in the marketplace. One ...

05/22/2026

Talbot County watermen: Relief funding is available now through the Maryland Commercial Oyster Harvester Disaster Relief Loan Program.

After one of the toughest oyster seasons in recent memory, eligible commercial harvesters may qualify for zero-interest disaster relief loans through.

Applications are due soon:
• Mailed applications must be postmarked by June 8
• Email applications must be submitted by close of business June 12

Funding is limited, and loan amounts will depend on the number of applications received. Estimated loans range from approximately $4,000 to $10,000.

Eligible applicants must:
• Be a Maryland resident
• Hold a valid oyster harvesting license
• Have harvested oysters during the 2025-2026 season
• Have submitted required harvest reports

Don’t wait until the last minute. Watermen facing financial hardship are encouraged to apply immediately.

Learn more and download the application here =>>
https://www.marbidco.org/oysterharvesterreliefloan

Please share this with fellow watermen and working waterfront families across Talbot County.

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MARBIDCO's Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund, offers zero-interest disaster relief loans to help commercial oyster harvesters who are struggling financially due to poor market conditions, bad weather, and environmental calamity.

05/22/2026

The Talbot County Free Library has been part of community life for more than 100 years, but its power has never rested solely on its shelves. It rests in the people who walk through its doors.

In a county of roughly 37,000 people, the library counts about 29,000 cardholders, including students in Talbot County Public Schools. That reach tells its own story.

The Talbot County Free Library on wheels, early in its 100 years.

The library is one of the rare places where nearly everyone belongs: children at story time, families tracing their roots in the Maryland Room, job seekers writing resumes, entrepreneurs researching business plans, students discovering new ideas, and longtime residents returning to a place that has shaped their lives for generations.

“It’s one of the only local organizations where we see everybody coming through our doors,” says Dana Newman, director of the Talbot County Free Library. “It’s open to everybody in the community. It’s free, and we have the word free in our name.”

That word still matters.

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Talbot County Government

The Talbot County Free Library has been part of community life for more than 100 years, but its power has never rested solely in its shelves. It rests in the...

05/21/2026

Most business success stories sound polished in hindsight, as if the ending was inevitable from the beginning. Dave Wilson’s story does not.

What began as a summer job at a car dealership in Federalsburg eventually became DHW Holdings, one of the Eastern Shore’s most recognizable business enterprises, with more than 1,100 employees and operations spanning automotive dealerships, real estate, digital marketing, security, music production, and medicine.

Wilson never speaks about that growth as if it simply happened naturally. Instead, he credits relentless drive, quick decision-making, and a willingness to trust his instincts long before success was guaranteed.

“People see the success,” Wilson says. “They don’t see the decisions we make, and we make them quick. The biggest thing is recognizing when you’re going to fail and pulling the plug quickly.”

But numbers alone do not explain DHW Holdings. Wilson speaks far more passionately about people than profits. Customers are referred to as guests.

Employees are treated like family. Community involvement is not viewed as public relations, but as responsibility, a value rooted deeply in the example set by his parents, who spent decades serving their community through public health, scouting, churches, and civic organizations.

“I really love what I do,” Wilson says. “A lot of people would think that we love money. It’s not money. I love the end result of what I do, and that’s being able to support the community.”

That mindset helped transform a small-town dealership into an enterprise whose influence now stretches across Delmarva while remaining firmly grounded in the values of the Eastern Shore.

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https://youtu.be/YiofnT7dMaw?si=PF0iXMKEMs318UQ_



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Preston Automotive Group
iFrog Marketing Solutions

Most business success stories sound polished in hindsight, as if th...

05/21/2026

Economic development can feel abstract—until it touches your life.

It appears quietly, often without announcement. A stronger internet connection reaches a rural home. A teenager discovers engineering through a summer robotics program. A small business gets the support it needs to expand instead of closing. A regional medical center rises from a field outside Easton.

Somewhere behind each of those things, there is usually a strategy, a partnership, a grant application, and a long meeting around a conference table.

For more than 20 years, Scott Warner has helped lead those conversations.

Warner serves as executive director of the Mid-Shore Regional Council, a federally recognized Economic Development District that works across Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties. Most residents have never heard of it. That does not bother him much.

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https://youtu.be/bNGHfNEDkkY?si=fGzRPB5c1-WRIbcU


Talbot County Government

Economic development can feel abstract until it touches your life. A stronger internet connection reaches a rural home. A small business expands instead of c...

05/20/2026

Scenes from the 19th Annual Talbot County Business Appreciation Summit and 2026 Community Impact Awards at the Tidewater Inn in Easton.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made a surprise appearance alongside business and community leaders from across the Eastern Shore.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees:
• DHW Holdings, Inc.
• F3 Tech Biomanufacturing Facility and Accelerator
• Talbot County Free Library
• The Market at Dover Station
• Scott Warner, Mid-Shore Regional Council

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Photos from the 2026 Talbot County Business Appreciation Summit and Community Impact Awards at the Tidewater Inn in Easton.