Salisbury Wicomico Economic Development

Salisbury Wicomico Economic Development A public private partnership working together to enhance the economic vitality of Salisbury, Wicomico County and Region.

02/20/2026

We couldnโ€™t have said it better ourselves. Thank you Brooke Lierman for your interest and visiting our school!

Congratulations Plymouth Tube Co
01/31/2026

Congratulations Plymouth Tube Co

365 Days of Safety at Salisbury! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

We are thrilled to share that our Salisbury Mill team has officially reached a major milestone: one full year of safety excellence. This achievement is a direct result of our teamโ€™s culture of accountability and the proactive ownership they bring to the floor every single day.

As Plant Manager Chris Bledsoe shared:

"๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐š ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž: ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ. ๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ!"

A huge thank you to the entire Salisbury crew for looking out for one another and for consistently making safety a top priority. We are so proud of the work you do!

Thank you to all who attended our 57th Annual Meeting featuring โ€˜Transportation as an Economic Catalystโ€™. Tony Rudy (Dir...
11/11/2025

Thank you to all who attended our 57th Annual Meeting featuring โ€˜Transportation as an Economic Catalystโ€™. Tony Rudy (Director of Aviation and Airport Manager at the Salisbury Regional Airport), Cliff Grunstra, (Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer at Carload Express), SWED Executive Director David Ryan (substituting due to the government shutdown for David Pierce, Director at Wallops Flight Facility) and John Hickman and Ashley Panagakos (BEACON at Salisbury University) presented on different modes of transportation including air, rail, roads/space, and water, respectively.

Much appreciation is extended to our sponsors including Hebron Savings Bank, Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University, Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce / Salisbury, MD, BBSI Salisbury, Maryland Department of Commerce, Delmarva Veteran Builders, Pohanka of Salisbury Automotive, Salisbury University, First Shore Federal, LINKBANK, Sentinel Robotic Solutions, Tishcon Corporation, Saltwater Storage and Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.

In this gallery, explore highlights from the SWED 57th Annual Meeting, held on November 6th at the Wicomico Civic Center. View moments of connection, celebration, and community collaboration as leaders and partners came together in support of local economic development.

Itโ€™s not everyday that a jet is donated to a newly formed FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician school. But thatโ€™...
09/19/2025

Itโ€™s not everyday that a jet is donated to a newly formed FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician school. But thatโ€™s what happened here due to strong partnerships. Thank you Piedmont Airlines, Maryland Department of Commerce, Wicomico County Executive Office and University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Weโ€™ll let the photos tell the rest of the story.

Thank you for visiting and for your continued partnership! Maryland Department of Commerce
08/14/2025

Thank you for visiting and for your continued partnership! Maryland Department of Commerce

Go Piedmont Airlines!
05/20/2025

Go Piedmont Airlines!

For more information about our Aviation Maintenance Technician school, please visit https://wwwcp.umes.edu/amt/
04/01/2025

For more information about our Aviation Maintenance Technician school, please visit https://wwwcp.umes.edu/amt/

New opportunities for education and employment are taking flight on Marylandโ€™s lower Eastern Shore thanks to a new training program for aircraft mechanics. The Aviation Maintenance Technician Training Program recently received Federal Aviation Administration certification and...

Great career opportunity in Aviation Maintenance. UMESโ€™ first class for the 12-month certificate program starts August, ...
02/24/2025

Great career opportunity in Aviation Maintenance. UMESโ€™ first class for the 12-month certificate program starts August, 2025 at Salisbury Regional Airport

Apply Now! Get Ready to Soar: Aviation Maintenance Technician Program Now FAA 147 Certified! We are excited to announce that our Aviation Maintenance Techni ...

Weโ€™ve reached an important milestone in our collective effort to establish an Aviation Maintenance Technician school at ...
12/03/2024

Weโ€™ve reached an important milestone in our collective effort to establish an Aviation Maintenance Technician school at the Salisbury Regional Airport. Our partner, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) recently received FAA Certification, allowing the school to open in January, 2025. Many thanks to all of our partners including Wicomico County Executive Office, Maryland Department of Commerce, Piedmont Airlines, UMES, and the Tri County Council of the Lower Eastern Shore. More information can be found here.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) recently received its FAA Part 147 Certification to operate an Aviation Maintenance Technician school at the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY). Students completing the 1900 hour, one-year program will receive a Certificate and be el...

Welcome Hop Flyt, !
11/27/2024

Welcome Hop Flyt, !

HopFlyt is excited to announce that we have landed at our new facility on Maryland's beautiful Eastern Shore.

Located at the Salisbury Regional Airport, the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Autonomous Innovation Center is a new and purpose built facility designed as a hub to accelerate commercial UAS adoption in this unique geographical environment. Here, HopFlyt will continue development and test of our electric and hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft product line.

We are excited to bring our team to Salisbury to help usher in the next generation of transportation!

Thank you to all who attended our 56th Annual Meeting featuring a keynote presentation by Tom Barkin, President and CEO ...
11/15/2024

Thank you to all who attended our 56th Annual Meeting featuring a keynote presentation by Tom Barkin, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

We especially appreciate our sponsors for their generous support.

Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce / Salisbury, MD
Avery Hall Insurance Group
Delmarva Veteran Builders
Hebron Savings Bank
Maryland Department of Commerce
Wicomico County Executive Office
City of Salisbury, Maryland
Piedmont Airlines
George, Miles & Buhr, LLC - GMB
Trinity Sterile, Inc
Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University
Pohanka of Salisbury Automotive
SVN - Miller Commercial Real Estate
PKS
TidalHealth
BBSI Salisbury
Saltwater Storage
LINKBANK
First Shore Federal

Thank you Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore It was an informative session, meaningful discussion and your place lo...
10/23/2024

Thank you Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore It was an informative session, meaningful discussion and your place looks great! Thanks for including us.

Address

100 E Main Street, Ste 501
Salisbury, MD
21801

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(410) 749-1251

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