Positive View of State’s Business Climate
Businesses were asked to rate Maryland’s overall business climate.
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Forty-six percent of businesses rated Maryland’s overall business climate as either pro-business or business friendly
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Thirty-five percent rated Maryland’s overall business climate as neutral
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Nineteen percent rated Maryland’s overall business climate as either unfriendly or anti-business
Figure 9: Perceptions of Maryland's Business Climate Over Time
When analyzing the business climate regionally:
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Fifty-two percent of firms in Baltimore City had a positive view of the state’s business climate while 15 percent had a negative view of the business climate, the first time that Baltimore City firms were the most positive.
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Fifty percent of firms in the Washington suburbs had a positive view of the state’s business climate.
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Forty-four percent of firms in the Baltimore metropolitan area had a positive view of the state’s business climate.
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Thirty-nine percent of firms in the rest of Maryland had a positive view of the state’s business climate.
Figure 10: Regional View of Business Climate
