Give you the Maryland economy for your reference:
Maryland's economy is active and diversified. Its main industries are: transportation, manufacturing, environmental protection, aerospace, information technology, medical and health care and biotechnology.
In recent years, international trade has played an increasingly important role in the economy. In 2008, the state's total merchandise exports reached US$ 8.85 billion, and its main export trading partners were Canada, China Economic Zone (including Chinese mainland, Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province), Belgium and the Netherlands. Exports to China have developed rapidly in recent years, reaching $690 million in 2008, and the growth rate from 2005 to 2008 was as high as 4 1. 1%. Transportation is a traditional export project in Maryland, mainly focusing on trucks, buses, railway equipment, aircraft parts, aircraft control systems and so on. In recent years, the export of industrial equipment and computers has increased rapidly.
Maryland is also actively attracting foreign investment. The favorable investment environment has attracted more than 500 foreign-invested enterprises to settle in Maryland, which is one of the regions with the highest density of foreign-invested enterprises in China. In order to encourage enterprises to invest, Maryland government provides various investment encouragement policies and matching funds for enterprise development, including Maryland Economic Development Authorization Fund and Chaoyang Fund. Guarantee and promotion loans provided by Maryland Industrial Development Finance Bureau; Maryland Department of Enterprise and Economic Development Capital and Venture Capital Fund; Maryland SME Economic Development and Financing Administration has taken a series of incentive measures such as tax relief to support the development of SMEs and provide technical support and training for enterprises.
Maryland is also a pioneer in the development of industrial development zones, international trade parks and high-tech parks in the United States. It is the third state in the United States to implement its own industrial development zone and the first state to designate an industrial zone. Maryland's industrial zones are located in the western, central and eastern coasts of Maryland, and enterprises in the industrial zones enjoy many preferential policies in fiscal and taxation.