Calvert County Economic Development Receives Record Web Site Hits

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md., -- September 08, 2003 -- The Calvert County Department of Economic Development announced today that their Web site received a record number of hits during the month of July. The Department received a total of 406,262 hits during July 2003. This is a 38 percent increase (or 111,132 hits) over the same reporting period last year, and the most hits received during a one-month period since the site's debut in 1998.

Visitors to the Web site continue to be very interested in the searchable Calvert County business database, a free advertising/listing service for all County businesses, as well as the classifieds job search, an on-line service offered free of charge to any County business. The most popular area of the site during the month of July was the Visitor Guide, which is located in the Tourism section of the site. "People are searching for a plethora of information on Calvert County and we are pleased to be able to provide that information on our Web site for their convenience," stated Linda Vassallo, Director, Department of Economic Development.

Calvert County was the first County in the Greater Washington Region to provide a free, on-line employment classifieds service designed solely to assist County businesses in workforce recruitment. Additionally, Calvert provides free business listings for County-based businesses and free commercial real estate listings. In an effort to provide the most current information, Economic Development staff continuously monitors and updates the Web site to keep visitors informed of current activities, events and news, and to determine what information is most useful to customers.

For more information, please contact the Calvert County Department of Economic Development, 410.535.4583 or 301.855.1880, via email cced@co.cal.md.us

For more information on the Calvert County, Maryland Department of Economic Development, our visitor sites and attractions and the services available to assist County businesses, call 410.535.4583, 800.331.9771 or 301.855.1880; or send an e-mail to info@ecalvert.com