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Caroline County Economic Dev. Partners with SVN Miller Commercial
                    Real Estate to Bring Patriot Aluminum to Caroline County


            A creative partnership between Caroline   Development & Tourism approached   business leaders and partners fi lled the
            County Economic Development and    Donovan Marine about using the    warehouse-turned-conference room to
            Donovan Marine, represented by John   property as the location for their   learn about the state of economy from
            Foster of SVN Miller Commercial Real   Caroline Economic Symposium, a high-  Dr. Anirban Basu. The partnership
            Estate, helped land a lease agreement   level review of the economic state of   created great exposure for the building,
            that brought Patriot Aluminum to   the country, region, and the Eastern   keeping the property top of mind.
            Caroline County, Maryland.         Shore. CCEDT Director Debbie Bowden
                                               and Business Development Coordinator   When Patriot Aluminum approached
            Donovan Marine acquired the Bartley   Kendall Teague knew that this regional   C a r o line C o un ty Eco n o mic
            Building, a commercial property on                                   Development about expanding their
                                               event would be an ideal opportunity to
            Engerman Avenue in the Denton                                        operations from Felton, Delaware,
                                               market a prime industrial property in
            Industrial Park, in 2018. Th e building                              Debbie knew firsthand from her
                                               Caroline County.
            was larger than they needed, and                                     experience with the symposium that

            provided a value-added opportunity to   The CCEDT team worked closely with   the Engerman Avenue property would
            lease out the second suite.        John Foster of SVN Miller, the listing   be a perfect fit. She referred Patriot
                                               agent for Donovan Marine, to facilitate   Aluminum to the listing agent, John
            Knowing that the property was available   the use of the property. The event   Foster at SVN Miller, who worked with
            for lease, Caroline County Economic
                                               was a great success – more than 125   both parties to close the deal.
                                                                                 “It was a combination of a collaborative
                                                                                 partnership, a strong and credit-worthy
                                                                                 client and great market conditions that
                                                                                 created this fast-moving deal,” said John
                                                                                 Foster. “It was a great experience for all
                                                                                 parties involved.”

                                                                                 “Donovan Marine recognized the value
                                                                                 in showing their space to the business
                                                                                 leaders in Caroline County via the
                                                                                 Economic Symposium,” said Debbie
                                                                                 Bowden. “It was truly a partnership that
                                                                                 turned out to be mutually benefi cial. We
                                                                                 hosted the Economic Symposium in a
                                                                                 great space, Donovan Marine got some
                                                                                 exposure that led to an active lease, and
                                                                                 Caroline County welcomes a growing
                                                                                 new business to the community.”

                  February 23 at 6 PM                                            Caroline County is excited to have
                                                                                 Patriot Aluminum join their business
                                                                                 community. The company is an
                 Wharves of Choptank Visitor Center                              American-Veteran owned and operated
                                                                                 family business that fabricates a full line
                      3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton
                                                                                 of aluminum fence panels, posts, and
                                                                                 gates. Patriot Aluminum takes pride in
                                                                                 their product quality, customer service,
                                                                                 and overall positive atmosphere for both
                                                                                 their customers and employees. They
                                                                                 currently employ 12 people, with plans
                      This is a free event, but donations are welcome!           to expand to more than 30 full-time
                                                                                 jobs that will be offered to the Caroline

                Please contact Beth Wall at beth.wall@hishopeministries.org      County community as the business
                 or call 443-448-7297 to reserve a space. Space is limited.      continues to grow. For more information
                                                                                 on Patriot Aluminum, please visit
                                                                                 patriotaluminum.net.
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