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Article: 22,000 New Jobs at Fort Meade Foreseen; Figure More Than Military Planned
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- The Washington Post
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- March 22, 2007
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The number of jobs that will locate to Anne Arundel's Fort George
G. Meade over the next six years is likely to be more than double or
triple the total approved in 2005 as part of the Pentagon's base
realignment and closure plan, says the Howard County official who
helps track the installation's regional impact.
As many as 22,000 jobs may be added to Fort Meade by 2013, though
the figure is an early estimate and is subject to change, said Kent
D. Menser, executive director of the Howard BRAC office.
The total reflects jobs locating on Fort Meade property and does
not include contractor jobs that might locate off the post in the
surrounding area, or jobs in fields such as public safety and ...