Hogan announces plan for manufacturing incentives, job training

Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled a package of proposals Thursday afternoon to boost manufacturing jobs and expand workforce training programs.

Hogan said his proposals will help increase opportunities for workers as well as employers, especially in high-unemployment areas such as Baltimore, where he made the announcement.

"Even though Maryland has been experiencing tremendous job growth and business growth and economic progress, not all Marylanders and not every jurisdiction in the state is seeing the same level of economic improvement and success," Hogan said during an announcement at the POWER House Community Center in the Perkins Homes public housing community in East Baltimore.

The governor's office did not provide an estimate for how much potential tax revenue the state would forgo under the proposals. They range from tax incentives for manufacturing companies to cyber training programs for workers.

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