Thank You Maryland

In a letter to the editor in today's Baltimore Business Journal (Feb. 22), Steve DelBianco, former director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, extends his thanks to the State of Maryland for passing the computer services sales tax.

"This proposed tax on computer services in Maryland makes it that much easier for Northern Virginia to compete with Maryland for any business that relies heavily on computer services, including financial services, health care and government contracting," he said.

DelBianco closes his letter by saying, "Let me extend my thanks to Maryland for giving a new advantage to the Old Dominion."

Read the full letter here.

As illustrated by reports in today's Baltimore Sun and last week's Baltimore Business Journal, competing states smell blood. Many Maryland IT companies have put expansion plans on hold. Some have already shifted expansion plans to other states. Many others have a list of unanswered questions about how the tax will be applied.