Harpswell Strategies: Ten Things I Know About the MoCo Economy (and you should too!)
Here are some highlights from the Harpswell Strategies post, although you should read the entire post to better understand what they think of the Montgomery County economy. Interesting stuff.

INCOME AND PRODUCTION
MO CO PERSONAL INCOME COMES LESS FROM WAGES AND SALARIES THAN YOU THINK
WAGE AND SALARY INCOME IN MO CO IS INCREASING MORE SLOWLY THAN ELSEWHERE
OVER-RELIANCE ON PROGRESSIVE TAXATION HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC
SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES
GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES IS OUR ECONOMIC STABILIZER
MANUFACTURING IS PERFORMING WELL IN MO CO BUT PROBABLY HAS LIMITED UPSIDE
OFFICE-INCLINED INDUSTRIES ARE PERFORMING VERY POORLY
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
JULY EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS LOOKED PROMISING
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS USUALLY “NET NEGATIVE” FROM A FISCAL STANDPOINT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIGHT BE AN EXAMPLE OF “TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING”
PLACES AND PLACEMAKING
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEEDS TO INVEST HEAVILY IN BUILDING “PLACES”