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https://marylandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/julia-koblitz-RlOAwXt2fEA-unsplash.jpg640401Recently, the state lost a $50 billion opportunity to woo a major drug manufacturer to our shores. Wes Moore was asleep at the switch. In 2025, HHS grants to the state for health-related programs are estimated to be $11.6B — not bad, but Virginia scored $50 billion just by out-hustling the Moore Administration. Now enter Montgomery County with its lackluster Executive and Council is whining about an ever-increasing issue … excess biolab space to the tune of over .5 million square feet and going up. Montgomery County and the State of Maryland continue to lose to surrounding jurisdictions when it comes to attracting new business to the state and the county.