WebstaurantStore, a Pennsylvania-based company that bills itself as the largest online restaurant supply store, is once again expanding its Maryland footprint. The retailer, which already operates one distribution center in Western Maryland, is opening a second in Harford County, according to a Tuesday announcement by the Maryland Department of Commerce. The company is leasing a .
The regional economy in western Maryland differs significantly between the region’s eastern and western halves. Maryland’s two westernmost counties, Garrett and Allegany, have arguably traversed the most challenging path to sustained economic growth in Maryland and that was before COVID-19. Hammered by a decline in manufacturing and natural resource harvesting, those jurisdictions have suffered .