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Maryland Officials Gather in Ocean City

Maryland Association of Counties website

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) - An annual conference of Maryland counties is taking place in Ocean City this week.

The Maryland Association of Counties summer conference begins Wednesday.

The conference is focusing on technology trends in county government. That includes protecting financial data, employee telecommuting, e-commerce and other economic development measures.

An estimated 2,000 local government officials, state legislators and business representatives are scheduled to attend.

The conference is set to end Saturday with an address from Gov. Larry Hogan.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.