Charles Recovery Resources
Federal Guidance to Re-opening Business
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for preparing businesses and workplaces
- CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again
- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition COVID-19 Updates
State of Maryland Guidance to Re-opening Business
Back to Business: Best practices for Maryland’s companies reopening in correlation with the COVID-19 outbreak. This page also includes industry-specific guidelines.
Industry-Specific Guidance
- CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESSES: Guidance and best practices to reopen.
- RETAIL STORES: Governor Hogan announced that retail stores may reopen at up to 50 percent capacity, with curbside pickup and delivery strongly encouraged, and all public health precautions in place. Examples of businesses that may reopen include clothing and shoe stores, vape and tobacco, pet groomers, animal adoption shelters, car washes, art galleries, and bookstores. Guidance and best practices for retail stores.
- PERSONAL SERVICES BUSINESSES: This is applicable to barber shops and hair salons only and only to provide hair services, per Governor Hogan's executive order. Guidance and best practices for personal service businesses.
- MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES: This includes establishments engaged in the assembly or transformation of materials into new products.
Guidance and best practices for manufacturing businesses. - MARINAS: Guidance and best practices to reopen.
- CHURCHES AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP: Churches and houses of worship may begin to safely hold religious services, at up to 50 percent capacity, with outdoor services strongly encouraged. Religious leaders are strongly urged to do everything possible to keep their congregants safe, and particularly to protect the elderly and vulnerable within their congregations. Guidance and best practices for religious services.
Other MARYLand Links
- Maryland Strong: Back to Business Pledge
- Executive Order from Governor Larry Hogan
- Interpretive Guidance for the Executive Order
- Instructional Manual from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Operational Toolkit for Businesses Considering Reopening or Expanding Operations in COVID-19
Charles County Department of Health Back to Business Page
Industry-Specific Guidance from Trade Organizations
Views from Charles
The Time for New Ideas
“Charles County is a great central location for us to have access to all of our customers. We do business with NSWC Carderock, Naval Research Laboratory, NAWCAD Patuxent River, NSWC Dahlgren, and Indian Head Naval Support Facility, to name a few.”
Scott Decker
Director of Operations
Cardinal Scientific
“We are proud to be a key part of Charles County’s future and we heartily encourage other, cutting-edge companies to join us.”
Doug Egan
Chief Executive Officer
Competitive Power Ventures
“Charles County is where we started our company and where we grew and expanded. We now operate our managed print and managed IT solutions in five states and provide custom apps all around the globe. Our headquarters is still in Charles County, an excellent place to conduct business and recruit highly skilled individuals for our ever growing team!"
Joshua Justice
President
Just Tech
“We are proud to be a key part of Charles County’s future and we heartily encourage other, cutting-edge companies to join us.”
Katharine Tate
Executive Director of Provider Engagement and Community Relations
Righttime Medical Care
“Charles County is a great place for businesses to start, grow, and thrive! We've worked with over 100 businesses since we opened our doors in Charles County, and I've witnessed the majority of these businesses achieve all three.”
Darlene M. Breck
Owner
Southern Maryland Business Center
“Charles County is a great place to do business because of the passion of the business community and the residents who strive to make it the best that it can be."
Andrew W. Welburn
President
The Welburn Organization
