Gov. Hogan Visits Australian Customers Of Columbia, MD, Business

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan visited an Australian customer with direct ties to a business in Columbia, Md., while on an overseas trip to that country promoting economic development for the state and his infrastructure initiative.

The governor’s day in Sydney on Tuesday, Sept. 24, included highlighting a major agreement between Maryland and Australian enterprises, visiting the country’s biggest road project and addressing an economic forum of business leaders.

At ANZ Stadium—a host of the 2000 Summer Olympics—Hogan joined representatives from Venues New South Wales to highlight a partnership with Matrax. Headquartered in Columbia, Md., Matrax offers custom matting solutions that will be used at ANZ Stadium and Bankwest Stadium to enable them to host more events while protecting their playing fields. The Maryland Department of Commerce helped facilitate this partnership through the ExportMD grant program.

“Maryland is consistently named one of the top American states for innovation, and Matrax is a shining example of this,” Hogan said in a statement. “We were proud to work with Matrax, and the result is this $1 million deal for 12,400 square meters of stadium flooring. We are pleased that ANZ will be using these mats for the first time at a concert featuring another wonderful and cherished American export: Metallica.”