Prince George's ready for retailers

Prince George's has weathered the economic storm of recent years to become a promising home for retail development, developers said last week as they marketed their projects to tenants throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

The county played host to the International Council of Shopping Centers 2011 Mid-Atlantic Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill's National Harbor, which drew close to 1,500 people.

"The market is just picking up, but we had projects opening up while everyone else was stopped," said Patricia Thornton, spokeswoman for the county economic development corporation. She referred to National Harbor and Woodmore Towne Center in Landover, which opened in 2008 and last year, respectively.