Cecil County wants to expand beyond its industrial base. Great Wolf Lodge is just the start.

Cecil County’s landscape is taking off in some new directions this summer with a slew of projects in the residential, entertainment and even sports tourism sectors. The rural county for years has used its vein of Interstate 95 to expand its industrial and e-commerce base with tenants like Amazon, Lidl and Medline moving into large warehouses. Now, a new push to grow even more along the major corridors of I-95 and U.S. Route 40 is getting into full swing — with the anticipated revenue that will follow expected to put the jurisdiction on the road toward a more solid future.