Montgomery Community Media

Steve Dorfman, president and founder of Driven to Excel is the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning. Dorfman’s topic of discussion is “Anticipating Customer Needs.” Watch Dorfman’s presentation, below: Steve Dorfman is the president and founder of the consulting firm Driven to Excel which advises businesses […]

It took just less than one workday for the more than 200 volunteers, but for the kids living at the Seneca Heights Apartments in Gaithersburg it will be hours and hours of fun on their new playground here. With funding and volunteers from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Marriott International, Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is changing the way the county approaches economic development and business promotion in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Read more in MyMCMedia article, “Leggett Moves to Privatize Department of Economic Development.“

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is expected to  join Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and Emergent BioSolutions President and CEO Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi for a ribbon cutting for the Emergent BioSolutions new headquarters facility at their Gaithersburg campus on Professional Drive on Tuesday. Emergent BioSolutions is a leading vaccines and therapeutics company that represents a vital component […]

Each year, thousands of veterans return from active duty looking to reenter civilian life. Sometimes that transition can be tough, especially when it comes to finding a job. A recent job fair was held in Silver Spring for veterans. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of […]

County Executive Ike Leggett formally announced this week that he was sending over legislation to the County Council that would transfer the major functions of County economic development and business promotion to a private-sector-led, non-profit entity. Under the proposed legislation, both the County’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and the non-profit Montgomery Business Development Corporation […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced that he will send legislation to the County Council on Friday that would transfer the major functions of County economic development and business promotion to a private-sector-led, non-profit entity. Under the proposed legislation, both the County’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and the non-profit Montgomery Business Development Corporation […]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this week for the first redevelopment project under County Executive Isiah Leggett’s Smart Growth Initiative. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For more video from the groundbreaking, visit here. You can also find out more about Westside at Shady Grove online here. You can find out more about Mr. Leggett’s Smart Growth Initiative […]

Business owners in Rockville could crank up sales by getting a free bike rack near their shop. Business owners who lack bicycle parking near their shop or office could qualify for a rack –provided and installed for free by the City of Rockville — under the city’s Bike Rack Grant Program, according to a release […]

Montgomery County officials attended a ground breaking ceremony today for Westside at Shady Grove Metro at 16658 Crabbs Branch Way. This public-private partnership project is planned to revitalize the former industrial area by creating an urban village near the Shady Grove Metro Station. “One of the priorities of my administration has been developing the Smart […]