Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is scheduled to hold a rally tonight with representatives from SEIU Local 500 and the Commission on Child Care, in addition to parents, child care providers and advocates, to discuss details of a bill he is sponsoring to create a new County Office of Child Care. The office would be […]

At a presentation today in Rockville, the Montgomery County Council joined in the movement to have employers provide equal pay for all by declaring “Equal Pay Day” on April 14.

The community comes together to help local business owners after a fire on March 19 destroyed Bombay Gaylord Restaurant, damaged the famous Quarry House Tavern and two other restaurants including Kefa Cafe and the Mandarin Chinese restaurant. Approximately 100 Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze that started at 1 a.m. at 8401 Georgia Avenue in […]

Hundreds of Montgomery County students recently attended a conference at the Universities at Shady Grove campus where they learned from area business professionals about a variety of careers and future opportunities. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Each year, the city of Rockville invites local businesses to get together to learn how to operate effectively and thrive in the city. Rockville’s Katie Ghiardi tells us more about the Rockville Business Academy. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

The Pike & Rose project is a feather in the cap for the Montgomery County Planning Department. The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is this year’s recipient of an Award of Excellence from the American Planning Association (APA), County Planning Division, and its sister organization, the National […]

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Asem Elgawhary, 73, of Potomac Monday to more than three years in prison for accepting $5.2 million in kickbacks to manipulate the competitive bidding process for state-run power contracts in Egypt. Judge Chasanow also ordered Elgawhary to forfeit $5.2 million. Elgawhary, the former principal vice president of Bechtel […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer was the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Small Business Series event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning and he answered some tough questions from business owners on topics from the nighttime economy, procurement process update to public access on county government Wi-Fi. Krista Brick has the story.   […]

Montgomery County Small Business Navigator Judy Stephenson talks about small business success in innovation technology in this MyMCMedia Extra.   Related:

A car crashed through a glass window at a Rite Aid store on Thursday afternoon in the 5300 block of Westbard Avenue in Bethesda. Although some of the store’s merchandise was damaged, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said no one was injured. A building inspector was called to inspect the structural […]