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Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union President and CEO Andrew Russell talks about helping small businesses succeed in Montgomery County in this MyMCMedia Extra.   Related:

After a decade of planning, drilling and digging, the construction stage of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Bi-County Tunnel is complete, touted as one of the biggest public utility projects in the Washington area, according to a WSSC press release. Two large valves have been opened and the brand new 84” in diameter water main pipeline […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer was the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Small Business Series event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning. Riemer’s topic of discussion is “Building our Innovation Economy.” Watch Riemer’s presentation that was live streamed here: The Montgomery County Small Business Series offers the opportunity to invigorate and innovate your […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a two-alarm fire at 8401 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring overnight. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 100 firefighters responded to the blaze at 1 a.m. on March 19. Piringer said one firefighter was injured, slightly burned. According to Piringer, a dozen residents […]

Pepco is providing 1,500 free trees to customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia through its Energy-Saving Trees program. It’s the fifth year of the Pepco-Arbor Day Foundation partnership that provides two trees per household while supplies last. This year, the free trees are more developed as they’re lightly branched and 2 to 4 […]

Westfield Montgomery mall in North Bethesda is celebrating the arrival of spring by paying homage to the iconic cherry blossoms. From March 20 through April 12, Westfield Montgomery will become a Center in Bloom, complete with floral and fashion exhibits throughout the center, pink lighting inside and out, and cherry blossoms on display to honor […]

The City of Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council recently issued a proclamation in support of the City’s Financial Wellness Programs and to celebrate the revitalization of Bank On Gaithersburg and the formation of the Gaithersburg Financial Wellness Coalition. You can read the proclamation here.

The Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling about 200,000 cases of macaroni and cheese because some of the boxes may contain small pieces of metal. You can find details of the recall here. Kraft Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 200,000 cases of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner in U.S.: http://t.co/DbaiiJlNWP — Kraft Foods (@kraftfoods) March […]

Exelon Corporation and Pepco Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement agreement with Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in the proceeding before the Maryland Public Service Commission to review the companies’ proposed merger. The commission is expected to decide on the merger application April 8. The two counties represent all of Pepco’s Maryland customers […]

Government and health experts helped members of the Montgomery County’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee weed through information about health concerns related to the use of some pesticides as they continue to discuss a proposed pesticide ban in Montgomery County. Committee members heard from top medical professionals as well as representatives from the Maryland […]