Montgomery Community Media

Two members of the Twinbrook Partnership, James G. Davis Construction (DAVIS) and The JBG Companies, recently collaborated to construct a fun and unique playhouse to benefit Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC). The playhouse is on display at The Shops at Wisconsin Place and will be auctioned at the RTMC Playhouse Project Live Auction & Reception […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will join U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Director Steve Silverman and Federal Business Council Chief Operating Officer and CyberMaryland Conference Chair David Powell to kick off the 2014 CyberMontgomery Conference. This first annual conference will bring together cyber technology professionals from government, academia and the […]

Joined by hundreds of entrepreneurs and business leaders at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Governor Martin O’Malley awarded $100,000 each to four startup companies in the State’s InvestMaryland Challenge, a national business competition which offered nearly $1 million in cash and in-kind awards as well as opportunities for startups to showcase themselves to potential investors. […]

County Executive Ike Leggett recently toured Verizon’s Silver Spring complex, which features one of the largest clean energy investments by a private company in Maryland.

The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) will host a kick-off event on Tuesday, May 13 at the County’s Germantown Innovation Center to officially launch the new Maryland Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Resource Network, the first such SBIR resource and training center of its kind in the state of Maryland. The free event […]

Six members of the Maryland Congressional delegation have written to Pfizer CEO Ian Read concerning the company’s potential acquisition of AstraZeneca, which employs over 3,000 in Maryland. The letter was led by Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) whose district includes the Gaithersburg headquarters of AstraZeneca subsidiary MedImmune. The letter was signed by Senator Barbara A. […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will join executives from the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) and some of the County’s leading employers to kick-off the 50+ Employment Expo on May 12 at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center at 5701 Marrinelli Road. This year, for the first time, Montgomery County has joined with the […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Deleware Governor Jack Markell sent a letter today to Ian Read, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer, Inc., expressing deep concerns about the potential acquisition of AstraZeneca PLC. The letter highlights the potentially significant impact on good, family-sustaining jobs in both Maryland and Delaware, and expresses concern about the […]

The Old Takoma Business Association is asking residents to rethink where they invest and adopt a rising grass roots revolution, locavesting. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

More than 400 owners and representatives from local businesses gathered in one room at the Bethesda North Marriott on May 9 for the County’s second annual awards ceremony to recognize small businesses for their contributions to the community. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the annual awards ceremony and the small business community […]