Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced the latest County initiative to continue support for the County’s innovation economy.  The MOVE (Make Office Vacancies Extinct) Program is designed to attract life sciences, IT, cybersecurity and green technology businesses to Montgomery County. These are the technology-based sectors critical to the County’s economic future. “MOVE is an […]

In a news release issued today by his County Council campaign, Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz said he is reaffirming his commitment to biotech along the Interstate 270 corridor. “Last week I spoke to Steve Silverman, Director of Montgomery Economic Development for Montgomery County about the concern that the incubator relocation has caused for those businesses […]

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection is launching an anonymous tip hotline to encourage county residents to report any deceptive trade practices in the marketplace. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Anonymous tip hotline for Office of Consumer Protection: 240.777.3681

A series of three seminars related to small business will be presented in March, April and May by SCORE DC mentors at the Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. The seminars, which will run from 7 – 9 p.m., will be held on the following dates: March 25 “Starting Your Business”; April 24 “Marketing your Business”; […]

Retirement to many folks means time to kick back and relax. For others it can be a time to accomplish new things. After 29 years John Creel say goodbye to his job as an investigator for the Montgomery County Department of Consumer Protection. But as Susan Kenedy found out, he is far from calling it […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) recently held its first “Business Card Exchange Lunch” of the year at Paisano’s Pizza, 824 Muddy Branch Road in Gaithersburg. Paisano’s Pizza is a family-owned franchise, specializing in pizza, pasta, calzones, subs and salads. Nearly 50 GGCC members enjoyed a networking lunch while enjoying spaghetti, fettuccine Alfredo, meatballs, a […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) recently conducted a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for Operation Second Chance’s new location at 20251 Century Boulevard, Suite 130, in Germantown. A top rated nonprofit, Operation Second Chance supports wounded service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and helps these veterans transition back to duty and to civilian […]

FORCE, the 1,000,000 high school student jobs project, announces its beta launch on March 3 in the DC metropolitan area. FORCE – an acronym for Food, Office/Other, Retail, Care, and Educational – aims to improve the process of identifying and narrowing down job options for students and employers using video chat, anonymity, and social media […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Feb. 18 signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) to more clearly define further the development of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). The agreement expands on the collaboration outlined in a […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced this week, according to a report from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the County’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 percent in December 2013 — the lowest level since 2008 and a nearly 30 percent decrease since its high in 2010. “Despite the great recession, Montgomery […]