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Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, City Councilmembers Cathy Drzyzgula and Michael Sesma and representatives from the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) attended a  ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for LA Fitness’  newest Gaithersburg location on Feb. 15. The new fitness center is located in the new Crown community at 314 Copley Place in Gaithersburg. LA Fitness […]

County Council President Craig Rice met with the media this week and discussed several topics facing the County Council. It was at this briefing where he announced some progress on one of his economic initiatives.

The city of Rockville kicked off the second year of the Rockville Business Academy this week. The free program is an opportunity for businesses to learn how to effectively operate and thrive in the city. Rockville 11’s Katie Ghiardi has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

He traveled to the United States when he was just a teenager, leaving his home country of El Salvador to find a better life and a safe place to call home. “I knew that if I stayed I would have ended up either with the Guerrillas or with the army and that’s why I decided […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Dan Hoffman, Montgomery County’s Chief Innovation Officer, explains the economic power and value of open data. Related posts:      

Listen, be brave, and embrace your power. Those are the themes of the upcoming 5th annual eWomenNetwork Success Summit in Rockville, which seeks to empower local women. The event features Sandra Yancey, CEO of the eWomenNetwork, who will give advice to women on how to succeed in business. “Product and service innovation is constant and mandatory […]

CVS Caremark announced today that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being of its patients and customers. “Ending the sale of […]

Clean Currents, a Silver Spring-based provider of renewable energy for residents and businesses, posted a message today (Jan. 31) on its website that the company is discontinuing service. “We are writing to inform you, with deep regret, that the recent extreme weather, which sent the wholesale electricity market into unchartered territories, has fatally compromised our […]

Pepco wants to remind customers who are having trouble keeping their accounts current through these cold weather stretches and higher usage periods that resources are available to them. “We have a wide range of payment options that we offer customers and also offer to work individually with any customer on ways they can better manage […]

Haregewoyan Azalew moved from Ethiopia more than 10 years to start a new life in the United States. She decided to use her skills as a business owner in her home country to open a market in Silver Spring. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Azalew, her family and the Wesenyelesh International Market have […]