Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold a work session at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 4 to discuss Bill 10-13 that would amend the County’s bag tax law to limit the five-cent fee only to bags distributed at “food stores.” The T and E Committee, which […]

As a direct outcome of the connections developed from September’s China Mission trip led by County Executive Ike Leggett, Montgomery County was chosen as one of only three site visits to showcase investment opportunities to a group of select business executives from China on November 2, after the delegation’s participation in the “Select USA Investment […]

Five local businesses were recently inducted in the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame. This event raises funds for scholarships at the Universities at Shady Grove. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

AstraZeneca announced (Oct. 30) the start of the Phase III Windward programme for benralizumab, a potential treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma developed by MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm. The goal of CALIMA, the first study in the Windward programme, is to determine whether benralizumab reduces the number of exacerbations in patients […]

Radio One announced on Oct. 25 that a traffic accident in Atlanta, GA claimed the life of one its employees, Sheila Stewart. Stewart had been News & Community Affairs Director for Radio One Washington, D.C. Stations (93.9) WKYS-FM; (Praise 104.1) WPRS-FM; (1450)-WOL-AM); 1340-(WYCB-AM) and (102.3) WMMJ-FM. “The Radio One family is deeply saddened at the […]

Wolfson’s Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg has closed its doors for good. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz owns the business, which has been in his family since 1918. Katz, who is 63, said he’s hung out and worked at the store for 53 years or since he was ten years old. He closed the doors […]

Payroll Network, Inc. announced recently that its executive vice president, George Whitehouse, CPA has been appointed to the Maryland Commission to Study the Regulation of Payroll Services. Payroll Network, based in Rockville is a workforce management solutions provider that customizes payroll, timekeeping, tax filing and human resources services to address the unique requirements of employers in […]

There’s a new community developing in the city of Gaithersburg. It’s called Crown and it’s located off Fields Road right across from the Washingtonian Center. The first Crown residents have already moved into their new homes and the first business has opened its doors in Downtown Crown. And, there’s a lot more to come:

The co-founder of Honest Tea, Seth Goldman, has co-authored a new book entitled “Mission in a Bottle.” He talked about his best selling book – and the successful company he founded right here in Montgomery County – at a recent small business networking event held at Montgomery Community Media.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will help kick off the second annual Innovation 2 Commercialization (I2C) Conference at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 at the Universities at Shady Grove. Conceived and presented via a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer, the full-day conference […]