Montgomery Community Media

The Washington Business Journal recently ranked the top 25 Chambers of Commerce by revenue for the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) was ranked number 15 for 2013. The top five Chambers include: Greater Washington Board of Trade, D.C., Fairfax County, Montgomery County, and Prince William County Chambers of Commerce. As Gaithersburg-Germantown […]

Safeway’s new Bethesda and Olney stores this year became LEED Gold certified, making them the first grocery stores in Maryland to earn that designation for being built using environmentally friendly strategies. Among the features in the Bethesda store are artistic glass windows accented with recycled glass recovered from the original Safeway built on that location […]

Let us know what you think! Visit Montgomery County government’s Nighttime Economy Task Force page. Additional Coverage on the Nighttime Economy Task Force:

The Minority Business Enterprise University Conference was held in Silver Spring on June 27. The keynote speaker was David Henson, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency. Held at the Silver Spring Civic Building, the theme of this year’s conference was Pathways to Procurement. The conference provides a gathering place for all stakeholders who […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner (D- District 1) and Nancy Floreen (D-At-large) welcomed small businesses to the inaugural Montgomery County Small Business Day in Rockville. Organizers Kelly Leonard and Tony Spearman-Leach brought in experts who delved into finding resources for financing to best social media practices. John Kolm is the CEO of Team Results USA […]

With over 30,000 small businesses in Montgomery County, officials have assigned a new role to help owners navigate their way to resources in the county. Judy Stephenson shares more detail about her role. Have a question about starting a business in Montgomery County or need help with finding resources for another project? Contact Judy Stephenson […]

The Montgomery Village liquor store has relocated from the Watkins Mill Road location to the Goshen Crossing Shopping Center, 20004 Goshen Road. The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) moved the store to the larger location to better serve its customers. The DLC plan to ope two more stores later this year at Seneca […]

At the second official meeting of the Nighttime Economy Task Force, a group of George Washington University graduate students presented recommendations based on a survey from their grad school project about how to attract young professionals to Montgomery County. The presentation sparked a discussion around what it needed to attract these “millennials” to the county. […]

Creating a nighttime economy task force to boost Montgomery County’s nightlife is just a start, according to Councilmember Hans Riemer (D-At large). Riemer was one of many officials who spoke at the Sociable City Leadership Summit at the Silver Spring Civic Center. He is one of the main advocates of increasing the economic competitiveness of […]

The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) will partner with the Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI) to host a Sociable City Leadership Summit on June 24 and  June 25 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place. Experts and practitioners will come together to review best practices to aid in planning, managing and measuring […]