Montgomery Community Media

The city of Rockville celebrates Business Appreciation Week each year. Rockville 11’s Bridget Broullire reports. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming. Visit Rockville Economic Development, Inc to learn more.

Montgomery County’s Economic Development Director, Steve Silverman, recently addressed the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board and provided a realistic, if somewhat “gloomy,” description of the commercial and residential real estate market in Montgomery County. Highlights included the 14% vacancy rate in newer commercial properties (Class A), little prospect for growth in development of commercial office […]

During a recent meeting in Silver Spring, Steve Silverman, Montgomery County’s economic development director, said cyber jobs will be “the next wave of job creation” in Montgomery County and Maryland. Take a look. For more information about the county’s economic development efforts, visit its website at Department of Economic Development (DED).

Montgomery County’s Economic Development Director, Steve Silverman, recently addressed the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board and declared “small business is really big business” in terms of the number of companies and people employed by small business in Montgomery County. He then went on to list some small business “factoids” as well the various initiatives Montgomery […]

In this video clip, Steve Silverman, Montgomery County’s economic development director, talks about the “job imbalance” between eastern Montgomery County and the western part of the county. During recent remarks to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Silverman explains how future plans included in the Master Plan should increase the number of jobs, especially in […]

UPDATED “Certainly a big win for the city,” said Gaitherburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan at the March 18 Gaithersburg City Council meeting. Lonergan said the AstraZeneca plans to add 300 more jobs to the MedImmune campus over the next few years. ——————————————————————– AstraZeneca announced on March 18 that Gaithersburg will be one of three […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the following statement on March 18 about the U.S. Department of Labor’s release of preliminary employment data for the month of January: “Today’s jobs report reaffirms the strength of Maryland’s private sector job growth as our businesses continue to lead the way by creating 8,200 new jobs in January. This […]

Steve Silverman, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development (DED), summarizes the challenges faced by Montgomery County in recent years and what the Department of Economic Development is doing to keep private business here in Montgomery County. He made his remarks at a recent meeting of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, noting that “retention […]

Montgomery County’s Economic Development Director, Steve Silverman, recently addressed the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board about the status of economic development in Montgomery County. In this video clip, he talks about the pending FBI headquarters move and how a move to Greenbelt could positively impact Montgomery County. Take a look. For more information about the […]

The IRS warns residents of scams involving emails requesting your personal information during tax season. These emails appear to be from the IRS, but are fraudulent. This type of scam is referred to as “phishing.” Don’t be fooled. Don’t open, respond to or click links on these type of emails. Do contact the IRS directly […]