Montgomery Community Media

Small Business Specialist Dwight Deneal is the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Small Business University event at MCM’s studios. His topic is “Getting Your Business Ready for PRIME Time.” You can watch the event, below: https://youtu.be/XJSvaAPXTO0?t=12m10s   Dwight D. Deneal works for the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of the […]

Small businesses took center stage Wednesday at the 3rd Annual Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Small Business Awards. Danny Farrar, CEO and Co-Founder of SoldierFit gave the keynote presentation speaking about his struggles with depression and finding a purpose until launching his company that now boasts three sites in Maryland, one in Gaithersburg. You […]

The Montgomery County Historical Society has offered to manage the digital archives of the now-defunct Gazette newspapers. Matt Logan, executive director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, said he has called officials at The Gazette to offer the society as a landing spot for the digital documents of the newspaper that published its last edition June 17. […]

Cari Shane, principal with /’sas∙s’ē/ Agency is the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media. Shane’s topic of discussion is “Social Media is Not a Marketing Strategy.” Watch Shane’s presentation streamed live, below: A former print, radio and television reporter, public relations executive Cari Shane is a crafter of media pitches. […]

A national program to help combat veterans and active military through flyfishing and yoga reeled in a $20,000 grant today from a local bioscience company. Emergent BioSolutions with headquarters in Gaithersburg today donated $20,000 to the Rivers of Recovery organization. Rivers of Recovery specializes in the rehabilitation of combat veterans suffering with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), […]

By next spring the vacant building once helping to anchor Kentlands Market Square called Star Diner will be home to Vasilis Mediterranean Grill. The popular Greek restaurant is more than tripling its size going from its 353 Main Street location to 705 Center Point Way. “When we moved to neighborhood my dad always looked at […]

Governor Larry Hogan, along with University of Maryland President Wallace Loh and Under Armour Managing Director for Greater China Erick Haskell, celebrated the construction of a new Under Armour retail store in Beijing, China. “The goal of this trade mission is all about taking our ‘Maryland Is Open for Business’ message to one of the […]

After more than eight years, Gene W. Counihan is retiring as a commissioner for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Counihan played a key role in supporting a number of important initiatives and operational shifts at WSSC, including advancements in alternative energy, technological upgrades, environmental stewardship and sound financial management, according to a news release from the […]

Emergent BioSolutions is conducting important life-saving life sciences work and on Tuesday, the company celebrated the brick and mortar of its operation. County, state and local officials helped Emergent BioSolutions officially open its new corporate headquarters in Gaithersburg on Professional Drive. Krista Brick has the story. Emergent BioSolutions is a leading vaccines and therapeutics company that […]

Steve Dorfman, president and founder of Driven to Excel is the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning. Dorfman’s topic of discussion is “Anticipating Customer Needs.” Watch Dorfman’s presentation, below: Steve Dorfman is the president and founder of the consulting firm Driven to Excel which advises businesses […]