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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, were joined by over 300 companies in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Wedding Wire was recognized as the Information Technology Company of the Year. Timothy Chi—the creator of one the nation’s largest wedding services […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined on May 24 with Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) director Steve Silverman, Montgomery County Council president Nancy Navarro and some 300 local business owners and representatives at the Inaugural Montgomery County Small Business Awards luncheon. The event, initiated and presented by DED, was organized to honor the […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Creatv MicroTech was recognized as the Bioscience Company of the Year. Cha-Mei Tang is the founder and president for the company. Tang talked about […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Gator Ron’s Zesty Sauces & Mixers was recognized as the Start Up Business Of the Year. Debbie Kaufmann and Connie Griffith talked about how […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. SPAGnVola was recognized as the Small Business of the Year, in the category of 1 to 10 employees. Chocolatiers Eric and Crisoire Reid of SPAGnVola […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Apex Home Loans was recognized as the Small Business of the Year, in the category of 51 to 200 employees. Eric Gates—the president of […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. Merry Maids of Gaithersburg received the Workforce Development Award. Fabiola Cornacchia and Ruth Silva of Merry Maids accepted the award for the company. Cornacchia […]

Over 300 companies joined Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Steve Silverman, the director for the county’s economic department, in honoring eight local businesses at the Small Business Awards on May 24. SOL VISTA Consulting was recognized as the Innovation Network Company of the Year. Shannon Sentman and Zack Moore talk about how they save hotels […]

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 […]