Montgomery Community Media

County Executive Ike Leggett recently sent over legislation to the County Council that will reorganize the Department of Economic Development. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on the county budget. There are also reports on legislation to privatize economic development, Gaithersburg Book Festival, and much more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced that he will send legislation to the County Council on Friday that would transfer the major functions of County economic development and business promotion to a private-sector-led, non-profit entity. Under the proposed legislation, both the County’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and the non-profit Montgomery Business Development Corporation […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 14, in Montgomery County: 1. House Fire: Five firefighters were injured as they battled a two-alarm house fire in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg early today. 2. Bear Basics: The state’s top bear expert will discuss black bears at […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development is facing major changes. Lorna Virgili has the story.   Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Read MyMCMedia’s “Leggett Proposes New Structure for Economic Development in MoCo” article for more information.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for his weekly briefing on April 27th. Some of the topics discussed included the Office of Child Care, Governor Larry Hogan’s first 100 days, Child Protective Services, the renovations needed on the Council Office Building and the County Executive’s plan to privatize the Department of Economic […]

It’s here! Today we all have the chance to share our photos of A Day in the Life of Montgomery County. We can’t wait to see your photos! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Sharing: Today is Earth Day and it is […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal says Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s decision on the Purple Line is coming soon.

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke recently sat down with Melissa Sherrod, vice president of corporate affairs for Exelon Corp., and she asked Sherrod about the impact of the proposed merger with Pepco on jobs. Take a look: Related:

Montgomery County Department of Economic Development’s Susan Prince talks about the importance of the new Life Sciences Impact Grants. The program, introduced in December 2014, was created to provide financial assistance to life sciences employers to retain jobs and stimulate the organic growth of the life sciences industry in Montgomery County.