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Marilyn Balcombe, President/CEO, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce was elected to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on May 1. As the 2013 President of the Maryland Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Ms. Balcombe takes over an ex-officio position on the Maryland Chamber’s Board of Directors for the coming year. The Board, consisting […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held a Business Networking Before Nine (BNBN) event on April 10 at Kaplan University Rockville Campus. Kaplan University Learning Center Rockville & Corner Bakery Gaithersburg were the sponsors of the event. What I love about our networking events is the great team effort. We had Kaplan providing a fantastic […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce has named Neil Burkinshaw a director. Burkinshaw is the Gazette’s Director of Advertising for Montgomery County. In January, Burkinshaw of Germantown was named advertising director for Montgomery County, succeeding Trina LaPier. Previously, Burkinshaw was advertising director and publisher with Greater Washington Publishing an affiliate of Washington Post. He also was […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) helped cut the ribbon at a Jan. 15 ground opening ceremony for Bennigan’s Clarksburg. The new restaurant is located at 23315 Frederick Road in Clarksburg. Bennigan’s Clarksburg is a legendary, chef-driven neighborhood pub with crowd pleasing food and drinks. To learn more about Bennigan’s, visit: www.bennigansclarksburg.com. Bennigan’s Clarksburg is […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Kanam Malhotra, CEO of Authxperts, LLC, as the recipient of the 6th Annual Small Business of the Year Award on December 6 as a part of its Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by the previous year’s winner Bruce Kanner, owner of Cartridge on Wheels. The […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) will award Kanam Malhotra, CEO of Authxperts, LLC, as the recipient of the 6th Annual Small Business of the Year Award on December 6 as a part of their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The Small Business of the Year Award recognizes small businesses, which are a vital part of […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) announced that Laura Rowles has been elected VP of Communications of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County (CVC-MC). The CVC-MC educates businesses on how to create successful volunteer/charitable programs that positively impact the businesses, their employees, and the local community. Rowles is the Director of Events & Marketing […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held its 2nd Annual Bowling with the Board on Thursday, October 18. The event was held at and sponsored by 300 Shady Grove Bowling Center in Gaithersburg. “It was a fun event” said Alicia Dinwiddie, 300 Shady Grove Bowling Center Group Events Sales Manager. The purpose of the Chamber […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s (GGCC) showed its commitment to volunteerism by giving its non-profit members the opportunity to “showcase” their organizations and communicate their role in our business community at its Business Networking after Five event held on Thursday, September 20. Our non-profits do really important work for the community. It is our great […]

On Aug. 10, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce hosted a public safety awards ceremony at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. In this video clip, Montgomery County Police Commander Willie Parker-Loan presents the Distinguished Service Citation to the members of the 6th District Special Assignment Team (SAT) who were working a commercial robbery detail in Kentlands. The […]