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April 28, 2014 | Laura Rowles

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GGCC “Increase Your Business Strength” Campaign (Photo)

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett & Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) Director Steve Silverman joined Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) Executive Director Marilyn Balcombe and other local chamber and business support organization executives to officially launch the” Increase Your Business Strength” local marketing campaign. This campaign stems from the DED’s strategic plan to help increase […]

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April 24, 2014 | Michelle Queen

SEIU Local 500 Endorces Leggett

SEIU Local 500 is endorsing incumbent Ike Leggett for the office of county executive in the June 24 Democratic primary. The union represents 12,000 healthcare, property service and public service employees in Montgomery County. “SEIU Local 500, which represents 12,000 workers in Montgomery County and about 25,000 total in the Washington region, announced Wednesday it […]

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April 18, 2014 | Staff Writer

Seeking Sewers for Historic Clarksburg (Photos)

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on April 18 announced a joint effort to secure “affordable” sewer service for the historic district of Clarksburg. Council President Craig Rice (front right) and County Executive Leggett (front left) signed a letter urging the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to work with the dozens of property […]

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April 15, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

Montgomery Housing Partnership Builds Community Garden

Inspired by Michelle Obama’s healthy eating and community gardens initiative, Bruce Adams, Director of Montgomery County’s Office of Community Partnerships, had an idea that would help bring the community together this Spring. Adams, along with Jose Gonzalez, a community organizer at the Montgomery Housing Partnership, decided to dig through the County to find an area […]

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April 14, 2014 | Staff Writer

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Leggett to Launch Local Business Strength Marketing Campaign

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will join local chamber and business support organization executives, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Director Steve Silverman and other representatives of the local business community to officially launch the “Increase Your Business Strength” local marketing campaign. A key component of DED’s FY2014-2015 strategic plan is to help increase membership in […]

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April 12, 2014 | Staff Writer

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Montgomery Al Dia Radio Show Marks 100th Episode (Video)

County Executive Ike Leggett was the featured guest on Montgomery Al Dia (Montgomery Today) to celebrate the 100th show, the county’s award winning Spanish language radio show that airs every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Radio America 1540 AM. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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April 8, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Little League is More Than Baseball (Video)

In this MyMCMedia extra, Andy Shulman and County Executive Ike Leggett tell us that Montgomery County Little League is about a lot more than baseball. Take a look:   Related:      

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April 8, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

‘Montgomery al Dia’ Celebrates 100th Episode

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett joined host Lorna Virgili for the 100th episode of radio show “Montgomery al Dia” on Radio America on April 8 to talk about the show’s impact as an ongoing tool to inform the County’s fast growing Hispanic community.   “Montgomery al Dia” was launched on April 3, 2012, by the […]

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April 8, 2014 | Sonya Burke

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Play Ball (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Montgomery County Little League celebrated opening day on April 5 at South Germantown Recreational Park. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that the season opener was a homerun.   Related:      

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April 7, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Silver Spring Transit Center Update

The Montgomery County Council will receive its seventh status report on the Silver Spring Transit Center on April 8. It will be the first briefing the elected leaders have received on the project, which is behind schedule and over budget, since November. Instead of the usual written status report from the Department of General Services, […]

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