Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal supports the concept of privatizing the Department of Economic Development (DED) and he says local leaders need to move fast. Take a look: One reason he supports the concept is because Leventhal said he believes the county’s strengths could be marketed better. When asked if he thought a new […]

The Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC) has hired Adam Brick as its economic development research analyst. “It is important for our organization to provide consistent and relevant data to our leadership and business community,” said MBDC Chair Robby Brewer. “By hiring a full-time data analyst employee, we can continue to build upon our data capabilities […]

On March 10, the Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC) leadership wrote to Maryland Speaker of the House Michael Busch urging passage of the Supplemental Public School Construction Matching Program legislation (House Bill 1323). The complete text of the letter is below:

The Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC), which was created three years ago by the County Council, this week announced it will receive a grant award from the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland program for a first of its kind, business-led training program for healthcare workers. MBDC’s proposed Healthcare Workers: Rx for Employability initiative will […]

The Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC) has launched a new website that includes a tool to enable users to see available commercial space throughout Montgomery County. The website has extensive demographic, workforce, and economic data resources and information to aide area companies as well as those looking to relocate to Montgomery County. The Montgomery Business […]