Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is changing the way the county approaches economic development and business promotion in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Read more in MyMCMedia article, “Leggett Moves to Privatize Department of Economic Development.“

County Executive Ike Leggett formally announced this week that he was sending over legislation to the County Council 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 […]

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 […]