Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Conference & Visitors Bureau (CVB) have produced a three minute in-flight video to be shown aboard more than 1,700 U.S. Airways and American Airlines business first class national and international flights during the month of April 2013. “The department’s marketing and communications team is always […]

During a recent meeting in Silver Spring, Steve Silverman, Montgomery County’s economic development director, said cyber jobs will be “the next wave of job creation” in Montgomery County and Maryland. Take a look. For more information about the county’s economic development efforts, visit its website at Department of Economic Development (DED).

Montgomery County’s Economic Development Director, Steve Silverman, recently addressed the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board and declared “small business is really big business” in terms of the number of companies and people employed by small business in Montgomery County. He then went on to list some small business “factoids” as well the various initiatives Montgomery […]

In this video clip, Steve Silverman, Montgomery County’s economic development director, talks about the “job imbalance” between eastern Montgomery County and the western part of the county. During recent remarks to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Silverman explains how future plans included in the Master Plan should increase the number of jobs, especially in […]

Steve Silverman, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development (DED), summarizes the challenges faced by Montgomery County in recent years and what the Department of Economic Development is doing to keep private business here in Montgomery County. He made his remarks at a recent meeting of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, noting that “retention […]

Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Christian S. Johansson today joined with Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney A. Katz to announce that Sodexo Inc. has re-signed the lease on its Gaithersburg North American headquarters building, ensuring the company and its current 567 full-time jobs will remain at the site […]