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Montgomery County councilmembers approved a Make Office Vacancy Extinct (MOVE) grant program to reduce office vacancies and rebuild the county economy. This is not a new county program. Instead, it… Read More
Area officials were quick to celebrate Silver Spring’s top ranking by Fortune Magazine as the best place in the country for families to live thanks to its schools, hospitals, resources… Read More
The summer closing of the Red Line Silver Spring Metro station combined with the closure of the Spring Street Bridge due to Purple Line construction has hurt profits at some… Read More
Montgomery County’s unemployment rate was 2.6% in March, which is .8% above March of 2023, according to The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation and Montgomery Planning. Those two organizations issued a… Read More
Montgomery Community Media (MCM) relaunched its Small Business Network event and show Friday, June 14, at its Rockville studios. This is a monthly series and networking to learn more about… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich will travel to Korea and China this month to attend an international bio-health convention and to meet with companies. In March, Elrich traveled to Taiwan for… Read More
The global furniture company IKEA has landed in Montgomery County. MCM spoke with storereporter.com’s Cheryl Heimlich about the new-format store in Gaithersburg at Rio. And, MCM talked with IKEA Market… Read More
County native and business owner Roslyn Ashford is expanding her franchise to Kensington. County Executive Marc Elrich toured her new Budget Blinds showroom as part of a tour Friday to… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich returned from a trip to Taiwan, where he represented the county during an international conference and worked to bring companies here for the second consecutive year.… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich will travel to Taiwan for the second year in a row to represent the county during an international conference and to recruit companies to come here… Read More
More than 50 Black-owned businesses and county nonprofits were featured during an expo on Tuesday. The inaugural Black Business Expo at The Universities at Shady Grove showcased local businesses in… Read More
Maryland is the sixth best state for job seekers according to a new study. Neighboring Virginia ranked number two. The finance website WalletHub released the study, 2023 Best & Worst… Read More