Carmen’s Italian Ice Opens in Olney
Carmen’s Italian Ice officially opened in Olney April 30. It’s located on Spartan Road, in the same location as the old Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard, which closed permanently… Read More
Business
Lord & Taylor Expected to Disband its Stores
According to numerous news reports, Lord & Taylor intends to liquidate its remaining 38 department stores once non-essential businesses are permitted to reopen. Lord & Taylor is the lone store… Read More
Council President Katz Set to Host Second Business Briefing Friday
Montgomery County Council President Sidney Katz is hosting a series of online business briefings about the economic challenges due to the Covid-19 public health emergency. The next online briefing takes… Read More
MCEDC Lanza Programa de Asistencia de Trabajo Remoto
La Corporación de Desarrollo Económico del Condado de Montgomery (MCEDC) administrará y otorgará subvenciones de hasta $ 2,500 a empresas elegibles del condado y organizaciones sin fines de lucro por… Read More
SBN’s First at Home Episode Features Councilmember Friedson
Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson joined Kelly Leonard for Montgomery Community Media’s first Small Business Network At Home edition. The series of monthly morning sessions facilitated by Kelly Leonard addresses… Read More
Long Branch Organizes Meaningful Cinco de Mayo Takeout Tuesday
The Long Branch neighborhood of Silver Spring has organized an effort to support restaurants on Cinco de Mayo as well as to assist residents in need during the COVID-19 health… Read More
J.Crew Files for Bankruptcy
J.Crew Group, which operates several clothing stores in the Washington, D.C. area, has filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to restructure its debt. In Montgomery County, J.Crew has a store… Read More
Consejos e Ideas para Reinventarse Durante la Pandemia
Angela Franco, co-fundadora de la organización Latinas USA y experta en negocios, ofrece consejos y herramientas para que los individuos y dueños de pequeños negocios logren reinventarse durante la pandemia… Read More
Council Approves Funds for Telework Assistance Program
The Montgomery County Council has unanimously approved a $250,000 special appropriation to provide grants to businesses and non-profit organizations that incurred teleworking costs to retain employees during the public health… Read More
Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s, Outback File Layoff Notices
Over 200 workers in in Montgomery County for Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, and Outback Steakhouse are part of a 60 days notice of possible layoffs or reduced hours because… Read More
Montgomery County Unemployment Insurance Claims Decrease by 19 Percent
Montgomery County had 5,615 unemployment insurance claims last week, ending on April 25. This was about a 19 percent decrease from the week before ending on April 18, when Montgomery… Read More
Topgolf Lays Off Several Full Time Employees in Germantown
Topgolf laid off many of its employees around the country over a Zoom call Tuesday. A source who was on the Zoom call told MyMCMedia that between 15 to 20… Read More