The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s (GGCC) Women in Business is hosting a casual outing on Monday, Nov 20. The gathering occurs at Rio Grande Tex Mex Bar & Grill, 13541… Read More
Montgomery County’s unemployment numbers remained at a 33-year low, according to the July figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The jobless rate in the county sits at 1.5%, which… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich will go to India and Vietnam for an economic development trade mission over the next two weeks. “My goal is to find new ways for Montgomery… Read More
Pike District Partnership announced the hiring of its first executive director. Eugene Cornelius was chosen following a national search. He has more than 30 years of executive management experience in… Read More
Extraordinary Investment Group, a local group focused on the local Black community, is hosting their third annual Juneteenth Black Business Expo on Sunday June 18. The event takes place at… Read More
A bill has been signed that leaders believe will help enhance safety for businesses open late at night. County Executive Marc Elrich signed the Late Night Business Safety Plan bill… Read More
On Wednesday, the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce (GSSCC) and the Montgomery County Police Department launched the new Silver Spring Safety Alliance in an announcement on Ellsworth Drive. … Read More
On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council voted 9-2 to approve a bill requiring businesses that stay open overnight to develop a safety plan. This bill was first introduced in February… Read More
Seven people with Montgomery County ties were ranked in the top 1000 of Forbes’ recently updated list of the richest people in the world. Steven Rales, a Walt Whitman High… Read More
Councilmember Natali Fani-González represents District 6 of Montgomery County, one of the most diverse districts in the region. Fani-González emigrated from Venezuela as a teenager and has been living in… Read More
On Monday, leaders announced new legislation to create safety plans for certain businesses open late at night in Montgomery County. The new bill would require businesses open between 12-6 a.m.… Read More
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved more than $700,000 in funding aimed to support minority, female, and disabled-owned businesses. “To take an example, if Black-owned business in this region was… Read More