The Maryland State Police Department (MDSP) has released a list of locations across Maryland where it will be participating in National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, August 6. In addition to what’s listed below, the largest NNO in Montgomery County takes place in Olney.
The Chevy Chase Land Company has announced the sale of Chase Manor to Toll Brothers, Inc., which will be redeveloping the site into a new luxury townhome community named Chevy Chase Crossing.
Talent is one of the most important factors influencing where companies choose to invest, expand, and grow. As competition for skilled workers intensifies, employers are embracing a broader talent strategy: one that leverages partnerships. Last week, almost 120 business leaders, elected officials, and members of Montgomery County’s business community attended the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation’s (MCEDC) panel, “The Talent Advantage: A Growth Strategy for Companies in Montgomery County, Maryland,” to hear how local businesses are capitalizing on the County’s world-class academic institutions, innovation ecosystem, quality of life, and economic development resources to attract and retain top talent.
Moderated by Dr. Anne Khademian, Executive Director at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), the panel included executives from businesses and institutions across industries, including Lockheed Martin, TrilliumBIO, Thales Defense & Security, Johns Hopkins, Montgomery College, and AstraZeneca, who discussed their companies’ strategies for developing their workforce.
Talent as a Business Strategy
For companies competing in highly specialized industries like the defense industry, access to talent directly influences where they choose to locate and grow. For Lockheed Martin, which employs nearly 1,000 people in Montgomery County, talent is one of the primary reasons the company chose to be headquartered here.
“Talent is in the top one or two reasons why we are in the County,” said Todd Cohen, Senior Lead of Strategic Workforce Development, Lockheed Martin.
According to Cohen, Lockheed Martin begins working with partners to develop their talent pipeline well before students enter the workforce, including partnering with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on programs such as coding challenges. Lockheed Martin also maintains close relationships with local higher education institutions, including the Universities at Shady Grove (USG).
That local talent pipeline is also an important factor for AstraZeneca, which employs more than 5,000 employees and contractors in Montgomery County. According to Tiffany Lukis, Director of STEM and Community Engagement at AstraZeneca, the company often taps into its alumni base from Montgomery College (ranked #26 nationally among community colleges) and USG (which offers nine different public universities onto one campus), and other local institutions to fill highly technical roles.
Local Companies Are Developing Talent and Not Just Finding It
According to the panelists, investing in existing employees is just as important as recruiting new ones.
At Suburban Hospital, workforce development is closely tied to talent retention. The hospital partners with local educational institutions to provide employees with opportunities to gain new skills and advance their careers. Programs include a Certified Nursing Assistant program through Montgomery College and English as a Second Language classes.
“A huge part of our talent strategy is to prioritize holding on to our top tier talent,” said Corey Lewson, MSW, Program Manager, Workforce Development, John Hopkins Medicine.
For smaller companies, developing talent internally can be especially valuable. Lane Edwards, Vice President of Operations, TrilliumBIO, a biomarker discovery company with fewer than 20 employees based in Rockville, described the challenge of balancing the need for highly specialized expertise with the realities of building a team at an early-stage company.
“When it comes to hiring, we have to be very strategic,” Lane said. “Do we have someone who has the expertise or someone that we can build on?”
Buca di Beppo, the family-style Italian dining brand, today announced that it has voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Buca di Beppo closed its only Montgomery County location at 112 Kentlands Blvd in Gaithersburg on Sunday, June 23. A replacement has not yet signed on.
A Gaithersburg man is facing up to 49 years in prison for assaulting two Montgomery County Police Officers during an incident in June 2023. (more…)
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The MoCo Epic is a festival celebrating mountain biking, natural surface trails, and the community that makes this region a great place to ride! 2026 marks the 16th anniversary of the MoCo Epic.
Starbucks has opened its newest Montgomery County location in the redeveloped Westbard Square. The previous Starbucks at 5438 Westbard Avenue in the Westwood Shopping Center closed last December. The new store is located at 5310 Westbard Ave.
The University of Maryland athletics department and the M Club have announced the selection of eight Terrapins for induction into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024.
Howard County police released images today showing the suspected shooter from The Mall in Columbia on July 27. Detectives have been reviewing hundreds of hours of footage from the mall’s expansive camera system. Through this review, police say they have located images that may aid in identification though it is difficult to see much in the images and video.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced it is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday night on Shady Grove Road in Redland. (more…)
Spirit Halloween is opening its first Montgomery county location at 30 Grand Corner Ave. in Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront in August this year. It will be one of two planned locations in the county this year as of now.
Michael Jordan is an avid open sea fisher. During the fishing season, MJ spends time traveling the coast in his 8 million dollar fishing boat to participate in fishing competitions. MJ and his boat Catch 23’ have been registered for The White Marlin Open in Ocean City for the last few years. Jordan is currently back in town as the tournament is set for August 5th-August 9th.
Update: One person was killed in the crash. Full update can be seen here.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision with entrapment at approximately 9:56pm on Sunday, August 4, in Redland. (more…)