As pickleball continued to gain popularity around the world and in Montgomery County, Dill Dinkers plans to add a new offering to its North Bethesda location that opened at 4942 Boiling Brook Parkway in the Randolph Hills neighborhood last summer– beer and wine.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the scene of a collision involving a truck trailer getting stuck under a bridge on the inner loop of the beltway at River Rd on Sunday morning.
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?”
On Saturday, the official Twitter/X account of the Montgomery County Police 2nd District-Bethesda announced that a suspect was apprehended and a handgun was recovered following a traffic stop in Bethesda.
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Join Craft Cart at Coffee Republic on Saturday, September 26, from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM for a beginner-friendly faux stained glass experience filled with creativity, coffee and connection.
Hamburger Hamlet opened its first location in West Hollywood in 1950 and later opened additional locations in the Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. metro areas. The restaurant was started by actor Harry Lewis and his future wife Marilyn Lewis And was named for one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters.
Update: One person has died in the collision. Summary of events, per police, can be seen here.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving two vehicles at northbound 18700 N Frederick Ave. (Rt. 355), near Professional Dr., in Gaithersburg on Saturday night.
Steven Patrick Cook, 24, of Bethesda was sentenced to prison on Friday after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the 14900blk of Wellwood Rd in Cloverly on Saturday, July 20, for the report of a large tree into a house.
Below is a list of businesses that have recently opened, closed, or are coming soon to Wheaton Mall at 11160 Veirs Mill Rd. (more…)
Montgomery County Police have released additional information regarding a fatal collision on Old Hundred Road and Thurston Road in Dickerson that occurred on Saturday afternoon in Dickerson. (more…)
Lil Sumthin’ Sweet is coming to 8563 Fenton St, the former home of Smoothie King that closed permanently a couple years back. A July 27th Grand Opening date has been set.