Gaithersburg-based Adventist HealthCare announced October 1 that Opal Howard has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer following a national search.
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Rockville-based Capital Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Capital Bank, has entered into an agreement to merge with Ohio-based Peoples Bancorp Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $728.1 million.
Gaithersburg-based Adventist HealthCare announced that Patsy McNeil, MD, MBA, FACEP, Executive Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer, will leave the organization on November 6, 2026, to pursue a new professional opportunity with Riverside Health in Newport News, Virginia.
X-energy has expanded its planned Gaithersburg headquarters at Washingtonian Center, adding approximately 24,000 square feet to its footprint at 9801 Washingtonian Boulevard.
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center has earned the American Heart Association’s 2026 Commitment to Quality award, making it one of 222 hospitals nationwide to receive the recognition.
The owner of Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda has fully paid off a $350 million loan tied to the property, more than two years after the loan was transferred to special servicing, according to a report from Bisnow.
Potomac-based Squeals on Wheels, a traveling petting zoo that has served the region for more than two decades, is transitioning to a second generation of family ownership.
Germantown-based biotechnology company Seraxis has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sernova Biotherapeutics to create BetaNova Biotherapeutics, a new company focused on developing cell-replacement treatments for type 1 diabetes.
The newly constructed building housing The Learning Experience at 9963 Stedwick Road in Montgomery Village has sold for $8.25 million, according to Maryland Newsletters. The daycare is expected to continue operating with no changes.
Peterson Companies has acquired a five-story office building at Rio in Gaithersburg for $11,075,000, according to Hyatt Commercial.
Chevy Chase-based Forbright Bank has entered into an agreement to sell its Washington, D.C.-area legacy branches and associated deposits to Trustar Bank.