Written by Ben Shlesinger

Montgomery County may not exactly be Cooperstown, NY or Canton, Ohio but we actually do have a few halls of fame in our county. This article will look at the county’s Sports Hall of Fame, Business Hall of Fame, and Human Rights Hall of Fame.


Bethesda-based The Premier Cos. recently acquired the Montgomery Executive Center property from PMRG for $8.2 million, according to BisNow (per Maryland land records). This transaction equates to $66 per square foot. PMRG owned the six-story Montgomery County property, which was constructed in 1983, for over a decade. The company originally purchased it for $12.4 million in 2013, making this month’s sale 33.8% lower than the previous purchase price.

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The Sears located at 11255 New Hampshire Ave in White Oak closed its doors in  early 2021. It has been sitting vacant for three years, but now there’s light at the end of the tunnel as the property was approved at a recent Board of Public Works meeting for a $2 million grant from the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund, according to a Maryland Newsletters report.

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