Montgomery County-based Adventist HealthCare (Gaithersburg) has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024. The list of 700 U.S. companies was announced March 27 after an analysis by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
Federal Realty announced today that JOOLA, the leading brand in pickleball and table tennis, committed to moving its global headquarters to 915 Meeting Street, a newly opened 276,000-square-foot trophy office building at the award-winning mixed-use development of Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland.
Carnival Cruise Line said on Tuesday that while rescue and remediation efforts continue in Baltimore Harbor following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, it will temporarily move Carnival Legend’s Baltimore operations to Norfolk, Virginia.
The retail portion of Upper Rock on Shady Grove Rd. in Rockville, across from Best Buy and Home Depot, has been sold. The retail property was sold by New York-based Zurick Alternative Asset Management, who acquired the property in late 2017, to an affiliate of the Friedkin Property Group for $14.15 million (as reported by Maryland Newsletters).
With the U.S. ranking third out of 132 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Most & Least Innovative States, with Maryland coming in as the 6th most innovative state in the country.
Small Door Inc., a tech-enabled, membership-based veterinary care provider that operates under the brand Small Door Veterinary, will open its first location in Maryland on Monday, March 18 at its state-of-the-art practice in Bethesda (10253 Old Georgetown Rd).
Clarksburg-based Robotic Research Autonomous Industries (RRAI) has announced that it has changed its name to Forterra. The driverless tech company is located at 22521 Gateway Center Drive in Clarksburg. The name Forterra combines “for” as in “directed to” or “belonging to,” with “terra,” from Latin meaning “earth” or “solid ground.” In addition, its implied qualities include “forte” from Latin fortem or “strong” – an ability to withstand a great force or pressure. And RR – the double Rs pay homage to the company’s prior name – “Robotic Research” – and its 20+ year history. In 2021, the company announced a $228 million round of funding. Additional information below, from Forterra:
Adventist HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute continues to expand the cardiovascular services offered to patients in the Washington, D.C., region with the addition of Homam Ibrahim, M.D. Dr. Ibrahim, who will perform procedures at White Oak Medical Center, is an interventional cardiologist specializing in a range of minimally invasive heart procedures.