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.
A previous version of this article stated that the dentistry opening would be Super Tooth.
Dr. Sean Bahrami has signed on to bring Rockville Dental Suite to a prominent location in Rockville. According to a Maryland Newsletters report, dentist Sean Bahrami will opening Rockville Dental Suite at 1101 Wootton Parkway, where 4,000SF space was leased in the Rockville office building.
McLean-based Capital One Financial Corporation and Discover Financial Services today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Capital One will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.
PNC Bank announced on Wednesday a significant investment in its branch network aimed at extending access to banking services and financial expertise for customers and communities across the country. The plan includes an approximate $1 billion investment to open more than 100 new locations and renovate more than 1,200 existing locations through 2028, including a dozen DMV locations.
Rockville’s Compost Crew announced that it has more than doubled the number of customers it services across the Greater Washington, D.C. area in 2023. The company recycled over twenty million pounds of food scraps last year, its best total to date. This growth solidified Compost Crew’s position as the largest food scrap recycling company in the Mid-Atlantic. Its headquarters are located at 12343 Carroll Ave. Rockville, MD 20852.
Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG), a national affordable housing preservation company, today announced the acquisition of a five-property portfolio spanning 1140 units across the D.C. metropolitan area and North Carolina, including one in Rockville.
More than 50 Black-owned businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in Montgomery County will be participating in Montgomery County Black Collective’s 2024 Black Business Expo.
Jim Perdue, third-generation chairman of Maryland-based Perdue Farms, received the National Protein and Food Distributors Association (NPFDA) Lifetime Achievement Award during the group’s awards reception Wednesday at the annual Protein Convention and Showcase in Atlanta.
