Gaithersburg

Monument Innovation Center, a new ground-up, state-of-the-art life science building located off I-270 in Gaithersburg, broke ground last week. The 135,000-square-foot, 4-story life science development is developed by Monument Realty, a full-service real estate firm and market leader in the Washington, D.C. region. The Monument Innovation Center will be located at 735 Watkins Mill Rd., near Kaiser Permanente and the Spectrum Town Center.

Monument Innovation Center will feature modern interior and exterior finishes and is purposefully designed to meet the standard and requirements for life science facilities, with high ceilings, enhanced electrical capacity and increased loading capacity on the tenant floors, and state-of-the-art mechanical and ventilation systems.

Milan Laser Hair Removal, the nation’s largest laser hair removal center, is coming soon to 826 Muddy Branch Rd, Gaithersburg, the former Weight Watchers location in the Muddy Branch Square shopping center. Milan Laser Hair Removal has over 200 locations nationwide.

Per a recent press release: “We owe our success over the last decade to our commitment to standing out from the competition,” said Dr. Shikhar Saxena, co-founder and CEO of Milan Laser Hair Removal. “We have 214 (and counting) locations in 27 states because we guarantee our clients’ results for life at one affordable price.”

Per the City of Gaithersburg: WalletHub, an online financial resource & services website for individuals & businesses, recently compared more than 500 of the largest cities in the U.S. and ranked them based on a variety of diversity metrics, including ethnicity & race, language and birthplace. Gaithersburg ranked as the third Most Culturally Diverse City amongst all communities in the United States, and was #2 in the Small City Category for communities with populations under 100,000.

“Our diversity is a source of pride, and reminds us how remarkable, vibrant, and inclusive we are, and must continue to be, so that everyone feels welcome in our community,” said Mayor Jud Ashman.

The City has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. Gaithersburg is receiving this award, the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting, for the 21^stconsecutive time. The award is officially presented to the Department of Finance & Administration.

The City had to satisfy nationally-recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well a municipality’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device.