A Silver Spring man is $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery scratch-off ticket from Safeway at 10101 New Hampshire Ave. Full story below courtesy MDLottery:
Rockville’s water once again met or exceeded all federal water quality regulations limits, the city’s Department of Public Works said in the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report released July 1.
Talent is one of the most important factors influencing where companies choose to invest, expand, and grow. As competition for skilled workers intensifies, employers are embracing a broader talent strategy: one that leverages partnerships. Last week, almost 120 business leaders, elected officials, and members of Montgomery County’s business community attended the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation’s (MCEDC) panel, “The Talent Advantage: A Growth Strategy for Companies in Montgomery County, Maryland,” to hear how local businesses are capitalizing on the County’s world-class academic institutions, innovation ecosystem, quality of life, and economic development resources to attract and retain top talent.
Moderated by Dr. Anne Khademian, Executive Director at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), the panel included executives from businesses and institutions across industries, including Lockheed Martin, TrilliumBIO, Thales Defense & Security, Johns Hopkins, Montgomery College, and AstraZeneca, who discussed their companies’ strategies for developing their workforce.
Talent as a Business Strategy
For companies competing in highly specialized industries like the defense industry, access to talent directly influences where they choose to locate and grow. For Lockheed Martin, which employs nearly 1,000 people in Montgomery County, talent is one of the primary reasons the company chose to be headquartered here.
“Talent is in the top one or two reasons why we are in the County,” said Todd Cohen, Senior Lead of Strategic Workforce Development, Lockheed Martin.
According to Cohen, Lockheed Martin begins working with partners to develop their talent pipeline well before students enter the workforce, including partnering with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on programs such as coding challenges. Lockheed Martin also maintains close relationships with local higher education institutions, including the Universities at Shady Grove (USG).
That local talent pipeline is also an important factor for AstraZeneca, which employs more than 5,000 employees and contractors in Montgomery County. According to Tiffany Lukis, Director of STEM and Community Engagement at AstraZeneca, the company often taps into its alumni base from Montgomery College (ranked #26 nationally among community colleges) and USG (which offers nine different public universities onto one campus), and other local institutions to fill highly technical roles.
Local Companies Are Developing Talent and Not Just Finding It
According to the panelists, investing in existing employees is just as important as recruiting new ones.
At Suburban Hospital, workforce development is closely tied to talent retention. The hospital partners with local educational institutions to provide employees with opportunities to gain new skills and advance their careers. Programs include a Certified Nursing Assistant program through Montgomery College and English as a Second Language classes.
“A huge part of our talent strategy is to prioritize holding on to our top tier talent,” said Corey Lewson, MSW, Program Manager, Workforce Development, John Hopkins Medicine.
For smaller companies, developing talent internally can be especially valuable. Lane Edwards, Vice President of Operations, TrilliumBIO, a biomarker discovery company with fewer than 20 employees based in Rockville, described the challenge of balancing the need for highly specialized expertise with the realities of building a team at an early-stage company.
“When it comes to hiring, we have to be very strategic,” Lane said. “Do we have someone who has the expertise or someone that we can build on?”
Per the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security: “Montgomery County has activated a Hyperthermia Alert for extreme heat for Monday, 07/08 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Expect heat index to be above 95º F. Stay hydrated. Take precautions to protect yourself & pets from heat-related illnesses.” (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched for a house fire in the 900blk of N. Stonestreet in Rockville at approximately 12:57am on Monday, July 8. (more…)
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The MoCo Epic is a festival celebrating mountain biking, natural surface trails, and the community that makes this region a great place to ride! 2026 marks the 16th anniversary of the MoCo Epic.
Last October we let you know that Kusshi Sushi officially signed on to take over the space that was home to popular sushi restaurant Sushi Damo at 36G Maryland Ave in Rockville Town Square for over 15 years. The restaurant is now open, currently in a “soft opening phase” open from 11am until midnight.
Go to Kusshi Sushi Now Open in Rockville Town Square; Soft Opening Discount Until Thursday
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Rising seniors Abby Sorkin and Emily Sefcik from Sherwood High School started the “Sports for All Club” during their junior year. They collected donations of new or gently used sports equipment at their school and donated it to kids from under-resourced communities.
Multiple Maryland restaurants made the latest Eater DC list pointing diners toward the 15 most intriguing or otherwise buzzworthy new restaurants in the D.C. area. In this situation, they’re all in one place– the new Solaire Social food hall at 8200 Dixon Ave in Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the report of a house fire in the 12500blk of Grand Elm St. in Clarksburg on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
The Washington Post has created what they refer to as a “highly subjective guide” to America’s greatest regional hot dogs. The Post writes that “Hot dogs are synonymous with summertime across the U.S., but the best way to top them remains a major source of debate.” Below, we look at the two local regional versions included in the article:
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers were on scene of a collision at Columbia Pike (Rt. 29) and Musgrove Rd in Fairland on Sunday morning when an SUV crashed into a cruiser.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving a dirt bike and a car on Saturday, July 6, in Gaithersburg.
According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the incident occurred at approximately 9:15pm at the intersection of Snouffer School Rd. and Centerway Rd. One patient was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.