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In Bethesda, Business, Business Improvement District, Jobs, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Montgomery County

Posted April 12, 2017

MoCo may be getting Business Improvement Districts soon

Montgomery County may be getting Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) as early as this fall thanks to legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly. The local bill, introduced by Senator [...]

By Jordan Silverman

In Bethesda, Business, Incentives, Jobs, Larry Hogan, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Montgomery County, Rock Spring

Posted April 12, 2017

Maryland joins MoCo in effort to eliminate office vacancies

Maryland will soon have its very own Make Office Vacancies Extinct (MOVE) Program intended to help tackle the staggering, double-digit suburban Maryland office market vacancy rate and attract new [...]

By Jordan Silverman

In Bethesda, Branding, Business, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Montgomery County, White Flint

Posted April 3, 2017

MoCo Economic Development Bills Advance to Md. Senate

With just one week left in the 2017 Maryland General Assembly Session, which ends on April 10, two bills aimed at spurring economic development in Montgomery County have advanced to the Maryland [...]

By Jordan Silverman

In Bethesda, Larry Hogan, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Montgomery County, Office Vacancy, Rock Spring

Posted February 14, 2017

Md. Bill would expand local MOVE Program

A bill introduced in the 2017 Maryland General Assembly is aimed at helping tackle the growing Suburban Maryland office market vacancy rate, which was roughly 15% as of December 2016. Delegates [...]