Friday, June 30, 2017

Montgomery County launches portal aimed at making it easier to open and grow businesses

Montgomery County has launched a new business portal aimed at making it easier to start and expand businesses in the county. The new portal integrates information about county departments and services as well additional info related to doing business in Montgomery County. It is geared toward both those who already do business in the county and those looking to start. The county hopes the portal will ease permitting and other regulatory processes. The portal comes following a survey the county conducted…



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Remington's R. House gets OK for live music

Live music is coming to R. House. The city’s liquor board approved the $13 million Baltimore food and drink hall’s request for live entertainment Thursday at a hearing in City Hall. It has been the plan since the start to bring in local performers, said General Manager Peter DiPrinzio, but it made more sense to wait until things were up and running. The 50,000-square-foot hall at 301 W. 29th St. in the trendy Remington neighborhood opened in December and offers diners the choice of 10 food stalls…



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8 things to do over Fourth of July weekend

Good morning, and happy Friday. The Fourth of July isn’t until Tuesday, but a lot of people will take advantage by making it a four-day weekend. Maybe even longer if you want to enjoy the beach or vacation a little longer. It is going to be a hot four days with temperatures in the 90s starting today through July 4. There are chances of scattered thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday, but if the storms show up, they shouldn’t be around for long and are not expected to interrupt any nighttime fireworks…



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These are the 25 wealthiest ZIP codes in Maryland

Montgomery County is home to four of the five wealthiest ZIP codes in Maryland, with the only exception being Glenelg in Howard County, according to new American City Business Journals research. The data shows that the wealthiest ZIP code in Maryland is 20816 in Bethesda, where the average median household income is $173,438, and 48.9 percent of the workers make at least $100,000 annually. Above, click through the slideshow to see the 25 wealthiest ZIP codes in the state, according to ACBJ’s new…



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Entrepreneur’s Toolkit

I recall in primary school, I didn’t ask too many questions. However, as I matriculated to higher grades, I started asking questions like a reporter. Just like a fifth grader, to move you and your business forward, consider asking the right questions to the right people.

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

How Wegmans and a teacher pension fund powered Greenberg Gibbons’ growth

Greenberg Gibbons’ quest to turn “dead malls” into booming “towne centres” helped it find big dollars, big-name tenants.



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City design panel gets first look at Lexington Market redevelopment plans

Plans for the proposed new Lexington Market call for the building to be on a flat level as opposed to the current sloped space the historic market currently occupies. The city’s design panel, however, would like to see more of the 235-year-old market’s history come into play as the plans continue to evolve. Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects presented plans to the Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel on Thursday for the new 97,000-square-foot market that would replace the historic market between…



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