By Adam Pagnucco. In his Friday evening message, County Executive Marc Elrich offered a number of blunt comments on the Capitals and Wizards moving to Virginia, on Virginia Governor Glenn…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County government has announced a deal with United Therapeutics to swap land, build a new parking garage and enable the company’s expansion in Downtown Silver Spring….
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By Adam Pagnucco. At a recent work session of the county council’s Economic Development Committee, then-Council President Evan Glass made an unusual allegation in the presence of the county’s permitting…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last summer, I revealed that the U.S. Census Bureau had been publishing inaccurate data on Montgomery County building permits for years. That caused concern in parts of…
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State and County Pay to Retain Sodexo
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By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland and Montgomery County are together offering more than $700,000 in incentives to retain Sodexo, a French food services and facility management company that…
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Office Building Owners Cry Out for Help
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By Adam Pagnucco. Besieged by rising office vacancy rates, depressed leasing activity and weak sales, a group of office building owners has commissioned a report showing a pending drop in…
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Exodus from MoCo, Part Seven
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County has suffered a net exodus of taxpayer income over the years. We are not alone as most other jurisdictions in the region have also experienced…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new bill by Council Member Will Jawando would mandate the provision of menstrual products in most public restrooms in the county. The bill is known as…
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A Big Win for MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. The news that the U.S. General Services Administration chose Greenbelt as the site for the new FBI headquarters provoked celebrations in Prince George’s County and Annapolis –…
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Exodus from MoCo, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. This series has looked at the exodus of taxpayer income from Montgomery County in recent years. But it turns out that we are not the only jurisdiction…