By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Today, we look at establishments. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Montgomery County passed rent control last year, its legislation did not cover municipalities. The Gaithersburg City Council wrote a letter of opposition to rent control before…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Today, we look at private sector employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the framework of this series. Now let’s start with total employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program released its preliminary estimates for county employment in 2023. The program…
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MoCo Chamber Announces New Leader
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the imminent retirement of long-time Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gigi Godwin, the county chamber has announced its selection of D.C. chamber head…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Montgomery County Council passed the Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment, which would rezone the former Washington Adventist Hospital site and nearby areas around…
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Will Rockville Pass Rent Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. The rent control law passed by the Montgomery County Council last year has an important exception: it does not necessarily cover municipalities. The county has nineteen municipalities,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. New Census estimates of population in 2023 show slow growth for most of Maryland and the D.C. region. Compared with 2020, population growth is close to nil…
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Can a Tax Hike Lead to Less Revenue?
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By Adam Pagnucco. When you raise a tax rate, you get more revenue from it, right? Not always. If you want a demonstration of a rate increase and a revenue…