REDI 's October was a busy month.

We held our 3rd Annual Commercial Broker Breakfast with over 75 attendees and 12 local vendor tables, hosted by Cushman & Wakefield and The JBG Companies and sponsored by  First Potomac Realty Trust.  

This event, a part networking and part trade show event,  brought together  brokers along with developers/owners and a range of service providers including architects, attorneys, contractors, and engineers.  Check out the Clip O'the Month below for a quick look.

October also saw the first disbursement from our Business Expansion Fund, part of the new Incentive Funds Program supported by the City.  The first Fund recipient was KNG Health Consulting. 

With the grant, KNG Health added 40% more square footage and plans to hire 2-4 employees in 2017. The company's commitment to Rockville since its founding in 2007 and potential for continued growth made it an ideal candidate for the Fund.  You can find out more here.

For more information about the Rockville MOVE program or the Business Expansion Fund and how to apply,  go to our website here.

Rockville Business Academy Returns

Businesses and people interested in doing business in Rockville have the opportunity to learn more about what the City has to offer through the Rockville Business Academy.

The free, one-day program will be held from 8:00 to noon on Nov. 17 at the Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Dr, Rockville, MD 20851. 

The sessions will be lead by staff from the City, REDI, Rockville Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County.

This is the fifth year of the program, which will give businesses the tools to know how to grow, connect, serve and thrive in Rockville.

The program is offered through the City's Public Information and Community Engagement Division in partnership with the Rockville Chamber of Commerce, REDI and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County.

For more information contact  Hjarman  Cordero at [email protected] and to register click on blue button.

 

October a Winner for MWBC

The Maryland Women's Business Center (MWBC) concluded their 5th Anniversary celebration in October, and hosted their inaugural awards luncheon.

Managing Director, Kiesha Haughton, highlighted what the MWBC has done, is doing and is planning to do in her blog about National Women Entrepreneur Month.  

You can read it here!

Food Drives Need You!

With November comes the time for thanksgiving and more opportunities to give.

Two organizations in our community are holding Food Drives for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

During the annual Rockville Holiday Drive, sponsored by the City,  the Community Services Division collects and distributes Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of children and families in Rockville.

Last year, the City's November Drive provided  Thanksgiving meal baskets and/or gift cards to 470 households, and Thanksgiving dinner to 122 seniors.

Food donations will be accepted through November 17 at City Hall or the City Community Center.

Click here for more information and how YOU can help!

Community Ministries of Rockville also has a Holiday Giving Program, asking for complete Thanksgiving baskets for a family of 8 to be donated.

Distribution of the baskets will take place on Sunday, November 20, and donations are requested to be dropped off at the CMR office at 1010 Grandin Ave, Suite A1, on Thursday or Friday, November 17-18.

For more information contact Andrea Kempner-Wink at  [email protected].

Credible Behavioral Health Software Grows into 38,345 SF  at 1 Choice Hotels Circle

Congratulations to Andrew Masters, Amanda Davis, and Danny Sheridan 

of JLL for representing the landlord, Foulger-Pratt.

 

Credible Behavioral Health Software moved to this prime location in order to offer the access and amenities needed to attract its skilled workforce.

 The company plans to hire 100 employees in the near future to complement the existing 86 at the Metro-adjacent building in Rockville Town Center.

 

Click here to read more about the deal.